With bruises or excess weight, excessive stress occurs on the lower leg and micro-tears appear. Of course, they grow together on their own, but under negative influence this happens again and again. With constant tears in tissues and bones, inflammation begins. At this moment, the bone tissue begins to grow, forming sharp protrusions. This is called a heel spur.
The main symptom that appears in the presence of a heel spur is severe pain when walking and after sleep. In this case, the person begins to limp on the affected leg , and if there are spurs on both feet, he practically cannot walk. Moreover, the spur does not appear externally; its presence can be diagnosed using an x-ray.
In addition to official medicine, there are a sufficient number of folk remedies for the treatment of heel spurs. Treatment methods can be divided into 4 groups:
Doctors usually solve the problem of spurs with surgery. But almost any folk remedy for heel spurs will help delay, or even avoid surgery altogether. If treatment does not produce results, then perhaps it is not a spur, but a plantar wart, which also has a rod inside the heel. It should be treated with other recipes.
Warming up with salt water
For 5 liters of water, take a kilogram of ordinary table salt. Water with salt must be brought to a boil (so that the salt is completely dissolved) and cooled to a tolerable temperature. The feet are immersed in boiling water and kept until cool. The course of treatment is 10 procedures, and the water does not need to be changed. Usually, after 5 procedures it seems that the spur has disappeared, but the treatment should be completed.
Whey is an excellent folk method for treating heel spurs. The method of application is identical to the salt water method.
Pour a full container of alcohol and heat over low heat. This should be done carefully so that the alcohol does not ignite. Soak your feet in alcohol for half an hour. After the procedure, do not wipe the heel.
This folk remedy is similar to the previous one. 100 ml of moonshine (preferably with fusel oils) is poured into a glass and set on fire. You must keep your feet over the fire until the moonshine burns completely. For greater effect, a foot massage is performed afterwards. To do this, you can roll a corncob with your feet or use a massager.
You can treat your heel with simple garlic. To do this, you need to grind it until it becomes mushy and apply a compress. The procedure must be repeated daily until the pain completely disappears. To avoid getting burned, garlic can be mixed with honey. At the first sign of a burn, you should try to treat the heel with something else.
Garlic, ground into a paste, and crushed chalk should be mixed in a 1:1 ratio. Apply as a compress to a pre-steamed heel. The spur must go through several procedures.
A crust of black bread should be coated well with tar and applied to the heel. The top of the leg is wrapped in polyethylene and a warm scarf. If you treat your heel this way, you may experience pain in the joints during the procedure, but you need to be patient.
During treatment, 2 methods of preparing onion compresses are used:
Unpeeled radish should be grated and a compress with the pulp should be applied to the sore heel. Wash off in the morning. Four procedures are enough for treatment.
Grind the root of the plant in a meat grinder. Apply a compress at night. In most cases, a heel spur goes away after the first compress.
For treatment you will need 40 g of animal bile, 20 g. vodka, 5g. planed laundry soap. Mix everything and put a compress on pre-steamed feet. This folk remedy will bring results after the first use. You can simply apply bile, but the effect will be less noticeable.
Remedy made from lard, vinegar and eggs
For treatment, take 100 g of rendered lard, 1 chicken egg in the shell and 100 ml of vinegar essence. Mix everything and let it brew for three weeks in a dark place, stirring occasionally. This folk remedy should be applied in a thin layer to the steamed leg. Place a piece of folded bandage on top and seal it with a bandage. If the burning sensation is severe, it is better to wash off the ointment. After three or four procedures, the heel spur will stop bothering you.
This folk remedy is successfully used in the treatment of heel spurs. To do this, you need to mash the boiled potatoes in their skins and mix them with a teaspoon of kerosene. As soon as possible, place the mixture on plastic and apply to the heel. Wrap a warm scarf on top. The heel spur should resolve after 5-9 procedures.
A folk remedy made from honey for the treatment of heel spurs can be made in three ways:
Ammonia and turpentine
When treating heel spurs with ammonia and turpentine, you should alternate these remedies daily. The compress itself should be done like this: wet a piece of cloth well and apply it to the foot. Cover the compress with cotton wool and wrap it with a warm scarf.
