There is no so-called root treatment for heel pain, generally considered to be caused by bone spurs, metatarsophalangeal fasciitis, heel fracture, etc., mainly through the general treatment, medication, physical therapy or surgical treatment methods for relief and treatment.
1. Bone spurs: Bone spurs are osteophytes, which are formed by the body’s self-protection and self-repair. Bone spurs can cause localized pain if they are compressed, which can be alleviated by resting, avoiding prolonged walking and weight-bearing, and paying attention to warmth, as well as by taking oral medications such as ibuprofen and etoricoxib.
2. Metatarsophalangeal fasciitis: long time walking or running will make the plantar fascia in high load state for a long time, chronic injury caused by aseptic inflammation, should pay attention to rest, you can choose hot compresses, ultra-short wave and other methods of physical therapy, but also oral ibuprofen, indomethacin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs.
3. Heel fracture: most of them are caused by falling from a high place, which can cause heel pain. According to the severity of the injury, mild non-displaced fracture can be fixed with plaster after manipulation, if the injury is serious and the displacement is more obvious, surgery is needed to perform incision-replacement internal fixation surgery.
Heel pain may also have other causes, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, give targeted treatment or standardized treatment. The above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor.