Heel spur: These five home remedies quickly relieve the stabbing pain
Created: 07/25/2022, 16:01
By: Juliane Gutmann, Jasmine Farah
What helps against heel spurs?
An overview of treatment options that alleviate the stabbing pain of patients can be found here.
Every step hurts - especially when stepping on it.
But often those affected also feel pain when they want to get up after a night's rest.
Stinging, like a nail you step on - that's how they describe the symptoms that torment them.
Heel spur: Bony outgrowth on the heel bone causes pain when standing up and stepping on it
This can be caused by a heel spur, which causes the unpleasant symptoms, especially with one-sided strain or misalignment of the feet, but also with overweight.
According to doctors, this is a bony outgrowth on the heel bone or heel bone that forms due to overloading.
It is divided into:
lower heel spur
(plantar heel spur): a spine-shaped extension on the sole of the foot
upper heel spur
(cranial heel spur): thorn-shaped process on the back of the heel
Both of these can subsequently lead to micro-injuries at the tendon attachment, which promotes an inflammatory reaction.
In the case of the lower heel spur, a bundle of tendons is affected that pulls from the heel to the toes.
In the case of the upper, on the other hand, the Achilles tendon attachment is overstimulated.
Anyone who suffers from heel spurs can often hardly stand up because of the pain.
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What helps against heel spurs?
Only take ibuprofen in emergencies
These irritations are said to be responsible for the painful symptoms reported by those affected.
The perfidious thing about it: The pain often occurs very suddenly and can sometimes last for months.
However, patients say they should disappear just as quickly as they came.
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Therefore, sufferers should also focus on pain relief.
That means reducing the load on your feet as much as possible with the help of shoe inserts and treating massive complaints with anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen.
Stretching or stabilization exercises, on the other hand, can reduce incorrect or excessive strain.
Shock wave therapy is also said to have achieved good results in the past.
Surgery, on the other hand, is usually not necessary.
Apple cider vinegar, marmot fat & co. against heel spurs: with home remedies against the pain
On the other hand, if you want to relieve the symptoms naturally, you can also use home remedies.
Here we offer:
Foot bath with apple cider vinegar
: It is considered anti-inflammatory and antibacterial.
Therefore, it helps reduce the inflammatory response as well as pain.
Simply add 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar to a small tub of warm water and soak your feet in it for 5-10 minutes.
Alternatively, soak a cloth in the vinegar and water mixture and wrap it around the affected foot.
Baking soda
: The bony appendage forms because too much calcium accumulates there.
The crystals in the white powder are known to dissolve calcium deposits.
In addition, it inhibits inflammation.
To do this, mix half a teaspoon of baking soda with a little water to form a paste.
They then put this on the heel spur and put a wrap over it.
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Ointment with marmot fat
: At first glance, this tip sounds unappetizing to laypeople, but it is supposed to be a natural alternative to cortisone.
Rodent fat is said to help with joint and muscle problems.
You can find marmot ointment in the pharmacy.
Ice packs
: Chill, chill, and chill again, doctors advise for heel spurs.
Since the inflammation causes swelling of the foot, cold compresses come in handy here.
You can use these again and again as needed.
Foot massage
: Even if it sounds painful at first - a gentle massage stimulates the blood circulation and thus helps to relieve the pain.
In addition to anti-inflammatory drugs, you can also buy ointments in the pharmacy against annoying heel spurs.
But be careful: You should not take painkillers permanently, but only when the symptoms are acute.
On the other hand, you can use the home remedies mentioned above on a daily basis.
Does magnesium help with heel spurs?
The common assumption: the cause behind the heel spur pain is the thorn-shaped bony process itself. But the inflammation in the foot caused by the heel spur is said to be behind the symptoms, according to a report on the program “Die Nahrungsmittel-Docs”, a format of the
North German Broadcasting (NDR)
.
Unlike inflammation caused by viruses or bacteria, the nervous system would maintain the inflammation in heel spurs, it is said.
Accordingly, anti-inflammatory measures are considered suitable heel spur therapies.
An anti-inflammatory diet should also have a positive effect.
The mineral magnesium, for example, has an anti-inflammatory effect.
According to a statement from Leibniz Universität Hannover, an evaluation of several studies shows “that insufficient dietary magnesium intake is often associated with low-grade inflammation.
(...) A sufficient intake of magnesium, which can also be covered by magnesium-rich mineral water, is therefore one of several prerequisites for reducing the risk of inflammatory processes and associated diseases".
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are mentioned in this context.