Lather a piece of linen fabric and tie it to the heel. Wrap your foot in a warm scarf or put on a sock. In summer, you can use a burdock leaf, applying it with the bottom part to the heel.
Place a couple of spoons of fresh cottage cheese on a small piece of cloth. Attach to the site of heel spur formation. Course - 4 procedures.
Put red pepper in a sock and walk like this all the time.
A piece of kombucha is applied to the pre-steamed heel. Wrap your leg in a bandage. Change in a day.
Folk method with nettle and burdock
Grind young nettles to a mushy state and place on a burdock leaf. You can simply apply burdock. This remedy can get rid of heel spurs in 10 days.
Tie a fresh, unwashed plantain leaf to the sore foot every day. Pain may occur during treatment
Fresh knotweed should be placed in socks or directly in shoes (if you go without socks). Every day add a new portion of grass. This folk remedy will come in handy in the summer.
Grate the raw tubers, place them on a cloth and bandage them to your leg. You can simply apply a slice of potato to your heel. If you use green tubers, the effect will be enhanced, but such a compress can only be used at night.
This folk method of self-massage is available at any time of the year. You need to take a kg of table salt and heat it. Sprinkle on the dewy surface and roll the heel for 20 minutes.
If you have a ribbed washboard, you can “wash” your heel against it until your foot warms up. Repeat 2 times a day until the problem disappears.
Roll a corncob with your foot for 20 minutes twice a day. The spur will be gone in a couple of weeks.
Place small potatoes and peel them in a container. Boil and cool to an acceptable temperature. Then mash the potatoes with your feet until they cool completely. If you salt the potatoes well when cooking, the result will be faster.
It is worth knowing that some folk remedies for treating heel spurs have contraindications. If pain in the heel persists, it would still be better to consult a specialist.
A cream or ointment for the treatment of heel spurs should have three therapeutic effects: relieve pain, relieve inflammation and allergy symptoms. Most often, doctors prescribe local remedies that contain either steroidal or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory substances. They most effectively fight attacks of pain and inflammatory processes.
Plantar fasciitis (or heel spur) is a degenerative-inflammatory disease of tendons, muscles and ligaments. After some time, inflammation provokes the growth of spurs in the heel bone area. More often it affects females.
Treatment with ointments must be comprehensive, using topical preparations of different compositions to enhance the therapeutic effect. It is necessary to strictly follow all doctor's instructions and not skip a single dose of medication.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are ointments for heel spurs based on various non-hormonal substances:
The above ointments have a similar principle of action. Actively used against heel spurs. Drugs containing NSAIDs provide excellent and quick relief of pain, relieve inflammation, and alleviate the patient’s condition. The course of treatment with such drugs is usually 2-3 weeks of continuous use of the products. During the first week, the fasciitis goes away a little, and my health improves.
Creams and ointments for heel spurs with steroid active ingredients are very effective, as they quickly relieve attacks of pain in a short time. They are mainly prescribed in extreme cases when other means no longer help. Hormone-containing drugs have a number of contraindications and warnings, and can often cause several side effects, which is why they must be used very carefully and only after being prescribed by a doctor.
The most commonly prescribed ointments are prednisolone and hydrocortisone, which are considered the most effective. Such ointments are prohibited for use by children, nursing mothers and pregnant women. They cannot be used for many diseases of internal organs. For heel spurs, only dosage forms are used for external use and never internally.
The ointment consists of a synthetic glucocorticosteroid hormone. In addition to the fact that they relieve inflammation, such substances eliminate itching and swelling. You cannot use such products against heel spurs if there is inflammation of a different nature, bacterial or fungal infection of the skin.
Heel spurs are often treated not with hormonal ointments, but with glucocorticoids in the form of injections into the fascia itself. The effect of such treatment is higher and lasts longer. The effect of these remedies is quick, so do not get carried away with them. Frequency of use - apply to the heels up to 5 times a day, course - no longer than a week.
Helps in the fight against salt formations on the bones of the foot. This group includes the drugs Artrin, Mucosat, Chondroskid - all in the form of ointments and gels. The mechanism of action of these drugs is to relieve connective tissue hyperplasia, in addition, to reduce spurs on the heel bone. The elasticity of the fibers of cartilage tissue and tendons is gradually restored. Pain attacks go away.
The course of treatment with such drugs is 2–5 weeks. Treat inflammation a couple of times a day. Plantar fasciitis begins to subside 14 days after starting treatment.
Plant- and animal-based remedies against heel spurs also help. They are effective at the initial stages of educational development, as well as in combination with other means.
Krok-Med balm is a modern ointment for heel spurs, created on the basis of plant and animal components. It is designed specifically to remove heel spurs. Bile and larkspur extract increase metabolism in the tissues of the foot, improve blood circulation, stimulate the resorption of formations, relieve pain, tea tree oil has a disinfectant effect, the feeling of discomfort in the heels disappears, and the process of walking is facilitated. Apply the ointment 2-3 times a day, after steaming the feet in a saline solution. When undergoing treatment, it is worth:
Cream for heel spurs Bishofite - the name is known to many. The basis of the product is the natural mineral bischofite, which is mined in the Poltava region of Ukraine. This component consists of a large number of various minerals and magnesium salt. Bishofite affects calcium metabolism, and thanks to this, growths are reabsorbed (after all, it is a known fact that such formations are calcium salts).
The cream helps relieve inflammation, relieve pain, eliminate discomfort and swelling. It is considered the best remedy for treating heel spurs. The general condition improves significantly. The remedy not only eliminates the symptoms of the disease, but also the root cause of the disease. Under the influence of bischofite, the thorns are destroyed. Cream:
The skin is gradually regenerated, becoming soft and velvety.
In addition to this cream, there is also a gel, which differs in composition. In addition to bischofite, it also contains seaweed, as well as other auxiliary components.
Cream PyatkaShpor - 15 g of cream packed in special jars. Ingredients: medical bile extract, essential and fatty oils, glycerin, extracts from medicinal plants. Apply this product 1-2 times a day to clean skin, gradually rubbing it in.
Ortho-Tiger Eye cream - contains beeswax, burdock, lilac, hazel, horseradish extract, glycerin and castor oil, lemon and juniper essential oils. The components of the cream soften the skin, promote the process of regeneration of cracks, relieve inflammation, soothe, relieve discomfort and pain in the feet.
Apply the cream several times a day, being sure to thoroughly rub into the affected area. During the treatment period, you should also wear comfortable shoes with orthopedic insoles. The course of treatment lasts from 1 to 4–5 weeks.
Cream SpurNet - this drug is suitable for both treatment and prevention of the formation of spurs. It contains mumiyo, extracts of burdock, sweet clover, amaranth, and tea tree essential oil. After use, inflammation, pain, and itching go away.
Apply it 2-3 times a day to the affected area. The course of treatment is from 12 procedures.
Contractubex - ointment contains allantoin, heparin, Serae onion extract. All components of the drug promote crushing of spurs and tissue regeneration. Treatment may continue for several months. It is applied a couple of times a day, actively rubbing into the spur area. You can make a bandage with the drug at night; for this, the area is treated with cream, an airtight bandage is placed on top, and secured with medical tape.
It is recommended to take baths with the drug. To do this, pour warm water at 36–38°C into a container, then add cream at the rate of 2 cm per 1 liter of water. Immerse your feet in water and hold for 10 minutes. Then a medicinal cream is applied.
Dimexide gel is an excellent treatment for heel spurs. The active substance is dimethyl sulfoxide. Improves metabolism in tissues, removes toxins, reduces pain, and has a local anesthetic effect. Penetrates deep into the skin, which helps other medicinal substances easily reach areas of inflammation. Important: the drug may cause allergies.
Dolobene is a combined ointment for heel spurs. Dimethyl sulfoxide relieves inflammation, has an anti-exudative effect, and relieves pain. Heparin reduces inflammation, stimulates the restoration of connective tissue, and improves local blood flow. Dexpanthenol improves metabolic processes in tissues and promotes their speedy recovery. The gel is applied to the affected area and rubbed into the skin. The procedure should be carried out 2-4 times a day on clean skin. The gel can be used as a compress.
