Hi everyone,
as plantar fasciopathy (plantar fasciitis) / heel spur has its basis in soft tissue calcification, I was wondering whether vitamin K2 might resolve that issue.
To my suprise, a search on the forum did not confirm this. Instead, it was recommended to take gelatin, to apply red light, and to the perform specific exercises.
However, via google I found a post on paleohacks.com, establishing a possible link: Stephen_Boulet wrote on 03 January 2012: "For me, vitamin K-2 has been an important part of my treatment. I've taken 1000 mcg of K2-MK7 and 5 mg of K2-MK4, with good results for pain management. I've also found that very deep massage of the calves and fascia to be very helpful (via the Graston technique). My thought is that, as the malformed collagen and the trigger points are straightend out, the K2 helps prevent excess calcium from getting in the tissues as they heal."
Now I am wondering if - in the meantime - anybody around here has resolved their heel spur(s) by supplementing vitamin K2? If so, I would greatly appreciate if you could share the effective K2 dose and how long it took for you.
So far, low dose (2 mg) vitamin K2 supplementation (Estroban, 8 drops, transdermally) the last three months has not helped. Because of that, 6 mg of Thorne's K2, split in 3 doses, daily, were added one or two weeks ago, but this has also not improved the condition yet.
If I knew that, for example, 3 x 15 mg K2 daily over 3 months or so would help, I would buy a few bottles of K2, despite the high costs.
... or is there just no point at all in thinking that K2 is a potential remedy for the spur?
Thanks in advance!
as plantar fasciopathy (plantar fasciitis) / heel spur has its basis in soft tissue calcification, I was wondering whether vitamin K2 might resolve that issue.
To my suprise, a search on the forum did not confirm this. Instead, it was recommended to take gelatin, to apply red light, and to the perform specific exercises.
However, via google I found a post on paleohacks.com, establishing a possible link: Stephen_Boulet wrote on 03 January 2012: "For me, vitamin K-2 has been an important part of my treatment. I've taken 1000 mcg of K2-MK7 and 5 mg of K2-MK4, with good results for pain management. I've also found that very deep massage of the calves and fascia to be very helpful (via the Graston technique). My thought is that, as the malformed collagen and the trigger points are straightend out, the K2 helps prevent excess calcium from getting in the tissues as they heal."
Now I am wondering if - in the meantime - anybody around here has resolved their heel spur(s) by supplementing vitamin K2? If so, I would greatly appreciate if you could share the effective K2 dose and how long it took for you.
So far, low dose (2 mg) vitamin K2 supplementation (Estroban, 8 drops, transdermally) the last three months has not helped. Because of that, 6 mg of Thorne's K2, split in 3 doses, daily, were added one or two weeks ago, but this has also not improved the condition yet.
If I knew that, for example, 3 x 15 mg K2 daily over 3 months or so would help, I would buy a few bottles of K2, despite the high costs.
... or is there just no point at all in thinking that K2 is a potential remedy for the spur?
Thanks in advance!