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Learn Effective Ways to Deal with Nagging Heel Pain

by Isabel Blamey Professional writer
Heel pain is one of the most common yet overlooked conditions. Most people view it as a mild condition having no serious impacts on health. This is not the right approach. This apparently mild-looking problem may increase your risk of developing a wide array of back problems and joint problems. 

Even it can increase the risk of heart conditions.  Having heel pain can be an alarm that something is wrong. We should not forget that heel is the key support area of the entire body. Therefore, any disturbance in this area will have a bad impact on the entire body. 

In most cases, heel pain does not lead to any complex health issue. Still getting your heel checked out by a reliable podiatrist and asking for heel pain treatment are the best ways of having peace of mind. 



What causes heel pain?

The vital reason behind heel pain is plantar fasciitis that takes place on the bottom of the heel.  Achilles tendinitis takes place at the backside of the heel. People having diabetes can also develop heel pain due to the sensitivity of their neurons. Gradually, nerves in the heel get damaged and infected. This is another vital cause of heel pain. 

Listed below are some key heel pain causes that may lead you to consistent heel pain including:

  • Achilles tendon rupture
  • Bone Tumor
  • Haglund’s Deformity
  • Heel Spur
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

If you are associated with a job that needs you to stand on your feet for ling, your chances of developing some kind of heel disorder may increase. 

Symptoms of heel pain

Sometimes heel pain causes a misalignment of the spine and puts immense pressure on your knee joints. It can become apparent if you keep ignoring the pain and let it grow further. You should visit doctors immediately if you face any of the following symptoms:

  • You may experience severe pain and swelling near your heel
  • Inability in bending your foot downward, raising your toes, and walk normally without creating pain
  • Heel pain with the warmth to the touch, numbness, or tingling
  • Severe heel pain may take place when an injury takes place to subside with home treatment

Ways to Deal with Heel Pain

Medical science has progressed a lot. Advanced podiatric clinics have introduced heel pain treatment that is able to address the root cause of your heel pain disorders, nerve, and tissue damage. 

This progressed treatment is called Radiofrequency therapy. This is also used to treat foot pain disorder. How this process goes on? A small needle is required with which podiatrists disrupt the nerves which are sending pain signals to the affected area using radio waves. This needle is inserted to the targeted nerves and physicians employ the radio waves to warm the nerve. They effectively reboot it and facilitate its normal functions and healing. 

Bottom Line

Radiofrequency therapy is a proven treatment that backs the physicians across the globe. Over 70% of those people who undergo this revolutionary therapy face long-lasting pain relief as well as improvement sensations in the affected area. This pain relief from RF usually lasts anywhere from 7 to 12 months. However, some patients have reported that the pain relief has never subsided. 

Author Bio

The author is a renowned podiatrist. He has expertise in providing heel pain treatment. Also, he has written a pile of blogs on heel pain causes, symptoms, home remedies, and ways to avoid this problem.

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About Isabel Blamey Senior   Professional writer

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Created on Feb 24th 2020 06:06. Viewed 270 times.

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