Plantar fasciitis is also treated with drugs containing extracts of cinquefoil and golden mustache.
Ointment for heel spurs can be used only after plantar fasciitis has been thoroughly softened in hot water.
The water should be as hot as possible. Thus, the soft tissues will become pliable and ready to accept active components. The ointment is not just spread, but thoroughly rubbed in.
During the 7 days of the course, the ointment is applied three times a day. This week is generally enough to alleviate the patient’s situation and relieve symptoms. But this does not mean that you can stop treatment. You just need to reduce the frequency of using topical medications to once a day. The course of treatment for heel spurs with topical medications usually lasts from 10 to 14 days.
Heel spurs are bone growths in the form of a spike or beak on the sole of the heel bone or at the site of attachment of the Achilles tendon. Treatment of heel spurs is a long process. Excess weight, diseases of the spine and large joints of the lower extremities, flat feet - all this can provoke the appearance of heel spurs.
Boil 6-8 potatoes in their jackets, drain the water, crush and dilute with kerosene to a thick, tender puree. Place your heels in this hot puree. Keep it until it cools down (15-20 minutes). Then wipe your feet with a warm, damp cloth, put on woolen socks and go to bed. For some, 3-4 procedures are enough. The largest number of procedures is 12.
For treatment you will need 10 teaspoons of honey, 10 teaspoons of oatmeal and a little patience. We do the procedure at night. Take 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of oatmeal, mix, you get a small cake. We first steam our feet, wipe them dry and apply them to the sore heel. We secure the cake with a bandage, polyethylene and put on socks. We do this 10 times. After the full course the pain will go away.
Wet compresses should be applied to the spur. To prepare a compress, you first need to obtain aloe juice. A plant that is 5 years old is suitable for this purpose. Cut the leaves from the aloe and pass them through a meat grinder.
Squeeze the resulting mass through a nylon stocking. For a dose of medicine you need 500 g of this juice. Pour half a liter of pure alcohol into the juice, 5 bottles of valerian infusion (sold at the pharmacy), 10 tablets of analgin and aspirin (tablets should be 0.5 g each, for a different weight, calculate a different dosage) and 2 tablespoons of ground red pepper.
Crush the tablets first, otherwise it will be difficult to dissolve them. Mix everything, pour into a 2-liter jar and close the lid tightly. Place the jar in a dark place and let it stand for exactly 2 weeks. When the infusion is ready, apply wet compresses to the spur area at night. Soak the gauze well in the infusion and apply it to the spur, put cellophane on top and secure everything with a bandage, put a sock on top.
With regular use of this remedy, the spur will soon resolve.
To get rid of growths, bumps, etc., crush 6 aspirin tablets into powder, dilute them in 50 mg of 5 percent iodine, and apply to sore areas morning and evening. The course of treatment is one month. In order for bumps, growths and spurs to completely resolve, you need to drink silicon-activated water. Use it for cooking, tea, etc. The salts will gradually begin to disappear and your legs will stop bothering you. Also apply lotions to sore areas with a gauze bandage soaked in flint water.
To get rid of growths on your big toes, use the following recipe. Spread the cone first with camphor oil and then with iodine (in no case vice versa!). This should be done after steaming and drying your feet. If you carry out this procedure regularly, the bumps will disappear after a while.
First, steam and dry your feet. Then you can make an iodine net on the cones. Then you need to start making compresses from fresh chicken bile; in extreme cases, you can buy medical chicken bile at the pharmacy. Apply compresses every night, moisten the cotton wool and apply to a large area. Wrap it in cellophane, and then with a warm rag, and in a sock. In 1.5-2 months the cones will completely disappear.
In the morning, make a mixture of eggs and honey. Take the yolk of a chicken egg (preferably from a domestic chicken), add 1 tbsp. l. natural honey, grind everything well. Place this mixture in the refrigerator. In the evening, steam your feet, then wipe them dry, make a compress on your heels from this mixture and wrap your feet warmly until the morning. In the morning, remove everything and continue the procedure until the spur resolves. Before applying, warm the mixture slightly in a water bath.
