So what is heel pain?
Perhaps the first reaction of many people is heel pain. Is that a bone spur? "There is a thorn in the heel in the meat, of course it hurts! In fact, many times bone spurs are wronged.
"Bone spur" is just a popular name, medically called "osteophyte". Many people think that osteophyte is harmful and should be removed immediately once it is found. In fact, it is good for the human body and can play a fixed role. For example, some patients have long-term low back pain, which has improved after a few years. The results showed that osteophyte grew on the lumbar spine, which increased the stability of the lumbar spine. Therefore, don't pay too much attention to the existence of osteophyte. Its appearance can only explain "organizational needs".
Tracing back to the source, the problem lies in the "tissue" that needs it, such as the heel.
What is the cause of heel pain?
Bian Xiao briefly introduced the causes of heel pain by consulting experts in the Department of Rehabilitation Physiotherapy of the International Medical Department of the First Hospital. In fact, there are many reasons for heel pain, just like the stars in the sky, countless.
Possible causes of heel: plantar fasciitis, inflammation of heel fat pad, tendinitis of achilles tendon, intra-calcaneal hypertension, rupture of achilles tendon, calcaneal spur, bone tumor, bursitis, calcaneal fracture and stress fracture. ...
There are so many reasons, but you will find a lot of "inflammation" in it. The root cause is "inflammation". However, my foot has no wound, how can there be inflammation? The Department of Rehabilitation Physiotherapy, Department of International Medical Department, First Hospital, analyzes it for everyone. Inflammation here refers to "aseptic inflammation", which is more common in chronic strain and sports injury, and is different from bacterial infection as we know it every day. For example, most people get up in the morning or stand on the ground after sitting for a long time, and most people with heel pain are caused by plantar fasciitis; Heel pain in 8 ~ 12-year-old boys is mostly caused by calcaneal uplift caused by tendon traction during development;
Women who like to wear high-heeled shoes have heel pain, which is mostly caused by improper high-heeled shoes friction injury. The wall of bursa of fabricius is changeable and thick, and bursa of fabricius is full of synovial fluid, with local swelling and tenderness. Often shopping all day, excessive fatigue can also lead to heel pain.
What about heel pain?
Heel pain must be diagnosed in the hospital first, and it must not be treated blindly without diagnosis. If you don't prescribe the right medicine, treatment is tantamount to seeking fish from the edge of the tree. The International Medical Department of the First Hospital suggested that when the heel pain is serious, everyone should go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment. If it is diagnosed as aseptic inflammatory disease, it should be treated under the guidance of a professional doctor. If it is only caused by excessive use of feet, you may wish to rest as much as possible, reduce weight-bearing exercise, change a pair of suitable shoes or insoles, use cold and hot compresses, control your weight, and take anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs.
Heel pain is a common phenomenon in life and many people have experienced it. Generally speaking, you can recover quickly with proper rest. Here, experts from the Department of Rehabilitation Physiotherapy of the International Medical Department of the First Hospital remind everyone that if your heel pain is not relieved or even aggravated through the above treatment, please call a doctor at once. Let the doctor decide whether physical therapy, local sealing or surgery is needed. The Department of Rehabilitation Physiotherapy, International Medical Department of the First Hospital, has decades of clinical experience in treating heel pain with shock waves. The clinical effect is very good, the patient satisfaction is high, and it is widely praised. In addition, the latest patented technology of the international medical department, drug osmotic therapy, has the advantages of rapid drug penetration, high drug utilization rate and no toxic and side effects for neck, shoulder, back and leg pain caused by various reasons. One treatment can achieve obvious curative effect, which is well received by the majority of patients.