Many of us may suffer from the pains present in the heel of the man when walking or exercise, which greatly affect the nature of walking and increase these pains if not treated by therapeutic methods, whether natural or medical treatment, and in every mile, about 1.6 kg puts the human weight of approximately 60 tons on foot, and the most common heel pains that many people ignore and things that have led to these pains.
Conditions that lead to heel pain
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If what hurts you down the heel there are two cases that can be diagnosed in the person who is injured:
- Vesicular fascia is an inflammation caused by jogging, jumping and long standing, which affects people who work for a long time standing on their feet, and there is inflammation of the fascia tissue, which works to connect the heel bone to the base of the bone of the fingers.
- The heel nail (bony prominence): a condition resulting from the previous condition which is after a long period of inflammation of the fascia so that the tissue meets the fascia with the heel bone.
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Which is caused by jogging too much, and gradually increases these pains and inflammation of the tendon tendon in the heel bone, and with time increases the pain, which leads to thickening of the skin and redness and swelling.
Treatment methods of heel pain
- Stretching exercises:
Which is in the first place in the treatment of the pain of the heel, and these exercises work to reduce the tension that causes the pressure on the tissues infected with inflammation, which leads to the relief of pain significantly, and this process is a manual treatment so that the massage area affected by muscle tension and inflammation Which reduces the pain, and can be done by anyone who has experience in massage as this process of operations that reduce inflammation by 80%.
- Surgery (Refrigeration):
If there is no benefit of massage, there are many ways of treatment, including:
- The use of painkillers that reduce pain and undergo treatments such as shock waves that are ultrasonic and stimulate the healing process.
- If the treatment does not work with painkillers and shock waves, the last method is surgery where the heel nail is removed. The last method is if you do not find any of the previous methods. The athlete always advises you to practice the sport well and maintain the ideal weight to reduce pressure on the feet and wear the appropriate shoes.