Heel pain, also known as “heel pain”, mostly occurs in the middle-aged and elderly, mainly manifested as the bottom of the heel or the rear of the sore, pain, the lighter the pain when walking, the heavier the pain and walking difficulties, or even self-induced pain, sleep and sleep does not reduce, the affected foot can not touch the ground. Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is the main bone, the liver is the main tendon, the heel joint tendon belongs to the bone, for the kidney meridian, so the liver and kidneys are the main. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan is mainly used to nourish liver and kidney yin deficiency, can treat the symptoms caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency, so the general treatment of heel pain is often preferred to “Liu Wei Di Huang Tang (Pill)”, which is very good for the liver and kidney deficiency caused by part of the patient. However, there are still many patients who are ineffective, because in addition to Yin deficiency, deficiency of Qi, Yang, essence and bone of the liver and kidney meridians also occur, so then Liu Wei Di Huang Wan has no direct therapeutic effect. Therefore, when treating heel pain with Chinese medicine, the same should be done according to the diagnosis before selecting the remedy. The following are a few simple and easy to use dialectical treatment methods based on the author’s experience.
Wang Ruiqi, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College
1. Treatment of bone spurs. This kind of condition belongs to the bone paralysis pain caused by the bone losing the essence of liver and kidney, and belongs to the deficiency of bone.
Drugs: Bone marrow 15g, Eucommia 15g, Knotweed 10g, Walnut 30g, Chuanjian 20g, Garlic one head.
Method: Decocted twice with water, divided into morning and evening. Avoid taking cold and sour food.
2. Treatment of non-osteoporotic pain. This condition belongs to deficiency of liver and kidney essence, paralysis of qi and blood, and obstruction of meridians.
Drug: Radix Paeoniae Alba 30g, Fructus Anemarrhenae 15g, Radix Paeoniae Alba 15g, Fried Eucommia Ulmoides 15g, Boswellin 9g, Myrrh 9g, Glycyrrh 6g
Method: Decoction in water twice, divided into morning and evening. Avoid eating cold, pungent and sour food.
3.Treatment of foot pain, with ankle and shin soreness and pain. The treatment is taken to nourish the liver and kidney, strengthen the tendons and bones, and remove paralysis and pain. It is good for patients who are reluctant to take Chinese herbal medicine, without obvious heat and cold and other internal organs concurrent evidence.
Drug: Strengthen the waist and kidney pill, rheumatism and antifungal capsule taken together.
Method: Take daily according to the drug instructions for 15 days. Depending on the condition, a second course of treatment can be used.
(The above treatment methods are personal treatment experience, the user’s discretion to choose their own consequences)