550 mg distilled water. 0.75 g of salicylic acid, 50 grated baby soap, 500 g of purified turpentine, 100 g of alcohol (96%). The solution is prepared as follows. Distilled water in a container is brought to a boil. Then pour salicylic acid into it, stirring, add 50 g of crushed soap and stir until it is completely dissolved.
The hot solution is poured into a bowl with turpentine and then alcohol is added. Mix everything thoroughly. Store the contents in a glass container with a tightly closed lid out of the reach of children. When preparing the solution and using it, avoid contact with the eyes and mucous membranes.
For foot baths, place a basin filled with water in the bath 37
39°C, sometimes up to 40°C, add to it, after shaking well, the emulsion at the rate of 1 ml per 1 liter of water, if tolerated, adjust to 3-4 ml per 1 liter. Baths are done daily for 15 minutes, 12-15 procedures per course. If there are ulcers, abrasions, or irritation on the skin, baths are contraindicated. The use of baths relieves the inflammatory process, and along with it the pain goes away.
If you have spurs on your feet, try a very simple remedy: in the evenings, after steaming your feet, trample them on a bunch of stinging nettles thrown on the floor for 30 minutes. 5 sessions are enough.
Pour vinegar essence (70%) into a dark glass bottle halfway. Place 6 dark blades there, broken in half. Wait 1-1.5 months. During this time, the liquid in a tightly closed bottle will turn brown. Moisten a cotton swab with the solution and lubricate the spurs and spines several times a day. Do this until it disappears completely.
Heel spurs can be resolved by adding a pinch of red pepper to the sock, under the heel. Walk with him all day. Relief will soon come.
First, steam your feet in hot water with a small amount of soda added, then apply a small piece of mushroom or simply gauze soaked in kombucha. After 3-4 hours, the gauze dries out and needs to be moistened again. In 10 days you will completely get rid of the spur.
Collect pine shoots with pollen and cones, young spruce cones and forest heather. Dry, chop everything and mix in equal parts. 1 tbsp. pour 1 liter of water into the mixture, bring to a boil and keep on low heat for 10 minutes. Pour hot water into a large basin, add the broth and steam your feet for 20-30 minutes, adding hot water as necessary. Do this at night every other day, take about 10-15 procedures and get rid of heel spurs.
Beef meat will help with heel spurs.
Beat the pulp with a hammer and apply to the problem area overnight. On top there is polyethylene and a bandage. For everything to go away, 3 procedures are often enough.
For heel spurs, compresses are made from lilac tincture. Dried lilac flowers are poured with vodka in a ratio of 1:10. Infuse for 8-10 days in a tightly closed container.
Do the procedure at night. Buy 6 sachets of magnesia at the pharmacy and dissolve in 1 liter of water. Heat the magnesia solution (to about 60°C), pour it into a basin and place your heels in it, steam for about 10 minutes. Then, after wiping your heels dry, apply a compress from the liquid valerian solution to them. Insulate thoroughly (wear warm socks) and do so for the whole night, remove the compress in the morning. 3a 10 procedures you will forget about heel pain, heel spurs will leave you
The name of the disease, heel spur, arose due to the characteristic symptoms that accompany its occurrence. The disease is based on an inflammatory process that affects the ligaments of the foot at the point of their attachment to the heel tubercle. Its long course causes the formation of a bone outgrowth on the heel - a spur. But it constantly injures the surrounding tissues, preventing inflammation from completely stopping.
The disease rarely significantly limits a person’s activity, but constantly reminds itself of itself with monotonous pain in the heels. To eliminate them, doctors try to prescribe creams that have an analgesic effect. Therefore, two groups of drugs are used in treatment - anti-inflammatory or distracting ointments.
The first eliminate the original cause of pain by suppressing inflammation in the soft tissues of the heel area. And the latter have a reflex effect on the skin, causing a temporary shutdown of nerve endings. Unlike taking pills, using topical creams is safe and rarely leads to side effects.
An ointment for spurs, which has a similar effect, is necessarily prescribed when the patient develops symptoms of exacerbation - pain when walking and swelling in the heel area. Treatment often takes a long time, since it is difficult to create peace in this part of the body - even during normal standing it is subject to pressure. Therefore, creams are prescribed for a long time so that the following effects are realized:
Local remedies do not lead to a complete cure for heel spurs, as they only eliminate the symptoms of the disease. They do not affect the cause of the disease - a bone spike that injures surrounding tissues. If it is of significant size, leading to frequent exacerbations, then it must be removed surgically.
