What causes pain on the outside of the left foot?

Pain on the outside of the foot refers to extreme pain when walking or when the foot is turned in other ways, or pain when the outside of the foot is pressed, but there is no pain when pressing other parts of the foot. When this phenomenon occurs, it is likely caused by Achilles tendinitis. There are two causes of Achilles tendinitis in life. One is a sudden sprain, and the other is caused by long-term chronic injury accumulation.

What causes pain on the outside of the left foot?

First, acute injury

When the calf contracts violently or is kicked, in addition to causing damage to the triceps surae, it can also cause damage to the tissues around the Achilles tendon. Some patients have a history of acute calf injury.

Second, chronic strain

When running, jumping, and landing from a height during exercise, the body needs to maintain balance, which will repeatedly over-stretch the Achilles tendon. The tissues around the Achilles tendon are also stretched and rub against the Achilles tendon, causing damage to the small blood vessels in the loose tissue, resulting in tissue congestion, edema, exudation and degeneration, and then tissue thickening or adhesion. Degeneration of the paratendinous tissue can also affect the blood supply to the Achilles tendon, causing the tendon to degenerate and its elasticity to decrease. Strong pulling of the Achilles tendon may lead to Achilles tendon rupture. Based on this mechanism, it can be said that Achilles tendinitis is a precursor to Achilles tendon rupture, and the significance of preventing and treating Achilles tendinitis is obvious.

Treatment

Method 1: Pay attention to rest and reduce the amount of exercise

Get more rest, soak your feet in hot water at night, raise your lower limbs when sleeping, and if you must move, wear loose shoes, try to use casual shoes, and use softer insoles.

Method 2: External use of Chinese medicine

The principle of treatment is to relax muscles and tendons, promote blood circulation, disperse nodules and relieve pain. The bone hyperplasia Shuning patch can be applied externally to achieve many effects such as promoting blood circulation, regulating qi, removing blood stasis, relieving pain, expelling evil spirits, and strengthening the body. It can effectively relieve pain, promote blood circulation, and accelerate tissue repair. Or using Chinese herbal medicine for fumigation and washing can be very helpful in restoring limb function.

Method 3: Physical therapy

(1) Manual therapy

Ask the patient to lie on his back, roll up the affected trouser leg above the knee joint, take off the socks, and place a small pillow under the calf. First, treat the calf and Achilles tendon with light massage, kneading, and palm kneading, and repeat about 20 times. At this time, the patient feels warm skin and relaxation of superficial muscles. Then use heavier techniques to push, palm press and fist press the calf muscles, with a little more force, from shallow to deep, to fully relax the deep calf muscles, so as to relieve spasms, relax muscles and promote blood circulation.

For deep muscle lumps that have become stiff and cord-like, you can use the tendon separation technique, that is, put the thumbs of both hands together, and push the cord-like lumps to the left and right. The technique should be heavy, 3-5 times, and then straighten the deep muscles along the direction of the muscle fibers.

(2) Acupressure

Pressing acupoints to treat Achilles tendon tendinitis can achieve very good results. The preferred acupoints are Chengshan, Kunlun, Pushen, Shenmai and Taixi.

First, press Chengshan with the tip of your thumb, starting from small to large, from shallow to deep, vertically. Continue for about 10 seconds, then gradually relax. Repeat 3-5 times. Then perform acupressure treatment on the remaining acupoints in turn to achieve the purpose of relaxing muscles and tendons, invigorating qi and blood, and relieving pain.