My heel hurts a lot! Why can it be and how to fix it
Does the sole of your foot hurt when you get up, run or walk? Want to know what you can do to fix your heel pain?
I tell you the 6 most frequent causes that cause this annoyance along with the keys so you know how to identify your case.
And of course, I will indicate the treatments that you can follow to end your problems on your heels.
If your heel hurts a lot (either left, right or both heels) you'll know it's a very annoying feeling that can turn into torture.
It can even be a hindrance to sports or just to walk.
But do not think that feeling discomfort in the sole is a problem that happens little.
Quite the opposite.
To my consultation of traumatology come many people who complain that they hurt in an intense way the sole of the feet and in particular the heels (also called heel).
And it's not just about athletes who feel uncomfortable running.
Many times it happens only with stepping on or supporting the foot.
It is what in medical terms is known as Talalgia.
If you feel identified with what I just told you, keep reading because you have reached the right place.
With this article I want to help you to know: The 6 main causes that can make you bother the heel or foot to walk the reasons that can start to hurt the sole of your foot without having given a blow and its symptoms possible treatments and solutions and what you can do if the proposed treatments haven't given you a good result
The 6 most common causes of severe pain in the left heel, right or both:
Among the reasons and diseases that can cause you to hurt the sole of your foot, the ones here are the most frequent: 1. Heel spur: The heel spur is a disorder you probably know.
It basically consists of a bony overhang that develops over time in the lower part of the heel bone, which is the bone in your bead.
It is common for people of a certain age to appear.
It usually causes severe pain in the central part of the sole, in the heel area, which is where it is growing.
The heel spur does not have to cause pain necessarily, because there are those who have it and does not bother you at all.
2. Plantar Fasciitis: Sometimes, you who have a heel spur can derive in that you also suffer fasciitis in the sole of the foot.
It consists of the inflammation of a membrane (fascia) that runs through the sole of the foot and that suffers in a constant way the support of your weight when you walk or run.
The damage that tends to cause is more located in the inner part of the sole of the foot, in the area of the heel.
It is very typical that your heel hurts more when you get up in the morning when you start walking.
However, throughout the day, the inconvenience in the heel area is usually that they tend to be remitting.
If you want to know more details about this problem, I have written a complete post in which I speak about the symptoms and the most effective treatments step by step of the plantar fasciitis.
3. Achilles Tendonis: A Tendonis is a disorder of the tendons. It involves a chronic inflammation coupled with slight tendon damage.
It usually occurs in tendons that support a lot of effort, and the Achilles tendon (which is the one found in the heel) is among them.
The Achilles tendon suffers especially in the area where it is inserted into the heel bone.
To give you an idea, the area is one centimeter above the edge of the shoe at the height of the heel.
The tendon becomes swollen and the pain gets worse when you run or walk, especially at the beginning.
You can feel some relief if you use a heel spike or a high heel, because this way your tendon will be less tense.
4. Sever's disease: Sever's disease is a disorder that occurs in children.
The heel bone has a cartilaginous area on the side of the bead that is less resistant to impact and effort.
In some children who do a lot of sport or who have a weight above the age, that area may swell and hurt because it is not as resistant as bone tissue.
Sever's disease is usually treated with analgesia and sports rest for several months.
5. compressional NEURALGIA of plantar nerves or the tarsus sinus: Like any part of the human body, the heel has nerves that provide sensitivity to the area.
If these nerves suffer any damage, that can result in chronic pain.
And for what reasons can the nerves of your heel be damaged? If you use too tight a shoe, or if your tread is forced, or if you have an excess of weight, and other causes of compression.
As a result, a continuous brush can be caused by burning, burning or electric shock.
6. Rheumatic or metabolic diseases: pain-causing diseases in joints and tendons also affect the heel area.
Problems like rheumatoid arthritis, arthrosis, or gout can make you hurt that area.
Treatment consists of treating the basic disease.
It is seldom necessary to perform an operation.
What treatment to follow if your heel hurts and you have not been hit or have a previous injury in most cases you can feel pain in the heel or 2 heels without any previous trigger (such as blows , etc).
Many people end up desperate trying dozens of treatments to try to alleviate these discomforts.
Some of these pains, called Talalgias, may appear when your foot is overloaded due to: a shoe change or you have increased weight on many occasions there is no unique and ideal treatment to improve these problems.
But a combination of several of them.
You may even solve your troubles only for a while, until the next episode where the sole of your foot hurts again.
"Usually, to treat heel pain I usually recommend a combination of these 3 treatments: habits, take painkillers and perform rehabilitation" and I'll tell you in detail right now: 1. Healthy habits that help improve a TALALGIA
Usually the initial treatment you should follow in these cases is conservative.
