Due to the daily routine in continuous movement, we do not notice how much time we spend on our feet, running and rushing to catch up with everything. But we immediately pay attention when the appearance of pain in the feet does not give us the opportunity to understand the planned, as before.
The sharp, starting morning pain, which subsides only when we leave, forces us to stop, postpone our usual life for later and look for a way to get rid of the unpleasant sensations and regain the ability to move freely.
In our attempts to get rid of it, we often forget the important thing - to consult an orthopedist at the Rudenko Medical Center on time. A timely visit to a specialist will save you not only from the negative consequences of diseases, but also prevent irrational expenses for examinations and treatment methods that are not relevant for you.
Traumatologists of the Rudenko Medical Center are specialists with many years of experience who will help you find the cause and get rid of leg pain without unnecessary worries.
Why does a heel spur occur?
There are many causes of pain in the feet, the most common of them is plantar fasciitis, which is the cause of the formation of enthesopathy of the hump of the heel bone. How to understand it and what to do with it? Plantar fasciitis is a chronic disease of the plantar fascia of the foot that develops as a result of its constant microtraumatization. Injury to the fascia is inevitable, as it is directly related to a person's upright gait and the pressure of the body weight on the foot. The development of the inflammatory process at the level of trauma is most often associated with the compensatory formation of heel spurs - bone growths on the heel and provokes their excessive growth in response to inflammation. They can be in absolutely healthy people and not cause any discomfort.
Factors that will directly affect the progression and actually the beginning of the development of heel spur and plantar fasciitis are quite common risk factors for this pathology:
- The presence of transverse or longitudinal flat feet
- Injuries of foot structures in the anamnesis
- Excessive body weight
- Doing sports that involve running or putting stress on the feet
- Shoes with high heels
- Decreased motor activity during the day
- Taking certain hormonal drugs
- Polyarthritis of rheumatological etiology as a concomitant diagnosis
The most characteristic clinical manifestations of plantar fasciitis and heel spur are:
✔ Starting morning pain that decreases after physical exertion on the feet
✔ Irradiation of pain in the medial or lateral bone, or the arch of the foot
What to do in order to eliminate heel spur and fasciitis?
First of all, you should contact a specialized specialist of the Rudenko Medical Center, an orthopedic traumatologist. A highly qualified staff of specialists will help you with problem definition, diagnostic tactics and selection of the optimal method of treatment.
At the initial stage of treatment of plantar fasciitis and heel spurs, it is important to get rid of the cause that provoked the development of the inflammatory process, actually remove or significantly reduce the negative impact on the feet:
- change shoes
- if possible, choose another sport and dose it
- adjust the height of the arch of the foot with soft insoles
- adjust body weight and get rid of excess weight
- limit the wearing of heels
Later, when the factors affecting the foot disappear, you can choose the most comfortable treatment method for you. Treatment of heel spurs is always conservative, that is, it does not require surgical interventions. All of them are aimed at reducing pain in the foot and relieving inflammation of the plantar fascia. Among the most common:
- Shock wave therapy
- Laser therapy
- Physical therapy with massage
- Taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Injection blocks
Treatment of plantar fasciitis and heel spur requires a comprehensive approach from the attending physician and patience and endurance from the patient. Only with full compliance and discipline can successful patient outcomes be achieved. Consistent continuous work in a team with specialists of the Rudenko Medical Center guarantees you a return to normal life, forgetting about the pain that was bothering you.