In ordinary life, there will be a lot of phenomenon of heel pain, so what is the heel pain? What causes heel pain? What about heel pain, is there any good way to treat it? How to prevent and cure heel pain? The following let me take you to understand it.
How is heel pain
1. Heel spurs
Heel bone degenerative changes caused by osteoporosis. Bone spurs" are one of the causes of heel pain. When the "bone spurs" exist for a long time, and long "bone spurs" of the heel bone for a long time load or load too much, causing part of the congestion and the onset of aseptic inflammation, stimulate the lesion part of the nerve, heel pain.
2. Metatarsal fasciitis
is one of the most common causes of heel pain, often occurring in long-term standing or walking workers, is a long-term, chronic, minor traumatic lesions caused by the accumulation of the performance of the fascial fibers of the fracture and its repair process. Heel pain caused by metatarsal fasciitis can be cured naturally. Elevating the heel, reducing the tension of the Achilles tendon on the heel bone, and plantar flexion of the forefoot to relieve the tension of the metatarsal fascia can all reduce symptoms.
3. Heel pad pain
In old age. Heel pad elasticity decreased, the heel bone in the case of no pad to bear the weight, severe cases can constitute scarring and calcium accumulation, causing heel pain. Often occurs in the elderly, heel pad is below the heel bone by the fibrous tissue for the interval, to the fat tissue and elastic fibers constitute the elastic liner; youth, heel pad elasticity is strong, able to absorb vibration.
4. Posterior Achilles bursitis
Most likely to occur in the Achilles tendon and the skin between the bursa, caused by friction injuries inappropriate high-heeled shoes. The wall of the bursa may become hypertrophied, the bursa is filled with synovial fluid, and there is localized swelling and tenderness.
5. Achilles osteochondritis dissecans
Often occurring in boys aged 8 to 12 years, the lesion is similar to the tibial tuberosity osteochondritis dissecans of the calf, is in the process of development, unhealed epiphyses by the tendon pulling the symptoms caused by the pain in the Achilles tendon below the point of attachment, can be bilaterally onset together. Symptoms may be exacerbated by running and standing on tiptoes. The symptoms disappear naturally after the epiphysis heals.
6. Subtalar arthritis
Often occurs after a heel fracture and is a form of traumatic arthritis. x-ray pictures of the anterior tarsal sinus, the pain is aggravated by weight bearing.
7. Osteochondritis Dissecans of the heel
Osteochondritis Dissecans is a stress periosteal injury or an infectious periosteal injury due to periosteal and periosteal vasodilatation, congestion, edema, or subperiosteal hemorrhage, hematoma machinarum, periosteal hyperplasia, and inflammatory changes caused by suppurative bacterial invasion.
8. Developmental abnormalities of the arch structure
Developmental abnormalities such as high arched feet, flat feet or pronated feet.
9. Achilles tendonitis
Overuse due to various reasons can lead to chronic damage to the fibers in the Achilles tendon, such as overloaded sports, frequent running on hard surfaces such as highways, climbing mountains, etc., can cause Achilles tendonitis.
How to deal with heel pain
1. Some hard shoes can cause heel pain. This time to change a pair of slightly softer shoes to wear (but do not wear a very soft kind of shoes, it is recommended to wear casual shoes), perhaps in the hard sole with a pair of softer elastic insoles, walking as much as possible to choose to walk on the flat cement road or stone road, less walk on the uneven dirt road and very soft lawn.
2. Every night with hot water to soak your feet, add about twenty milliliters of vinegar in the hot water, massage the soles of your feet at the same time as soaking your feet, dredge up the meridians and pay attention to the foot insulation in normal times, wear good quality socks, especially at night to sleep with the feet wrapped up, or use a foot warmer.
3. Kidney problems may also lead to heel pain, tonifying the kidneys on the treatment of heel pain is also helpful, you can eat some sesame and walnut powder, beef bones and sheep bones, seafood (turtle, shrimp, dried scallops, kelp, etc.), lotus seed congee, Agaricus blazei and other food to tonify the kidneys.
4. Drink more milk and soybean milk and other calcium, usually do more foot sports, such as walking, jogging, walking, the best recommended sports is walking, and then also every day to pull the ligaments of the legs and feet, do some leg stretching exercise, pay attention to the weight do not exceed the standard.
5. If the heel pain is due to osteoporosis bone spurs, then you need to go to the hospital for treatment, ordinary can be treated by acupuncture and fire cupping, bone spurs serious need to be open surgery.
How to prevent and cure heel pain
First: choose to wear light and soft suitable shoes, use sponge heel cushion, alleviate heel.
Second:Older people should prevent excessive weight bearing and exertion, including controlling weight and avoiding heavy physical activities.
Third: Adhere to foot exercises to enhance the strength and elasticity of muscle ligaments, such as walking barefoot in the sand.
Fourth:Insist on soaking your feet in warm water for about 30 minutes every night, or give your feet simple pressure to promote local blood circulation.
Fifth: patients can also use, heel pain Ankang. The patient can also be treated with heel pain cream until he recovers.
Summary: Through the introduction of the above editorial, I believe that we have a certain understanding of how the heel pain is, leading to heel pain for a number of reasons. It may be heel spurs, heel bursitis, or heel osteochondritis dissecans. In short, choosing a good pair of shoes is very crucial.