In other words, they are recommendations on footwear, life habits and weight reduction.
These measures will help you improve your heel pain: Use a padded shoe that does not press your foot or have too much heel.
Avoid fine or hard soles (especially in summer when you wear flip flops). To solve this problem here I leave a model that can help you.
Later, when you find yourself better you can start wearing shoes with more heels. But for now, leave them aside.
If you have a few extra pounds, this can overload your feet and be the cause of your pain (as well as being a typical motive for joint injuries such as the ankle or knee).
I recommend that you incorporate a smooth workout as your heel discomfort will allow.
And of course, to follow a healthy and balanced diet always helps in this way.
2. Rehabilitation on the other hand, rehabilitation treatments can also provide relief for some of these problems.
3. Pain-relieving medications on the heels until you begin to notice the benefits and results of the habits that I have recommended that you follow, it is important that you keep your ailment at bay.
Especially if your annoyances limit you in your day to day, because among other things will prevent you from exercising in the event that you need to lose some weight.
If it is your case, the treatment tends to consist of: that you take anti-inflammatory or you put infiltrations of corticoids and local anesthetic if your pain is very located at some point you have already followed the 3 previous treatments and still still with annoyances in the P ie?
In this case you should also use: Silicone heels to dampen your footprint if your pain is more centered in the heel, put on a good heel and tailored to your size.
In particular I recommend you use a silicone heel like this or another a little more complete like this.
What you will get when wearing this heel is to dampen the impact when you support your heel.
Templates to improve the pain of the foot plant or even better if you use templates that have foot bridge reinforcement and heel padding.
Some of this guy will give you a good result.
Ankle brace to unload your ligaments and ankle brace if your discomfort comes from the ankle area.
Taking it for a while will take the ligaments off your ankle, and your pain should improve.
And when do I have to resort to an operation to alleviate my severe heel pain?
As a last resort, telling you there are some surgical procedures.
But most traumatologists are not very supportive of the operation for this type of foot injuries.
Since these procedures generally have very irregular results.
In short...
If you feel a lot of damage to the heel or the 2 heels and you have applied the conservative treatments that I have indicated but your pains persist, it is advisable that you consult with a traumatologist specialist.
If you want me to orient you right now, you have nothing more to write to me from my online medical consultation service.
I will advise you on your problem and help you determine which area is exactly the one you have injured in order to apply the most appropriate treatment for your particular case.
I tell you the 6 most frequent causes that cause this annoyance along with the keys so you know how to identify your case.
And of course, I will indicate the treatments that you can follow to end your problems on your heels.
If your heel hurts a lot (either left, right or both heels) you'll know it's a very annoying feeling that can turn into torture.
It can even be a hindrance to sports or just to walk.
But do not think that feeling discomfort in the sole is a problem that happens little.
Quite the opposite.
To my consultation of traumatology come many people who complain that they hurt in an intense way the sole of the feet and in particular the heels (also called heel).
And it's not just about athletes who feel uncomfortable running.
Many times it happens only with stepping on or supporting the foot.
It is what in medical terms is known as Talalgia.
If you feel identified with what I just told you, keep reading because you have reached the right place.
With this article I want to help you to know: The 6 main causes that can make you bother the heel or foot to walk the reasons that can start to hurt the sole of your foot without having given a blow and its symptoms possible treatments and solutions and what you can do if the proposed treatments haven't given you a good result
The 6 most common causes of severe pain in the left heel, right or both:
Among the reasons and diseases that can cause you to hurt the sole of your foot, the ones here are the most frequent: 1. Heel spur: The heel spur is a disorder you probably know.
It basically consists of a bony overhang that develops over time in the lower part of the heel bone, which is the bone in your bead.
It is common for people of a certain age to appear.
It usually causes severe pain in the central part of the sole, in the heel area, which is where it is growing.
The heel spur does not have to cause pain necessarily, because there are those who have it and does not bother you at all.
2. Plantar Fasciitis: Sometimes, you who have a heel spur can derive in that you also suffer fasciitis in the sole of the foot.
It consists of the inflammation of a membrane (fascia) that runs through the sole of the foot and that suffers in a constant way the support of your weight when you walk or run.
The damage that tends to cause is more located in the inner part of the sole of the foot, in the area of the heel.
It is very typical that your heel hurts more when you get up in the morning when you start walking.
However, throughout the day, the inconvenience in the heel area is usually that they tend to be remitting.
If you want to know more details about this problem, I have written a complete post in which I speak about the symptoms and the most effective treatments step by step of the plantar fasciitis.
3. Achilles Tendonis: A Tendonis is a disorder of the tendons. It involves a chronic inflammation coupled with slight tendon damage.
