Throughout life, our legs are subjected to tremendous stress. In order not to aggravate the already deplorable state and maximize their health, it is worthwhile to deal with your legs in a timely manner. However, sometimes problems can arise with them: varicose veins, atherosclerosis, arthrosis ... Diseases can hide inside our legs and often go unnoticed. But often they appear on the surface, for example, in the form of strange cones. Such a common phenomenon as bumps on the legs (on the rise of the foot) will be discussed.
Why do bumps appear on my leg?
When something extraneous appears on the body, it is always alarming. And all because sometimes even a completely harmless mole or lump can be fraught with danger and lead to serious and irreversible consequences.
A suddenly grown bump on a leg lift should not be ignored. Because often this indicates that something is wrong with your body.
Our foot is quite complicated. It consists of 25 different bones that are connected by tendons. If the load on the feet is too great, the tendons weaken and cease to cope with their functions. The bones diverge a little, and bumps appear in these places.
Most often, cones on the legs grow on the rise of the foot. This is due to the fact that there are no tendons between the first and second phalanges - this is the most vulnerable spot of our foot.
Possible reasons for the appearance of a bump on the leg (where the rise):
- Inconvenient shoes. This primarily applies to women - lovers of unstable heels and platforms. The foot in such shoes experiences strong pressure, and the consequence of such a load is cones and growths on the rise.
- Consequence of injury. Tensile tendons are the most common injury, for example, athletes. But not only people associated with sports can get such an injury. You can dislocate or stretch your leg due to an accident or simply by negligence.
- Flat feet. With this diagnosis, the appearance of cones on the foot is one of the primary symptoms. This is due to the fact that with flat feet, the strength of the tendons weakens, vulnerabilities appear between them, on which the growths form.
- Occupational Illness. There are some types of professions in which the legs are involved in the first place. These are ballerinas, gymnasts, skaters and other athletes. The load on the feet and toes is so great that bumps on the rise of the foot are a very common occurrence.
- Excess weight. An increase in body weight and, accordingly, load on the legs can provoke the appearance of cones on the feet.
All these reasons are connected by one very important fact: cones appear at the sites of tendon injury, and for them there is a special medical term - foot hygroma.
What is a hygroma?
If tendon joints or joints of the foot are injured, in no case should you leave it unattended. In places of tearing, serious pathological changes often begin, connective tissue cells degenerate, a tendon cyst forms, which is called the “hygroma”.
Although it feels rather rigid to the touch of the hygroma, in fact it is hollow inside. The shell is a cartilage capsule containing a dense mass of yellowish color. Hygroma cells divide, which explains its gradual increase in size.
Hygroma of the foot in a child
A bump on a child’s leg lift is a rare occurrence. Most often it occurs due to improperly selected shoes. To avoid such trouble in the future, try not to allow the child’s shoes to be small, stinging in fingers or rubbing calluses. Carefully monitor the size, do not let children wear what they grew up from. The foot in such shoes is unnaturally bent and deformed. The situation is aggravated by the fact that the child’s bones and veins are fragile, and it will not be difficult to harm them, but restoration may not work.
Also, hygroma on the rise of the foot can appear in children-athletes who heavily load their legs. The health of such children must be monitored especially carefully.
Hygroma of the foot in an adult
Most often, the bump on the leg at the rise of the foot (photo above) grows in women. The causes are uncomfortable shoes (heels), a constant load on the legs and a lack of calcium and collagen, which is washed out in large quantities from the body during pregnancy and during menstruation. Because of this, joints and bones become fragile and easily deformed.
Also at risk are people aged 40-50 years. This is due to the fact that over the years the joints wear out and the tendons weaken. At this age, you should be more careful about the health of your legs.
Symptoms of manifestation
In order not to miss a serious illness and start treatment on time, you must carefully monitor all changes in your body. It is not so difficult to notice the bumps on the legs when lifting the foot, especially since in most cases they cause obvious inconvenience.
How to notice a problem in time? First of all, pay attention to the symptoms:
- Redness or swelling in the upper part of the foot. Most often, this symptom indicates the onset of the inflammatory process.
- The appearance of a pronounced tubercle. Typically, a tumor appears in a single copy, but with a closer examination, several more tendon cysts may well be detected.
- Pain when pressing a bump or discomfort when walking. As a rule, if the leg is at rest, the pain is not felt, and the lump itself may even slightly decrease in size. But with a load on the leg, discomfort can return.
- When examining the cones with your fingers, you can see that it is more soft than hard to the touch.
- If a blood vessel passes near the lump, then the tumor is quite capable of pinching it. Then to the above symptoms is added increased pulsation in the foot, its cooling.
The appearance of bumps on the leg on the rise (photo in the article) should in no case be ignored. Contact a specialist immediately. All these symptoms are typical for most patients, therefore, the specialist determines the nature of the neoplasm immediately upon examination. In complex and controversial cases, additional diagnostics are prescribed.
We diagnose correctly
In order for the diagnosis to be made correctly, and the treatment prescribed in a timely manner, it is necessary to accurately determine the nature of the origin of the cone on the rise of the leg. For this, the following methods of medical diagnosis are used:
- Ultrasound Using this method, you can determine where the neoplasm is located and what size it is.
- X-ray Allows you to accurately determine the location of the localization of the cone and prescribe further treatment. On x-rays, intraosseous injuries or injuries of the joints are clearly distinguishable.
- Magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography. It is used in especially serious cases if internal damage cannot be seen using the two previous methods.
- Diagnostic puncture. The most accurate way to determine the nature of the tumor. For this, the internal contents of the cone are taken for examination with a special needle. Using puncture determine the benignity of the cone.
One or another diagnostic method can only be prescribed by a doctor based on the results of an external examination.
Types of conservative treatment of cones
We draw your attention to the fact that all the treatment methods for the bumps on the leg (on the rise of the foot) listed below are relevant exclusively for the initial stage of the disease. If the problem has tormented you for quite some time, only surgery can help in this case.
If the appearance of a neoplasm on the leg is noticed on time, you can try to cure it yourself. But in this case, a specialist consultation is necessary, otherwise you can only harm your health.
Conservative methods of treatment include, for example, puncture of the internal contents of the hygroma, crushing (in which the contents are squeezed out of the capsule and penetrate into the tissues), sclerotherapy and physiotherapy (electrophoresis, laser and magnetic treatment). All these methods can bring only temporary relief, but they do not solve the problem. The hygroma capsule remains in its original place and after some time it starts to fill up with liquid again, which means it will increase in size.
Alternative methods of treatment
Information on how to treat a bump on a leg lift can be found in reference books on traditional medicine. Consider the most common recipes.
Cabbage leaf and honey. Steam your legs properly. Lubricate the bump with honey, attach a slightly mashed leaf of cabbage to this place. Bandage and leave such a compress overnight. Cabbage juice can be taken orally, within one month. You need to drink it daily, 1 glass each.
Blue clay. This method is very popular among the people because of the healing properties of clay. Mix it with water to the consistency of plasticine and lay on a hygroma. Wrap with tape and bandage with a bandage. Keep the clay for 3-4 hours.
Salt baths. They will help relieve pain and relieve tension in muscles and joints. It is better to use salt.
Celandine juice. This method should be used regularly, every 3-4 days. Celandine juice must be impregnated with bandages and wrap a cone with them. Leave it all night.
Surgical removal of hygroma
This is the only treatment option that gives almost absolute confidence in getting rid of an unpleasant ailment. Almost we speak because the likelihood of relapse is still possible. A lump on a leg lift can grow again if the tumor cells are not completely removed. Then a new hygroma can form from the remaining pathological tissues.
The operation to remove the bumps on the leg is planned and completely normal. It is carried out under local anesthesia, only children under 10-12 years old are recommended general anesthesia.
Postoperative measures
- Do not load the leg for some time after surgery. More often, keep her alone so that healing is successful.
- If necessary, take care of the postoperative suture at the site of excision of the hygroma. The doctor will tell you all the necessary information.
- Follow all medical recommendations. You may be prescribed a complex of vitamins and minerals to strengthen bones and tissues.
- Try to eliminate the adverse factor that led to the bump. Change your shoes to a more comfortable one, do your work more carefully, otherwise the hygroma will appear again.
Treatment Reviews
Statistics show that more than 60% of patients using conservative or alternative methods of treatment note the re-occurrence of hygroma on the rise of the foot. At the same time, 95% who decided on surgical removal eventually got rid of the disease forever.
Many patients who have a lump on their legs (photos are attached) respond positively to the laser method of removing hygroma. The advantages of such an operation are that after it there are no traces on the skin, and the rehabilitation period is reduced by half.
Prevention of the appearance of cones on the rise of the foot
If a bump has grown on your foot on the rise, or you want to prevent its occurrence in the future, listen to the following recommendations:
- Review your diet. Include more vegetables and fruits in it, eat more fish, which contains substances useful for the joints.
- Change your shoes for more comfortable. Avoid high heels in favor of a more stable sole.
- Avoid excessive load on the feet and hypothermia.
- At the slightest suspicion of the occurrence of hygroma, consult a specialist to exclude its malignancy.
Expert Advice
- It is strictly forbidden to try to open or pierce the hygroma on its own, in the hope that the contents will come out and it will resolve. This will not happen, you will only harm your health and aggravate the situation.
- On injured feet, use special soft liners when wearing shoes. If the hygroma causes severe inconvenience, you can try special orthopedic shoes.
- Folk remedies should be used only in addition to the main one. And do not forget about the need for specialist advice. Do not self-medicate!