The cream should contain a product that has a strong effect so that it penetrates well through the thick and hard skin of the heels.
This ointment for heel spurs contains the most active component that allows you to suppress inflammatory processes - diclofenac. It is characterized by the following positive qualities:
The drug is ideal for treating severe symptoms of heel spurs, as it eliminates them within a short period of time.
This product contains ibuprofen, a synthetic drug that has pronounced anti-inflammatory properties. It is distinguished from the previous medicine by several features:
Due to the slow cumulative effect, the drug is used longer - from two to three weeks, but the therapeutic effect after its use is characterized by similar durability.
This drug belongs to the group of modern drugs that have achieved the maximum balance between beneficial and side effects. It is characterized by the following advantages and disadvantages:
If you develop adverse reactions to other anti-inflammatory creams, you should use this remedy, as it has been proven to be safe in studies.
These ointments contain active substances that provide a reflex effect on the nerve endings of the skin. Elimination of pain occurs due to the following mechanism:
The skin of the heel itself is slightly sensitive, so irritants will not be effective when applied directly to it. Therefore, it is better to apply ointments a little higher - on the area around the ankles.
It is the most popular cream that has a pronounced warming effect. It consists of several components that have various beneficial effects:
When using this drug, be careful not to get it in your eyes or mouth. To prevent such cases, you need to apply the ointment using available means - a small stick or spatula. After each procedure, you must wash your hands thoroughly with water and soap.
This product does not have a variety of composition, but does not contain unnecessary components that overlap each other’s activity. The two active ingredients create mutual effects that help eliminate pain:
Therefore, despite the small amount of active ingredients, this cream is not inferior in the therapeutic effect to Capsicam. But its high cost in comparison ultimately determines the patient’s choice - if the effectiveness is the same, the drug with a lower price is chosen.
Severe pain in the heel area is the first and main symptom of a heel spur.
In medical terms, a heel spur is a bony growth on the back of the heel bone that is shaped like a wedge or spike.
Hence the popular name for the disease. Treatment for heel spurs can be medication, physical therapy, or surgery.
New treatment methods – treatment of bone growth using laser and ultrasound. These are traditional ways to eliminate problems such as heel spurs. Treatment with folk remedies, proven over decades, often turns out to be no less effective.
Heel spur, or plantar fasciitis, belongs to a group of degenerative-inflammatory diseases. The soft tissues of the heel tubercle at the site of attachment of the muscle tendons are affected. Sometimes the periosteum tissue also becomes inflamed.
At the site of inflammation, bone outgrowths called spurs are formed. They put pressure on soft tissues, which causes pain.
The pain intensifies when putting weight on the heel or after a period of rest (so-called starting pain).
The most common causes of heel spurs include:
All of these factors lead to excessive stress on the heel. With constant overload and trauma to the tendons and periosteal tissue, chronic inflammation occurs, which causes partial ossification of the tendons and the appearance of heel spurs.
In order for the treatment to be effective, and after its completion there are no relapses, it is necessary to detect and eliminate the cause that causes the appearance of heel spurs.
A heel spur manifests itself primarily as severe pain in the heel. Many patients compare the pain to a nail driven into the heel. Among the external manifestations of the disease there may be compaction in the heel area. In many cases there is no visible change in the heel.
Often, patients suffering from heel spurs, especially on both feet, experience a significant change in their gait.
In order to differentiate heel spurs from other diseases, X-ray and ultrasound examinations are performed. The image clearly shows the bone formations in the heel area. The size of the spur on the heel can be from 3 to 12 mm. The sharp end of the wedge-shaped bone outgrowth is located towards the toes.
Similar symptoms, namely, sharp pain in the heel area, can be observed in the case of a fracture of the heel bone and in various types of rheumatoid diseases. Rheumatoid diseases are detected by biochemical blood tests.
In the initial stages of the disease, treatment with conservative methods is possible. Main areas of treatment:
In advanced stages of the disease, drug blockade, or the injection of anti-inflammatory drugs into the affected area, is performed. This procedure requires great precision in the dosage, location and depth of injections, otherwise complications may occur. The effect of the blockade can be persistent and long-lasting.
In advanced cases, if conservative treatment methods are ineffective , surgery is prescribed. The affected tissues are excised. Moreover, if the reasons that led to the appearance of a heel spur are not eliminated, it may form again after some time.
When a spur forms on the heel, you need to reconsider your usual regimen of physical activity and create gentle conditions for the affected area. You need to give up the following things:
Shoes need to be given special attention. The best option if you have a heel spur is lightweight sneakers with arch supports. The best instep height is 3-4 cm. You can purchase special orthopedic shoe inserts designed for feet affected by heel spurs.
Another option is to make your own shoe insole from foam rubber with a hole at the location of the spur on the heel.
Among the traditional methods of treatment:
Home treatment for heel spurs involves applying a variety of applications or baths to the affected area. Treatment with folk remedies usually takes a long time, you need to be prepared for this.
Applications with substances that reduce inflammation and relieve pain can be used in combination with baths, in which case the therapeutic effect will be enhanced.
This is one of the simplest but most effective ways to treat heel spurs. In order to use it, you just need to buy a special patch and stick it to your heel. The patch contains medicinal herbs and auxiliary components: Chinese angelica, borneol, aconite root, safflower, gentian, magnet powder and infrared powder.
The active components of the patch act on acupuncture points located on the foot, in addition, they have the ability to relieve pain and eliminate inflammation.
The patch is applied to a dry and clean surface of the heel and left for a day. After a day, the patch is replaced with a new one. The duration of treatment with the patch is from 10 to 16 days.
Before starting treatment with folk remedies, you should definitely consult a doctor so as not to cause harm or aggravate the problem.
Preventing the appearance of heel spurs is much easier than treating them. To do this, you need, firstly, to eliminate the causes that contribute to the occurrence of the disease, namely:
Secondly, you need to wear comfortable, preferably orthopedic, shoes. Constantly wearing high-heeled or flat-soled shoes is unacceptable. The ideal heel height is 3-4 cm.
Problems with bones are quite unpleasant, for example, about treating osteoporosis at home - a violation of the structure of bone tissue, we wrote a separate article, because everyone should know this.
If the disease does appear, then its treatment must be started immediately, since in the early stages it is much easier to stop inflammatory processes, including with the help of traditional methods.
With plantar fasciitis, an inflammatory process, itching and acute attacks of pain develop. Heel spur ointment as a local preparation is used in the first stages of the disease to reduce allergies, inflammation, pain, and soften the skin of the heel. You can also treat with gels, balms, creams, which are easy to purchase or make at home.
Medicines for heel spurs should be prescribed by the doctor individually, depending on the stage of development of the disease, symptoms and possible sensitivity of the patient to the components of the drug. The pharmacy offers a wide range of drugs for the treatment of heel spurs. They differ in components, functions and speed of action.
Release form: 75 ml tube. Developed based on natural extracts and oils. Prescribed in combination with salt baths. Eliminates pain, softens rough areas due to the presence of beeswax, burdock and juniper oils. It is recommended to rub thoroughly to improve blood circulation and warm the skin of the heel. The product relieves pain. Treatment can last up to 4 weeks.
Pain relieves, warms the affected area and helps reduce growth. Has anti-inflammatory properties. Contains: golden mustache extract, garlic and pepper, clove oil. Saturated with vitamins A, B and C, due to which the skin of the heel is quickly restored. Can be used to prevent any hardening on the foot. Contraindicated for smokers. Balm "Croc Honey" is known for its natural ingredients. Has disinfectant and anti-inflammatory properties. stimulates the resorption of hardenings, improves blood flow. Quickly eliminates discomfort while walking. It is recommended to smear 2-3 times a day. It is advisable to use with baths.
Indomethacin quickly relieves pain. Non-hormonal medication. Contains: nipagin, dimexide, trolamine. Often used in the morning, when symptoms are most acute. Treatment lasts several weeks. Relieves the inflammatory process. Fitoheel cream for heel spurs helps quickly and effectively. Consists of natural extracts. In addition to its main functions, it reduces swelling and prevents the recurrence of the disease. There are no contraindications.
Indomethacin, when interacting with drugs that provoke a photosensitivity reaction, can enhance the effect.
The ointment is relatively inexpensive. Anesthetizes, relieves inflammation, eliminates itching on the legs. Penetrates quickly into the skin. Treatment is prescribed for a maximum of 8 days. Included in the group of steroid hormonal drugs. Contraindicated for pregnant women, nursing mothers and children. Betamethasone cream is based on active corticosteroids and antiseptics. Has disinfectant properties. Removes accumulated fluids and salts from the sore heel area. Treatment lasts 2 weeks. The product "Xi" also consists of hormonal components. Prescribed after the first symptoms appear. Relieves pain, restores skin, normalizes calcium influx.
Hydrocortisone ointment is used for heel spurs if the skin is not damaged and there is no irritation. Prescribed if the pain is severe and it is necessary to quickly reduce swelling. The course is no more than 10 days; prolonged use contributes to the formation of a fat layer. “Hydrocortisone” for heel spurs should be applied daily, observing the exact time interval. Exceeding the dosage causes a number of side effects: from nausea to loss of vision.
Non-steroidal drugs help to gradually overcome symptoms. The composition of the drugs is formed from non-hormonal components. The course of treatment takes several weeks. Improvements are noticeable after the first week of use. If longer treatment is necessary, it is recommended to change the drug to a similar one from this group to avoid addiction. Long-term use does not provoke allergic reactions.
Vishnevsky's liniment is a well-known antiseptic. Ingredients: birch tar, xeroform powder, castor oil. The ointment against spurs on the heels is quickly absorbed, the components improve blood flow. The drug has a disinfectant effect. Can be used if the skin of the foot is damaged. The turpentine mixture also affects blood circulation. The heel warms up, the pain goes away in a couple of minutes. The drug is caustic, so it is recommended to use gloves.
Diclofenac relieves pain in a few minutes. Dose per day - 8 g. Do not use a lot or often - addiction is possible. Ointment for the treatment of heel spurs is not used in courses. Acts as an auxiliary pain reliever. Before use, you must thoroughly wash off any traces of previous medications on your feet. You can use a gel, which is absorbed faster, but is more expensive. The action of Menovazin is also aimed at eliminating pain and is not intended for systematic use. Contains: benozocaine, procaine, menthol, which suppress pain impulses.
Safe to use. The name "Stop Spur" is based on its functional purpose. The ointment resolves heel spurs and heals the foot. In addition, it removes accumulated salts. “SpurNet” is an ointment for heel spurs, which is developed based on natural ingredients: amaranth, mumiyo, tea tree oil, burdock root. Prescribed for use in combination with salt baths. The course of treatment is up to 14 procedures. Can be used for prevention purposes.
The medicine prepared at home will be cheaper. You can choose a recipe taking into account individual sensitivity to individual components. The treatment result is no worse than those purchased at the pharmacy, but they are not as convenient to use. Self-prepared products also relieve pain, help warm the skin of the heel, and relieve inflammation.
Homemade equivalent of a pharmaceutical product. To prepare you will need:
Chop the leaves and add to the base, maintaining a 2:3 ratio. An effective ointment, although it does not warm the painful area, is well absorbed and relieves inflammation. It is recommended to rub into the affected area several times during the day. The itching gradually goes away after the first week of regular use. Can be stored for up to a month in a cool place.
To prepare you should take:
Mix the ingredients thoroughly, then add 50 ml of iodine. When you get a homogeneous mass, you need to lubricate a cotton swab with it. The product has an anti-inflammatory effect. Helps soften hardened seals. Use as a compress, applying it to the sore area for 15 minutes a couple of times a day. Approximately 15 procedures are performed.
To achieve results, when choosing an ointment, you must take into account its composition and properties. A doctor must prescribe therapy, because the disease has several stages. The preparations are applied after hot baths to ensure that the skin is softened before application. The chosen product should have a noticeable effect within the first week of use. If no changes have occurred, it is better to change.