External application of Chuanxiong for heel pain

Heel pain now mostly occurs in the elderly. Because their physical functions decline, the heels are under pressure for too long, which causes pain. Heel pain not only occurs in the elderly, but occasionally in adults as well. In addition to going to the hospital to receive medical treatment, heel pain can also be treated with folk remedies. Applying Chuanxiong to the heel has a good therapeutic effect on heel pain. Let’s take a look.

1. Diagnosis

Symptoms include heel pain when walking, especially when just starting out. Severe cases may cause lameness. Most cases experience aggravated pain after exposure to cold wind. The diagnosis may be Achilles tendon fat pad inflammation, calcaneal bone hyperplasia, or no other obvious abnormal lesions. No other abnormalities were found.

2. Treatment methods

1: Drug composition: vinegar, Chuanxiong powder. Grind the Rhizoma Chuanxiong into powder, sieve it, mix it with vinegar into a thick paste, and store it in a sealed container for later use.

2: Treatment method: sew a small cloth bag according to the size of the heel, put in an appropriate amount of vinegar mixed with a thick paste of Chuanxiong, place it on the heel, fill a hot water bag with hot water, and step on the affected heel on it. Treat for 20 to 40 minutes every night. One course of treatment is 10 days every day, and 3 courses can be used in succession. During the treatment, you can soak your feet in hot water.

Three: Discussion

Heel pain is more common in middle-aged and elderly people. The common causes are bone hyperplasia, trauma, rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis. The main cause in middle-aged and elderly patients is bone hyperplasia, while in young and middle-aged patients, rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis and trauma are mostly caused by postpartum wind. Chuanxiong is a blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drug, which has the effects of activating blood circulation, promoting qi, dispelling wind and relieving pain. Most clinical heel pain patients have the characteristic of aggravated pain when encountering wind and cold. Therefore, the use of Chuanxiong conforms to the principle of "treating wind by first treating blood, and wind will disappear when blood circulates". Moreover, heel pain patients often have a long-term illness, and long-term illness enters the meridians. Chuanxiong is used to activate blood circulation, remove blood stasis and dredge the meridians, which will naturally achieve the effect of "no pain if the meridians are unblocked". Vinegar, which tastes sour, has the effects of detoxification, softening and dispersing nodules. It is effective for heel pain caused by bone hyperplasia. In addition, after hot compress, the effective ingredients are more likely to penetrate into the subcutaneous tissue, dilate blood vessels, improve local circulation and nutrient metabolism, clear tissue edema, and reduce the stimulation of nerve endings, thereby achieving the effect of relieving pain. According to the mechanism of action of this drug, it has been tried for bone hyperplasia and contusion, fracture, and joint pain in other parts, and it also has obvious therapeutic effects.