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Calcaneal spur is a bony overgrowth from calcaneum bone which occur when foot exposed to constant strain leads to calcium deposition in heel bone, it is painful condition. It can be correlated with vatakantaka according to Ayurveda and can be treated with agnikarma. Agnikarma is an important parasurgical procedure of Ayurvedic surgeons, which has been used widely in the clinical practice. Agnikarma has emerged as an integral part of the Ayurvedic therapeutics. In Ayurveda, agnikarma is a treatment in which heat is applied to a particular part of body to reduce inflammation there and hence the underlying pain.Due to Ushna Teekshna and Sukshma Guna of Agni it reduces the Localised Vata.It stimulates musculoskeletal tissue to remove spasm pain.Agnikarma therapy is mostly used in treatment of calcaneal spur by treating vata. Agnikarma treatment is carried out with a special instrument made of 5 metals (Copper, Iron, Zinc, Silver & Lead, also contains gold in some special ones), thus is named as Pancha Dhatu Shalaka. A patient successfully treated with Agnikarma therapy is presented in case study.