Medical treatment of heel spurs is aimed at effectively and in a short time to relieve a person of all painful sensations, as well as prevent the re-formation of this deviation. First of all, doctors are trying to eliminate the inflammation present in the affected area of the foot. For this, conservative therapy is used.
So, we will consider in more detail what means of treatment for heel spurs exist today, and how to put them into practice.
Local treatment with pharmacy drugs
In order to act on the inflamed area locally, doctors prescribe various creams and gels to their patients that have anti-inflammatory, absorbable and analgesic properties. Medical treatment of heel spurs involves the use of drugs such as indomethacin and hydrocortisone ointments. To apply the presented cream should only be pre-steamed foot. This must be done at least three or five times a day. By the way, it is worth noting that the higher the temperature of the water in the bath, the more effective this method of treatment will be. Such procedures are preferably carried out within two or three weeks. But, as practice shows, the patient begins to feel more comfortable after 7-9 days.
Oral drugs and injections
In addition to topical ointments, the treatment of heel spur medication recommends taking such oral drugs as Ibuprofen, Diclofenac, Flexen, Butadion and Voltaren. To a greater extent, these drugs are aimed at significantly alleviating the patient's condition, significantly reducing pain.
Also, to eliminate unpleasant sensations, doctors often recommend a local injection of Diprospana or Hydrocortisone. In contrast to the use of gels and ointments, injections give an analgesic effect after a few hours.
Ultrasound heel spur treatment
The presented method has appeared in our country recently. But the first results of the treatment are very encouraging. This method is carried out using ultrasonic pulses of a certain frequency, which are sent to the calcaneal growth and loosen all calcium deposits in it. At the same time, all regeneration processes are activated in the tissues, as well as swelling and inflammation are significantly reduced.
Radiation therapy
Medical treatment of heel spurs, which involves the use of x-rays, also shows very effective results. Moreover, this method has quite a few positive aspects:
- painlessness of the procedure;
- lack of contraindications;
- high efficiency;
- anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effect;
- exposure to x-ray only on the spur;
- the ability to conduct outpatient treatment.
As you can see, it is quite easy to get rid of such a growth as a calcaneal spur using completely different and inexpensive methods of therapy.