What is the reason for heel pain?

Sometimes the heel hurts inexplicably, which is a warning to everyone that the foot is sick. Heel disease must be treated, but before treatment, we must first know what causes the disease, so as to prescribe the right medicine and choose the appropriate treatment. Let's take a look at what causes heel pain!

Reason one: shoes.

In order to reduce the cost, some manufacturers cut corners on the internal structure of shoes, resulting in the internal structure of shoes unable to effectively support the arch, and the force concentrated on a certain part of the sole of the foot, which will increase the pressure on the ligament, make the ligament more prone to inflammation and cause heel pain.

Reason 2: Take a long walk.

Walking often for a long time, plus the shoes on your feet don't fit; Or the heel of the shoe is damaged, it is easy to wear out the heel and cause heel pain. In this case, soak your feet in hot water and massage your feet.

Reason three: rheumatism.

People with rheumatism are likely to have heel pain. It is due to the aggravation of rheumatism in the body, or it may be affected by weather changes, especially when the weather is cold, the pain in the heel will be more obvious.

Reason 4: Fungal infection

When fungi mainly act on the heel, it will lead to the proliferation and ulceration of the skin at the heel. At this time, under the action of external force, it is easy to cause chapped epidermis and bleeding on the surface, which leads to heel pain.

Reason 5: Heel spur

If calcaneal pain is found, it may also be caused by calcaneal spur, which causes heel wear and inflammation when walking.

Reason 6: Achilles tendinitis.

Achilles tendinitis, as a common orthopedic disease, is characterized by unbearable heel pain, accompanied by pain and stiffness of heel and calf, which is mainly caused by excessive exercise, trauma or other reasons in our daily life.

Everyone should pay attention to choose shoes with a slightly looser fit, and don't choose shoes with too thin soles. And if the situation is too serious, you must go to the hospital in time and don't delay your illness.