How to Treat Heel Spurs

Heel spurs are common in the heel area. The cause is related to a variety of factors, which lead to varying degrees of wear or damage to the heel cartilage and the repair, hardening and proliferation of the bone itself. It can be said that heel spurs are a natural aging phenomenon, but they are more serious for the foot. Once discovered, treatment cannot be ignored. The following methods can promote the recovery of heel function.

1. Conservative treatment:

After the heel spur forms, the patient should choose soft-soled shoes, but avoid walking on hard surfaces, such as cement or marble floors. If necessary, pads can be added to the heel to reduce discomfort such as heel pain. However, for patients with severe heel pain, hot compress treatment can be considered, mainly using linen bags for hot compress, which has a more significant effect.

2. Drug treatment:

Bone spur tablets are the first choice for the treatment of heel spurs. Its drug ingredients include bone spurs, codonopsis, kelp, etc. After taking the medicine, it can dispel wind, cold and dampness, relax muscles and activate blood circulation, and relieve heel pain. Each patient should take it orally as prescribed, three times a day. If the medicine is overdosed, it will cause adverse reactions such as dizziness or vomiting. In severe cases, it should be stopped in time.

3. Surgical treatment:

If the heel spur has been a long-term disease and seriously affects the function of the heel, the patient can choose the appropriate surgical method for treatment according to the doctor's advice, and remove the heel spur through surgery, so as to completely cure it. However, considering that surgery is a traumatic treatment and it is easy to leave scars after surgery, patients should be fully prepared mentally.

Three measures to treat heel spurs First of all, you need to understand these. This disease is not only serious, but if it is not treated in time, it will also affect the function of the foot. We should thoroughly understand the disease and use the right medicine after the foot disease. However, for severe patients, surgical treatment should be actively performed. After surgery, patients should pay more attention to rest and cooperate with corresponding massage when necessary.