Insights into the Heel Spur: A Study of Google Trends Data from Türkiye

ABS TRACT Objective:The incidence of plantar calcaneal spur has been reported as 32.2% in Türkiye and approximately 38% worldwide.Considering this high prevalence, this study aimed to analyze the temporal and monthly-seasonal changes in public interest regarding heel spurs (calcaneal spur) in Türkiye.Material and Methods: Relative search volume (RSV) data for the keyword "Heel Spur" in Turkish were collected from Google Trends on January 2, 2025, covering the period 2004-2025.Temporal changes were analyzed using a linear regression model.Monthly-seasonal differences were tested using the Kruskal-Wallis test."Post hoc" analyses were conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test to determine which seasons showed significant differences.Differences between provinces with the highest and lowest RSV values were also analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test.A p value of