Spur is a bone growth on the heel, having the shape of a spike. This neoplasm occurs at the site of attachment of the Achilles tendon. Spurs on the heels, photos of which can be seen below, appear due to an increase in stiffness of muscles and ligaments or age-related changes in the body, and an increase in brittle bones that may result from injuries. A pathological neoplasm can be the result of excess body weight, improper staging of the foot, flat feet, high lifting, as well as diabetes.
The final diagnosis can only be made by an orthopedic specialist based on a visual examination of the leg and an x-ray. Since the spur is a bone growth, its removal is possible only with the help of surgical methods. However, the bone itself does not cause pain. Unpleasant sensations arise due to inflammatory processes in the tissues surrounding the growth. That is why conservative treatment of calcaneal spurs boils down to the elimination of concomitant pathological phenomena.
Modern medicine offers the following measures and procedures for treating a disease:
- mud applicators;
- ultrasound treatment;
- x-ray therapy;
- mineral baths;
- hormonal injections;
- shock wave therapy;
- Wearing orthopedic insoles and shoes;
- surgical intervention.
How to treat spurs on the heels, suggests alternative medicine. So, you can carry out a variety of rubbing with herbs and make compresses, warming up, use
magnetic insoles and periodically tap your foot on the floor.
Heel spurs can be treated with warm baths consisting of various medicinal herbs (plantain, burdock, coltsfoot, onions, garlic, marsh cinquefoil, white acacia). The aqueous solution to which the soap is added may also contain salt and soda.
Treatment of heel spurs with alternative methods involves applying any heat to the painful area. Relief comes from the use of a heating pad and sand or salt, preheated in the oven, which are pre-packed in a fabric bag.
Traditional medicine recipes offer the treatment of heel spurs with simple and affordable means. A good effect can be achieved by applying a compress with gruel from raw potatoes and horseradish. Getting rid of a pathological neoplasm is also possible when kicking a bag into which buckwheat or any other cereal is poured.
Folk healers also advise walking with a foil from tea, which is tied to the heels. A good medicine for spurs is dog hair. It must be put on socks. Applied to the heels are pickles or a greased cabbage leaf. At night, you can make a compress of grated black radish on a fine grater. Treatment of calcaneal spurs with recipes of traditional healers is also possible with the help of ground red pepper. You should walk with him, pouring him in the sock.
In the presence of pain in the heel, you must first consult a specialist. Unpleasant sensations can be caused, in addition to spurs, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis or Reiter's syndrome.