It usually occurs in tendons that support a lot of effort, and the Achilles tendon (which is the one found in the heel) is among them.
The Achilles tendon suffers especially in the area where it is inserted into the heel bone.
To give you an idea, the area is one centimeter above the edge of the shoe at the height of the heel.
The tendon becomes swollen and the pain gets worse when you run or walk, especially at the beginning.
You can feel some relief if you use a heel spike or a high heel, because this way your tendon will be less tense.
4. Sever's disease: Sever's disease is a disorder that occurs in children.
The heel bone has a cartilaginous area on the side of the bead that is less resistant to impact and effort.
In some children who do a lot of sport or who have a weight above the age, that area may swell and hurt because it is not as resistant as bone tissue.
Sever's disease is usually treated with analgesia and sports rest for several months.
5. compressional NEURALGIA of plantar nerves or the tarsus sinus: Like any part of the human body, the heel has nerves that provide sensitivity to the area.
If these nerves suffer any damage, that can result in chronic pain.
And for what reasons can the nerves of your heel be damaged? If you use too tight a shoe, or if your tread is forced, or if you have an excess of weight, and other causes of compression.
As a result, a continuous brush can be caused by burning, burning or electric shock.
6. Rheumatic or metabolic diseases: pain-causing diseases in joints and tendons also affect the heel area.
Problems like rheumatoid arthritis, arthrosis, or gout can make you hurt that area.
Treatment consists of treating the basic disease.
It is seldom necessary to perform an operation.
What treatment to follow if your heel hurts and you have not been hit or have a previous injury in most cases you can feel pain in the heel or 2 heels without any previous trigger (such as blows , etc).
Many people end up desperate trying dozens of treatments to try to alleviate these discomforts.
Some of these pains, called Talalgias, may appear when your foot is overloaded due to: a shoe change or you have increased weight on many occasions there is no unique and ideal treatment to improve these problems.
But a combination of several of them.
You may even solve your troubles only for a while, until the next episode where the sole of your foot hurts again.
"Usually, to treat heel pain I usually recommend a combination of these 3 treatments: habits, take painkillers and perform rehabilitation" and I'll tell you in detail right now: 1. Healthy habits that help improve a TALALGIA
Usually the initial treatment you should follow in these cases is conservative.
In other words, they are recommendations on footwear, life habits and weight reduction.
These measures will help you improve your heel pain: Use a padded shoe that does not press your foot or have too much heel.
Avoid fine or hard soles (especially in summer when you wear flip flops). To solve this problem here I leave a model that can help you.
Later, when you find yourself better you can start wearing shoes with more heels. But for now, leave them aside.
If you have a few extra pounds, this can overload your feet and be the cause of your pain (as well as being a typical motive for joint injuries such as the ankle or knee).
I recommend that you incorporate a smooth workout as your heel discomfort will allow.
And of course, to follow a healthy and balanced diet always helps in this way.
2. Rehabilitation on the other hand, rehabilitation treatments can also provide relief for some of these problems.
3. Pain-relieving medications on the heels until you begin to notice the benefits and results of the habits that I have recommended that you follow, it is important that you keep your ailment at bay.
Especially if your annoyances limit you in your day to day, because among other things will prevent you from exercising in the event that you need to lose some weight.
If it is your case, the treatment tends to consist of: that you take anti-inflammatory or you put infiltrations of corticoids and local anesthetic if your pain is very located at some point you have already followed the 3 previous treatments and still still with annoyances in the P ie?
In this case you should also use: Silicone heels to dampen your footprint if your pain is more centered in the heel, put on a good heel and tailored to your size.
In particular I recommend you use a silicone heel like this or another a little more complete like this.
What you will get when wearing this heel is to dampen the impact when you support your heel.
Templates to improve the pain of the foot plant or even better if you use templates that have foot bridge reinforcement and heel padding.
Some of this guy will give you a good result.
Ankle brace to unload your ligaments and ankle brace if your discomfort comes from the ankle area.
Taking it for a while will take the ligaments off your ankle, and your pain should improve.
And when do I have to resort to an operation to alleviate my severe heel pain?
As a last resort, telling you there are some surgical procedures.
But most traumatologists are not very supportive of the operation for this type of foot injuries.
Since these procedures generally have very irregular results.
In short...
If you feel a lot of damage to the heel or the 2 heels and you have applied the conservative treatments that I have indicated but your pains persist, it is advisable that you consult with a traumatologist specialist.
If you want me to orient you right now, you have nothing more to write to me from my online medical consultation service.
I will advise you on your problem and help you determine which area is exactly the one you have injured in order to apply the most appropriate treatment for your particular case.
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