Heel spur is a disease in whichgrows bone tissue in the lower extremities. As a rule, the phenomenon is observed in the heel. The growth in shape is very similar to spike. People who have experienced such a disease know how painful each step is given.
Looking for a method to alleviate the suffering of patientsready to try any ways. After all, the illness launched by chance would soon not give an opportunity to walk. How to treat heel spurs? Treatment by popular methods, proven by generations, is a fairly effective way to combat foot pathology. Consider them.
Why choose folk methods?
Of course, you should immediately make a reservation thatTraditional medicine provides the patient with an equally effective treatment. And if you connect the folk remedies to it from the heel spur, the effectiveness is enhanced many times. This is not the only reason for which the choice stops on the methods saved by generations.
Quite often, an appeal to folk remedies is conditioned by the following factors:
- ease of use;
- the absence of any adverse effects;
- availability of funds due to their low cost.
Consider below what the heel is.spur. The photo shows how the spike pierces into the soft tissue. The pain is caused by a strong inflammatory process. It is impossible to exclude many nerve endings, which every now and then touches the spike. This all creates unbearable discomfort.
However, it should be understood that deliverance is possible only with complex therapy.
Basic principles
If we treat folk heel spurmeans, it is necessary to figure out how the selected method affects the body. Recall that the fight against the disease should be comprehensive. It is unacceptable to get rid of unpleasant symptoms (pain), completely forgetting about the main source of the problem.
Thus, if it comes to heel spurs, treatment with folk methods should perform such tasks as:
- removal of the inflammatory process in soft tissues;
- maximum joint unloading;
- soft thorn;
- tissue repair;
- stopping the dystrophic process;
- stretching hardened and shortened connective tissue and tendon;
- blood circulation improvement;
- treatment of concomitant ailments (arthritis, flatfoot).
However, remember one thing.If we treat the heel spur with folk remedies, then we choose only innocuous methods. These are natural products, herbs, and medical preparations. Do not try extreme treatments. After all, a rough breakup of bone growths is very dangerous.
Medical bile products
Данный компонент широко используется как в traditional and traditional medicine. Being a natural analgesic, the tool is successfully used to treat many ailments. Medical bile is quite effective for heel spurs.
The tool is easy to purchase at the pharmacy.This accessibility has made the component the most favorite method for treating bone growths. Medical bile with a heel spur relieves burning pain and promotes spike resorption.
Recipe 1
The ingredients of this product are: bile (40 g), vodka (20 g) and a little shampoo. All components mix.
Soak a piece of bandage or gauze in the resulting solution. Attach it to the clean, dry wiped heels. Secure the compress with a bandage. Wear warm socks over it. It is recommended to put compresses at night.
The prepared solution is enough for you three times.
Recipe 2
Connect one grated potato (raw) with 20 grams of bile. Stir the ingredients thoroughly. Apply the slurry to the heel, secure it with a bandage. Compress remains for a day.
The procedure should be repeated daily for ten days. It is not recommended to take breaks.
Recipe 3
For this compress used medicalpure bile. Moisten it with a bandage and attach it to the heel. Wrap compress with polyethylene. After carefully fastening it, put on your socks. Perform the procedure at night. In the morning, remove the compress. Wipe the surface of the heel with lotion or boric alcohol.
It is recommended to conduct a continuous course of 20sessions. The results after applying this tool are great. In order to completely get rid of such a problem as the heel spur, treatment (the photo showing the effect is located below) cannot be interrupted or stopped. As a rule, relief is already on day 7. But only after 20 procedures can say goodbye to the disease.
Medicinal tinctures
Народные средства от шпоры пяточной в большинстве Its based on the healing power of nature. It is about medicinal herbs. They are used in various tinctures, decoctions. Use the unique healing properties of plants for the manufacture of rubbing, compresses. At the same time, it is important to remember that herbs can also be harmful if used incorrectly.
The golden rule of herbal medicine - take all means, strictly observing the dosage and duration of the course.
Lilac tincture
Dried flowers fill with vodka in a ratio of 1:10.For ten days, the composition should be insisted tightly closed in a dark place. After the specified period, the medicine will be ready. It is recommended to drink it on 30 drops three times a day. Reception of infusion can be stopped when the symptoms disappear without a trace.
Sabelnik tincture
Herb performance is rated and official.medicine. Today's pharmacological industry for the manufacture of a variety of drugs is used marsh sabelnik. It is not surprising, because the herb is the strongest anti-inflammatory and analgesic, contributes to the removal of salts from the body.
For the preparation of pharmaceutical tincturesabelnik (1 tbsp.) Dilute in 1/3 cup of ordinary water. Take the drug before a meal (about half an hour). It is recommended to take three doses per day. The course of treatment varies from 20 to 30 days. Do not be afraid of exacerbation of symptoms in the first days. This is natural.
Homemade ointment
To create another highly effective means that can get rid of such a disease as the heel spur, folk methods again appeal to nature.
For the manufacture will need such grass asGolden mustache. Stock up on the stems and leaves of the plant. To prepare the ointment from the heel spur, you need unsalted fat. You can use badger, goose, bear or pork. It is allowed to replace fat even with butter.
Chop the grass thoroughly. Connect it with fat. The latter should be taken twice as much as the plants.
Use the resulting ointment from the heel spur to grind the painful area. Applying it, do not forget to wear socks. The course of treatment is designed for 7 days. After a week, take a break.
It is important to remember that this tool is not allowed to use smoking patients. They may have severe allergic reactions.
Application of insoles
An important addition to treatment iscorrection of flatfoot. For this purpose, special orthopedic insoles are used. When the heel spur, they contribute to the reduction of soft tissue injuries. This is achieved thanks to the horseshoe structure.
