The heel spur is the inflammation of the midsole, which extends from the heel to the toes.
If the inflammatory process goes too far, the bone tissue grows, and new growths - osteophytes - appear.
Such bone growths bring a lot of inconvenience to a person, from impossibility to stay on their feet for a long time and ending with strong pain. Appearance of the calcaneal spur is often associated with inflammation of the Achilles tendon, which again causes pain.
A heel spur can form by itself or accompany diseases such as arthritis, Bekhterev's disease and others.
The process of forming a calcaneal spur takes more than one month. Very often plantar fasciitis occurs in professional athletes who are engaged in running and jumping.
Treatment of the disease with folk recipes
Treating the calcaneal spur is operational and conservative. In the second case, the patient is prescribed special anti-inflammatory drugs or treatment with shock wave therapy.
In addition, you can make various compresses and baths. Treatment of the build-up by folk methods takes a lot of time, one should not expect a good effect after two or three procedures.
To reduce pain and relieve inflammation, you can use the following tools:
- Application of medical bile .Bile is applied to the affected area( i.e., on the heel), but before this leg it is necessary to steam out , placing it for twenty minutes in a basin of hot water. After steaming, the leg needs to be wiped dry and put on the heel a cotton disc soaked in bile. The compress should be placed strictly on the affected area. The cotton disc can be fixed with a bandage, after which the foot wraps with polyethylene, or a sock is put on. The compress is left overnight. The procedure should be repeated until painful sensations disappear;
- Use of fat( or animal fat) .A small piece of fat is attached to the foot and a warm sock is put on. You can also rub badger fat on the heel skin. You can use goat fat instead;
- Treatment with raw potatoes .The potato is cut and tied to a sick heel. Leave in this condition for the whole night. For the best result, potatoes can be rubbed. The resulting gruel is wrapped in gauze and applied to the affected area;Compresses from black radish .Radish rubbed on a grater or crushed with a blender. Kashitsu put on the heel and left for the whole night. After 4-5 procedures, pains tend to recede;
- Use of pharmaceutical turpentine .The skin of the heel should be rubbed with turpentine. After this, wear a thin sock, and on top - woolen. The procedure should be done every evening for two weeks;
- Iodine against calcaneal spur .It is necessary to take a small container, pour a concentrated solution of iodine there and place the foot. Iodine should be properly absorbed, so it takes a few minutes to stand. Next on the heel is superimposed gauze, and put on the sock. It is recommended to conduct the procedure for at least eight to ten days. In order not to burn and peel skin, after the course you need to take a break.
Recipes based on vinegar and eggs
Treating heel spurs with vinegar and egg - is one of the most effective and affordable ways of treating bone growth.
To prepare the preparation, you need to prepare a small jar with a lid that does not exceed the size of the glass.
If there is not such a jar, you can take an ordinary glass.
Recipe with
oil Ingredients:
- chicken egg;
- table vinegar( use as much as necessary to fill the egg), it is impossible to take the vinegar essence, as it will burn the skin;
- a pack of butter.
Egg should be broken into a glass or a small jar( together with a shell).Then the egg is poured with vinegar. The oil is melted in a water bath( it is not necessary to boil it).
Ghee should be poured into a glass. Nothing to disturb is not necessary. Just close the jar with a lid, wrap it with a towel and send it to a dark place for three days. At the end of this time, the container can be removed and the mass mixed. The egg film can be removed.
How to use:
- The resulting ointment is applied to several layers of gauze and tied to the affected area. To fix the compress, you can use a bandage or simply put on a warm sock.
- In order not to spoil a bed, you can wrap a leg in front of you with polyethylene.
- You need to use the whole cooked mass. But usually the pain passes before the entire remedy ends. A pleasant addition to the treatment is the renewed, soft skin.
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Recipe based on fat
Another recipe from the heel spur with vinegar.
Ingredients:
- 100 g of animal fat;
- chicken egg;
- half a glass of acetic essence.
First you need to melt the fat.
Then fat and egg need to be poured with acetic essence.
The container is tightly closed and sent to the refrigerator for ten days. Vinegar completely dissolves the eggshell. After ten days, the container must be reached and blended with a blender.
How to use:
- The heel should be steamed and wiped dry.
- Ointment is applied to the affected area. The leg should be wrapped with gauze, then you can wear a warm sock.
- The compress is kept up all night. If the skin is too sensitive, and if skin is damaged, it can not be used.
- But if you apply the ointment three to four weeks, you can forget about painful sensations.
There is a mass of folk recipes for the treatment of the heel spur, but one of the most effective is based on the use of vinegar and chicken eggs. Cooking is very easy, but you will have to wait a few days for the mixture to stand.
Procedure should be discontinued if the skin on the leg begins to separate. If there are already injuries in the heel area, another method should be chosen.