Heel pain belongs to the category of “foot paralysis” in Chinese medicine, and the common causes include the feeling of external evils, bruises and injuries, and deficiency of qi and blood in the internal organs. Heel pain is only a single symptom, identification should be four diagnostic references to avoid misdiagnosis and misdiagnosis.
“Foot paralysis” can be manifested as foot pain, swelling, numbness, or even unfavorable activities, deformity and other symptoms. Can be due to external evil, or bruises and injuries caused by blood stasis blocking the foot meridians, that is, “not through the pain”. Or due to the deficiency of qi and blood in the internal organs, resulting in the loss of foot tendons and bones and hair, that is, “not honor is pain”.
1. Feeling external evil: often manifested as heel pain or soreness, pain exacerbated by rainy days and other symptoms. Because of wind-cold, dampness and heat and other evils gathered in the heel, the qi and blood run blocked, and the veins run poorly and cause.
2. Bone-setting injury: the heel often shows stabbing pain, the pain is fixed and other symptoms. Due to bruises and injuries, the foot qi and blood do not run smoothly, stagnation of blood stasis, and gradually become foot paralysis.
3. Deficiency of qi and blood in internal organs: often manifested as heel pain, symptoms increase or decrease after exertion, or accompanied by dizziness, tinnitus, lumbago, shortness of breath and other symptoms. Due to old age, liver blood deficiency, kidney essence loss or spleen deficiency, insufficient qi and blood biochemistry, resulting in the loss of nourishment of the heel tendons and bones and hair.
If you have any discomfort, please consult a doctor promptly.