What should I do if my heels hurt after the full moon?

During the confinement period, women's bodies are very weak, so there are many precautions in life and all aspects of care need to be done to help postpartum women recover quickly. It is worth mentioning that some confinement diseases often occur during the confinement period. In addition, some people still have heel pain even after a full month. At this time, the following methods can be used to help solve the problem.

What should I do if my heels hurt after the full moon?

Heel pain is a common condition. It is characterized by heel swelling, numbness and pain, local tenderness, and difficulty walking. Heel pain is also called calcaneal spur or calcaneal bone hyperplasia. In traditional Chinese medicine, it belongs to the category of "bone arthritis". The causes of the disease are mostly related to kidney deficiency, strain, trauma and exposure to cold and dampness in the elderly. To treat long-term or initial heel pain, choose from a variety of Chinese herbal medicines that can dispel wind and dampness, warm the meridians and dispel cold, soften and reduce swelling, and promote blood circulation and relieve pain for external application and foot soaking without damaging the skin or having toxic side effects.

1. Treatment with Chinese medicine

Functions and indications: Heel pain caused by various reasons, various soreness, numbness, swelling and pain caused by heel spurs, as well as soreness or tingling pain in the soles of the feet and difficulty walking.

2. Closed treatment

You can get a blocking injection, which is quick and relatively cheap. First inject an injection at the painful point, and depending on the pain situation, you can give a booster injection half a month later. But the injection cannot guarantee a complete solution.

Young women should use it with caution as it is a hormonal drug that may cause menstrual irregularities for 2-3 cycles. It is best not to get pregnant within six months.

"The blocking injection is to inject drugs into the painful area to achieve the purpose of anti-inflammatory and analgesic, and relieve local muscle tension. The duration can be as long as several years or as short as a few weeks, depending on the severity of the disease. This is a symptomatic treatment measure that has a good effect on eliminating local pain symptoms.

3. Surgical treatment

1. Heel spur removal surgery: For patients with intractable heel pain and confirmed bone spurs on X-rays, make an incision on the inner side of the calcaneus, enter the calcaneus, and remove all the bone spurs on the inner side of the calcaneus.

2. Calcaneus drilling: It is suitable for those with high calcaneal pressure. The purpose is to reduce the increased calcaneal pressure and treat stubborn heel pain without bone spurs. The incision is still made on the inner side of the calcaneus. After reaching the calcaneus, 7 to 10 holes are drilled on the inner side of the calcaneus, and the effect is up to 90%.

3. Calcaneous nerve section: This method can be used for unexplained intractable heel pain. However, it is a destructive surgery that cuts the posterior tibial nerve branch and the sural nerve branch of the calcaneus.

4. Calcaneous bursectomy: The bursa of the calcaneal tuberosity and the subcalcaneal bursa are removed.

5. Calcaneus osteotomy for flat feet: The purpose is to increase the calcaneal angle through calcaneal osteotomy, straighten the everted calcaneus, and provide the calcaneus with a good biological scaffold.

Other treatments

1. Physical therapy.

2. Oral treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics; injection of prednisolone acetate at the tender point once a week, often 2 to 3 times to cure. Posterior calcaneal bursitis often occurs between the Achilles tendon and the skin, caused by friction injury, and manifests as fluid accumulation in the bursa, swelling and tenderness. Avoiding friction and injecting prednisolone acetate into the cyst are effective.

3. Corrective insoles relieve tension on the plantar fascia, reduce irritation, and relieve pain. Heel pain is common in the elderly, the elasticity of the heel pad decreases, and there is tenderness under the entire heel. Sponge heel pads and occlusive therapy are effective.

Prescription: 10g each of Evodia rutaecarpa and Schisandra chinensis

Usage: Grind the medicine into fine powder, place it on the heel of the insole of the affected foot, cover it with two layers of soft cloth, wear it and walk, change the medicine once a day

Efficacy: The drug takes effect within 5 days, with an effective rate of 100%

Prescription for internal use: 25g of cooked rehmannia root, 9g each of Achyranthes bidentata, papaya, Eucommia ulmoides, wolfberry, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, 6g each of Stephania tetrandra and licorice root, 3g of cinnamon bark

Dosage: decoction, 1 dose per day, 2 times

External washing prescription: 60g soapberry, 16g human hair

Usage: decoct the medicine in water, remove the residue and take the liquid, soak the affected area twice a day, after soaking, use a three-edged needle to pierce the midline of the affected heel, at the junction of the red and white flesh, 2.6-3.3 cm deep, twist and leave the needle for 30 minutes, once a day

Efficacy: Internal and external treatment for 3-5 days, with an effective rate of 100%. Heel pain is a common disease. It is characterized by heel swelling, numbness and pain, local tenderness, and difficulty walking. Heel pain is also called calcaneal spur or calcaneal bone hyperplasia. In traditional Chinese medicine, it belongs to the category of "bone arthritis". The causes of the disease are mostly related to kidney deficiency, strain, trauma and exposure to cold and dampness in the elderly. To treat chronic or initial heel pain, choose from a variety of drugs that can dispel wind and dampness, warm the meridians and dissipate cold, soften and eliminate hard masses.

Soak your feet in traditional Chinese medicine that can relieve swelling, promote blood circulation and relieve pain without damaging the skin or causing any toxic side effects.