Pain in the legs when walking or even at rest leads to lameness, and sometimes to complete inability to move normally. I must say that a huge number of people suffer from pain in the legs and, in particular, from pain in the heel area. Especially often tormented are those who have already crossed the threshold of the fortieth anniversary. What are the reasons that it becomes painful to step on the heel?
I must say that there are a lot of factors leading to the fact that a person is deprived of the ability to move normally due to pain in the calcaneal region. One of them can be even incorrectly selected shoes. Poor-quality shoes with an uncomfortable shoe may very well cause a person to hurt to step on their heels. In this case, it is enough to simply reconsider your attitude to the selection of shoes and choose models that do not deform the foot. Lovers of high heels need to think about it, as the constant wearing of such shoes is detrimental to the health of the legs.
However, most often the reason that it becomes painful to step on the heel is the disease. These may be manifestations of arthritis or bursitis, an inflammatory process in which the tissue connecting the calcaneus with the fingers is involved. Very often, plantar fasciitis is the cause of pain in the heel. This disease is characterized by the formation of a seal in the connective tissue located on the sole. At the same time, salts are often deposited in the places of inflammation, which provoke the development of the heel spur. This growth on the calcaneus is capable of causing considerable suffering and is perhaps one of the most common reasons that make it painful for people to step on the heel.
The inflammatory process that occurs in the Achilles tendon can also contribute to pain. In this case, pain, as a rule, is disturbing in the area above the heel or from the side of the sole.
Reactive arthritis, which has an infectious origin, is a common cause of pain. This disease can be triggered by the presence of a sexually transmitted infection in the body, for example, chlamydia. In this case, the patient experiences constant heel pain, which intensifies at night.
Conditions associated with metabolic disorders can also cause pain in the heels. An example of such a disease is gout or ankylosing spondylitis.
As you can see, there are many causes of pain, to determine what exactly causes discomfort in a particular case, only a doctor can after the examination.
But with any diagnosis, it is important to follow the general recommendations. For example, as already mentioned, you need to choose comfortable shoes, you may need to use orthopedic insoles. It is necessary to exclude strong loads on the legs. For example, if you are a jogger, then this type of physical activity needs to be replaced with a more gentle, for example, swimming.
Only a doctor can choose a medical treatment for the disease, since it is important to find the cause of the pain to get the effect. Most often, drugs are selected that allow you to relieve pain. Perhaps a course of physiotherapy will be prescribed, which can be very long.
But if the pain manifests itself suddenly, for example, at night, you will not run to the doctor. In this case, emergency measures will help. So, if the heel hurts, what to do in an emergency?
You can relieve an attack of pain with a piece of ice, which is applied to the sore spot for about twenty minutes. It’s good if in your medicine cabinet there is such a drug as Fastum-gel, they can rub the affected area. You can relieve an acute attack of pain with any pain medication.
As for the use of traditional medicine, effective treatment of the heels can be carried out using alcohol tincture of the marsh cinquefoil. This drug is used in the form of compresses on the heels, as well as for oral administration, breeding a spoonful of tincture in half a glass of water. You need to take the drug inside three times a day, the course of treatment is three weeks.