Treatment of heel spur in the sanatorium Staraya Russa

For treatment in the sanatorium, drug treatment with anti-inflammatory, hormonal drugs is used. Physiotherapy also has a great effect. It is recommended to resort to this method in sanatorium-resort conditions in order to receive a comprehensive course of treatment.

In sanatorium-resort conditions, patients with heel spur are offered not only constant observation by doctors, but also a balanced diet, staying in the fresh air, which has a beneficial effect on the overall strengthening of the body and faster recovery. Among the physiotherapeutic procedures for the treatment of heel spurs, sanatoriums usually offer such as magnetic resonance therapy, laser, shock wave and X-ray therapy, phonophoresis. It is also recommended to attend massages and therapeutic gymnastics.

Contraindications:

Severe forms of bone and joint damage with abundant discharge, severe general phenomena (hectic temperature, severe exhaustion) or amyloidosis of internal organs.
Polyarthritis with a progressive process in the joints, with ankylosis, contractures, etc. with irreversible changes in the joints and loss of the ability to self-care. Severe deformities of the joints with secondary sinuses due to the loss of the ability to move independently.
Chronic osteomyelitis in the presence of large sequesters or a large foreign metal body in the osteomyelitic focus (the presence of small metal fragments in the surrounding soft tissues is not a contraindication for spa treatment). Septic forms of rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis with systemic lesions (visceritis).
General contraindications that exclude the referral of patients to resorts and local sanatoriums.

Treatment results

The main goal of heel spur treatment is the elimination of inflammatory processes in the bone growth area and, as a result, getting rid of pain. With full implementation of the recommendations, this can be achieved.

Consequences of lack of treatment

If the spur is not treated, it will cause constant pain to its owner, up to the loss of mobility. Spurs in the advanced stage undergo surgical removal, after which complications are also possible:

The resumption of pain
Neuroma
Infectious damage to wounds
Nerve damage
Worsening of symptoms.

Пяточная шпора - разрастание костной ткани на поверхности пяточной кости. Такой костный нарост имеет форму шипа или шпоры и вызывает сильные боли из-за протекающего воспалительного процесса. К причинам пяточной шпоры относятся хроническая травматизация (обычно наблюдается у танцоров и спортсменов), чрезмерная нагрузка на ноги, плоскостопие, резкое увеличение массы тела, травма пяточной кости, неудобная обувь.