Heel pain is a problem that many people will encounter. Sometimes it hurts very sad. But why is heel pain? Today, I'll tell you what causes heel pain, what to do about heel pain and how to maintain your feet. Let's find out with me.
What reason is heel ache
The vast majority of heel pain is caused by inflammation of ligaments. A person's heel is composed of 33 joints and more than 100 tendons and ligaments. The ligaments of the sole of the foot are closely connected to the bottom of the calcaneus. When a person walks, the huge traction force is concentrated in a narrow area on the ligaments below the calcaneus. Repeated traction and friction is easy to cause inflammation at the junction of the ligaments and bones, resulting in pain. At the same time, weight is also related to heel pain. Generally speaking, fatter people are more likely to suffer from heel pain.
Shoes are one of the main causes of heel pain. The bones, muscles and ligaments of the foot bear the whole weight of the person, which requires the shoes to fully support the arch of the foot, make the force on the sole of the foot uniform, and relax the ligaments properly. However, in order to reduce costs, some manufacturers cut corners on the internal structure of the shoes, resulting in the structure in the shoes can not effectively support the arch of the foot and concentrate on a part of the sole of the foot, which will increase the pressure on the ligaments and make the ligaments more prone to inflammation.
How does heel ache do
Heel disease is a very common disease. Long-term heel pain is very unbearable. At this time, it needs to be treated. There are also many methods of treatment. For different situations, you can choose different methods. But it's best to listen to the doctor about what to do.
I. traditional Chinese medicine treatment
Functional indications: heel pain caused by various reasons, various soreness, swelling, pain and discomfort caused by heel bone spur, acid swelling or acupuncture like pain at the sole of the foot, and difficulty in walking.
II. Closed treatment
Can play closed needle, fast effect, relatively cheap. First inject an injection at the pain point. Depending on the pain, you can strengthen an injection half a month later. However, the closed needle cannot guarantee a complete solution.
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"Closed needle" is to inject drugs into the painful parts to achieve the purpose of anti-inflammatory and analgesic, and relieve local muscle tension. It can be administered for more than a few years for a long time and for a short time for a few weeks, depending on the severity of the disease. It is a symptomatic treatment measure and has a good effect on eliminating local pain symptoms.
In fact, closed treatment and traditional Chinese medicine treatment are very effective methods to treat heel disease. If not, you can try surgery.
III. surgical treatment
1. Heel bone spur excision. For intractable calcaneal pain, if X-ray proves that there are bone spurs, make all openings on the inner side of the calcaneus, enter the calcaneus, and file all the bone spurs on the inner side of the calcaneus.
2. Calcaneal drilling: it is applicable to those with high calcaneal internal pressure. The purpose is to reduce the increased calcaneal internal pressure and treat intractable heel pain without bone spur. After reaching the calcaneus, drill 7 ~ 10 holes in the inner calcaneus, with an effect of 90%.
3. Calcaneal neurotomy: this method can be used for unexplained intractable heel pain, but it is a destructive operation to cut off the posterior tibial nerve branch and sural nerve branch of calcaneus.
4. Excision of calcaneal bursa: it is to remove the bursa of calcaneal tubercle and bursa of calcaneus.
5. Calcaneal osteotomy for flatfoot: the purpose is to increase the calcaneal angle through calcaneal osteotomy and straighten the valgus calcaneus, so as to provide a good biological scaffold for the calcaneus.
IV. other treatments
1. Physical therapy.
2. Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs; Injection of prednisolone in the tenderness point, once a week, often 2-3 times to cure. Retrocalcaneal bursitis often occurs between Achilles tendon and skin. It is caused by friction injury. It shows effusion, swelling and tenderness in the capsule. Avoid friction and intracapsular injection of prednisolone acetate is effective.
3. Correct the insole, relieve the tension of plantar aponeurosis, reduce stimulation and relieve pain; Heel pad pain is common in the elderly. The elasticity of heel pad decreases and there is tenderness under the whole heel. Sponge heel pad and sealing therapy are effective.
Foot maintenance is very important. If you don't take good care of your feet, you will have a series of problems with your feet. What are the methods of foot care? Let's have a look.
How to maintain your feet
1. If the dead skin and calluses on your feet are too stubborn, you may need 2 ~ 3 times to clean up all the old and waste cutin. After that, it also needs to be maintained once a week to prevent the proliferation of dead skin!
2. When taking a shower, wash the whole foot with weak irritant soap, and gently turn the pumice to grind the parts with foot pads, so that a small amount of foot pads can be removed every day to prevent a large amount of accumulation. But do not remove a lot at a time, otherwise the soles of the feet will lose the protective layer.
3. Wipe your feet thoroughly after washing, especially pay attention to the parts between your toes. Keeping your toes dry can prevent fungal infection and corns.
4. Before wearing shoes and socks, sprinkle a little talcum powder on your feet, especially between your toes, which can keep your feet dry all day and prevent infection.