Orthopedic insoles with heel spursallow you to unload the damaged joint. With a fairly successful effect on the treatment of the disease. If desired, they can be made independently by cutting out of dense rubber. The main thing - to remember about the horseshoe shape. In place of the spike should be a hole.
Spike crushing and resorption methods
It should be understood that effective treatment cancount only after complete disposal of the resulting bone growth. After all, the remaining heel spur (you can see the photo of the affliction below) will surely remind you of extreme pain.
Folk healers for these purposes recommend the following methods:
- Put round peas in the sock. Layer must be single. Socks with peas are recommended to wear until the resorption of growth.
- Raw egg is filled with vinegar.When it softens, the shells should be cleaned. Protein and yolk are thoroughly mixed with the vinegar originally used. To the composition is added vegetable oil (1 tbsp. Spoon). The prepared solution is impregnated with fabric and fixed on the heel. The compress should be wrapped with plastic and carefully wrapped. This method allows you to get rid of the unpleasant growth after a few procedures.
Warm baths
For patients who have heel spurs,treatment with traditional methods involves heating the affected areas. Heat causes dilation of blood vessels, thereby stimulating blood circulation. As a result, the patient relieves muscle spasm, which provoked severe pain. At the same time, an equally important task is being solved - tendons and ligaments lengthen.
Folk healers advise the following baths:
- Paraffin.Pharmaceutical ingredient is heated in a water bath. The bottom of the pelvis is lined with a cloth. The softened paraffin is applied on it. When the component acquires the consistency of clay, it should be covered with a cloth cut. Above the foot is put minutes for 20.
- Normal water using bile.In this case, it is recommended to initially steam out the legs. After this, apply gauze soaked in medical bile to problem areas. Repeat the procedure for ten days.
Physiotherapy
Regardless of whether you choose medicalHeel spur therapy or preferred folk methods, be sure to properly load the sore joint. Exercise therapy classes, like massage, improve salt metabolism, stimulate blood circulation, and contribute to the stretching of damaged ligaments.
The exercises listed below should be performed in shoes with insoles. Before the beginning of the lesson, diligently stretch yourself, correctly stretch the entire muscular system.
A set of exercises.
- Упритесь ладонями в стену.Feet put on one level. The patient must be behind. If problems in both legs, it is recommended to alternate them. Carry out squats, not looking up from the floor. It is recommended to repeat the exercise 10 times.
- Spread a variety of items on the floor. It is better if they differ in size. Toes try to take the object and move it to another place. Do this activity for 5 minutes.
- You will need a ball, bottle orordinary rolling pin. Place the object under the foot. Roll it over. This exercise allows you to perfectly massage the foot. If you experience enough painful discomfort, pour water into the bottle. This will greatly reduce the discomfort. Lesson duration is 5 minutes.
Foot massage
A very effective tool is this method.It perfectly relieves muscle tension. But the biggest advantage of massage is to get rid of the main reason for the formation of a spur - flatfoot.
Folk healers advise simple and effective methods that you can perform yourself:
- Every day, rub the damaged heel with a felt cloth. If possible, perform this procedure as long as possible.
- Boil unpeeled potatoes. Placing it in the bowl, knead thoroughly with your feet until it cools completely. After the procedure, wipe your feet and draw a grid of iodine on your heels.
- Massage the foot with your hands.With flat feet, you must start from the fingers and move to the heel. Recommended techniques: pressing, stroking, squeezing, kneading. It is possible to apply various rugs, rollers.
Recommended Diet
Do not shy away from proper nutrition.After all, the results of salt deposits are heel spurs. Treatment with folk methods will become more effective if the acid-base balance begins to be restored in the body.
In the diet should reduce the number of products such as:
- vegetable oils (including butter), animal fats;
- sour cream, cream;
- sweets, any chocolate, syrup, jam, cocoa;
- beer, yeast;
- alcohol;
- meat, offal;
- mushrooms;
- canned food;
- legumes;
- coffee Tea.
Under the ban mussels, smoked meats, salted foods.It is necessary to abandon fatty fish and meat. If you are planning your own diet, you should note that fats should be ingested no more than 90 g per day.
Carbohydrates are allowed to consume up to 400 g per day. It is allowed to eat rye or wheat bread, cereals and flour products.
Proteins should be introduced into the diet twice a week. Meat, fish are allowed only in boiled form. Daily the body should receive 80 g of protein.
In the correct diet recommended in the presence of heel spurs, emphasis should be placed on pectins and fiber.
Eat more foods like:
- pumpkin, potatoes, zucchini, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, cabbage;
- grapes, cherries, blueberries, cherries, strawberries, watermelon;
- peaches, pears, oranges, plums, apricots, apples.
Drink a lot every day. The body should receive up to 3 liters of fluid per day.
Patient Reviews
Facing such a phenomenon as the heel spike,people, experiencing hellish pains, by any means try to find a method of deliverance. Everything is used - from medical treatment to non-traditional ways of dealing with the ailment.
However, quite often patients sharesecrets of his successful deliverance from such a disease as heel spur. Reviews of such people allow us to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of various methods.
It is worth noting that the tool, the ingredients of which are bile, vodka and shampoo, has allowed many patients to get rid of the spur. The result is long lasting.
The “old felt” method is considered effective. This is the use of felt fabric. Patients after one month of daily procedures completely forgot about the spurs.
In three sessions, spikes disappeared in some people who used the remedy, the components of which were egg and vinegar.
Conclusion
Before you choose the appropriate method of dealing withvisit a doctor. Consultation with a qualified specialist is required. At least in order to make a correct diagnosis and not cure ailment, which may not be.
