Goodbye, high heels, elegant shoes with narrow toes! You have been replaced by low shoes one size larger than usual. There is nothing to be done - the bumps on the legs hurt . The causes and treatment of hallux valgus deformity of the foot, popularly referred to as "cones", is the topic of the article.
Who's guilty?
First, not who, but what. Those narrow-nosed high-heeled shoes are to blame for the fact that 98% of all patients with a deformation of the base of the joint of the big toe are women, and only 2% are men. Where does she come from the stronger sex, if they go all their lives in comfortable boots, or even in sneakers ?! Whether it’s a lady’s business! Going down from heels to the ground, they feel inferior. While still young, full of strength and energy, they do not think about the fact that they go on tiptoes almost all the time, resting their entire weight on the forefoot. The bones near the thumbs - the scientific valgus deformity of the metatarsal bone - do not appear suddenly. They are sometimes not visible even when leg pains are already felt , when the thumb is unbearably sore, resting against the closed toe of the shoe. However, not only shoes are to blame for the fact that there are bumps on the legs.
Causes and treatment are established with a full diagnosis, including radiography. A shot may show a bruise or subluxation of the thumb joint. A blood test can detect an increased content of uric acid, and this is not a deformation, but gout. The reason may lie in heredity.
How to treat bumps on the legs?
The causes and treatment of a disease that interferes with living in the full sense of the word are closely related. This is understandable: the disease can manifest itself with different intensities, have different symptoms, which means that the treatment will be appropriate - from local anti-inflammatory and painkillers to surgery. Of the specialists, an orthopedist or osteopath is involved in this problem, which should determine the degree of development of the disease. In difficult cases, when conservative treatment is recognized as ineffective, the issue passes to the surgeon. By the way, the common expression "removing bumps on the legs" is erroneous. The bones are not removed. A deformed foot is “corrected”, giving it its original appearance. Yes, in fact, there is no bone as such. There is a shift of the thumb to the outside of the foot. Due to this, a peculiar turn of the joint occurs, the bone at the base of the finger begins to protrude, disfiguring the leg and interfering with walking, and most often causing unbearable torment, even at rest. Modern medicine has the latest methods to put tendons and bones in place with virtually no cuts and eliminate bumps on the legs. The causes and treatment of this disease have recently been interpreted differently even by specialists. Today, a few days are spent on diagnosis, surgery and recovery.
How to treat bumps on legs at home?
Folk remedies for pain relief exist in large numbers. But are there any methods that can cure the deformation of the front of the feet and eliminate these terrible bumps? Yes, there are such tools, but something else needs to be attached to them - great patience. If the bones have formed over the years, they certainly will not go away in a couple of weeks. Any folk remedy requires regular use for months, or even years. One of them is animal or pharmacy medical bile. In 200 g of bile you need to dissolve 50 g of finely chopped laundry soap. Apply this mixture to a piece of soft tissue or gauze and apply to a sore spot, cover with a film and put on a warm sock. It is advisable to do this at night. After a month and a half, the bone will decrease, the pain will subside. By the way, the same method is effective for heel spurs. Another folk remedy for cones on the legs is iodine. Many years lubricate them with bones and note the visible effect. But there is another method based on iodine. In a vial of iodine, dissolve 5 tablets of analgin and regularly lubricate sore spots with the resulting liquid. There are a lot of methods, and all of them are effective to a greater or lesser extent. It is important to choose what is appropriate for the particular stage of the disease. And the studs - God bless them! Health is more important. By the way, now in steady fashion heel.