Western medicines for heel pain include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as diclofenac sodium, celecoxib, and rosufenoquine, as well as glucocorticoids.
1. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: heel pain attacks, can be under the guidance of the doctor oral administration of such drugs, commonly used diclofenac sodium, celecoxib, lophenytoin and so on.
2. Glucocorticoid: for patients with severe pain symptoms, local closed treatment can be carried out under the guidance of the doctor, the injection drug is mainly glucocorticoid.
Heel pain in addition to drug treatment, patients also need to pay attention to rest, reduce activities, avoid weight bearing, wear shoes with a soft insole. Can also be under the guidance of the doctor for local physical therapy, such as infrared therapy, ultrashort wave, shock wave therapy. For patients with no relief from conservative treatment, surgical treatment should also be considered. The use of the above drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.