Brief overview Treatment: Shoe insoles, cold therapy, physiotherapy, shock wave therapy, radiation, anti-inflammatory drugs, surgery Symptoms: Sharp pain in the rear arch of the foot when standing and walking. Diagnosis: On the basis of the symptoms, possibly X-ray examination Causes and risk factors: Overuse (for example, through sports), foot deformities, obesity, shortened tendons. Prevention: warm-up … Heel Spur: Treatment, Symptoms
A common disease of the foot is the so-called heel spur (calcaneus spur). It affects 10 percent of adults. The most frequent occurrence (prevalence) of the disease is found in women between 40 and 60 years of age. Men are affected less frequently. Heel spurs are non-physiological bone attachments in the area of the calcaneus. … Exercises for heel spurs
Insole Shoes Special insoles for shoes help with the lower heel spur, as they relieve the affected area. These insoles have a recess (punching insoles) at the position of the heel spur.Viscoelastic insoles (gel insoles) can also be helpful, as they distribute the pressure over the entire foot. In the case of a rear heel … Insole Shoes | Exercises for heel spurs
Physiotherapy/exercises: hollow foot A hollow foot is characterized by muscular dysbalance of the foot and lower leg muscles, which causes the longitudinal arch of the foot to be disrupted (lifted). Exercises against a hollow foot are the following: Stand with your heels on a step so that your toes extend beyond it. Now shift your … Physiotherapy/exercises: hollow foot | Physiotherapy for foot malpositions
Ankle Joint Injury With its many ligaments and tendons, the ankle joint is very prone to injury. Especially athletes often have to deal with ankle joint injuries. These range from ligament stretching and torn ligaments to fractures and combinations of various injuries. For those affected, an ankle joint injury usually means first of all a … Ankle Joint Injury | Physiotherapy for foot malpositions
Heel spur The heel spur is a bone-like change in the heel that can occur either along the length of the soccer or at the back of the Achilles tendon. In Germany almost every 10th person is affected by a heel spur, it is the result of excessive strain or years of incorrect strain. The … Heel spur | Physiotherapy for foot malpositions
Summary In summary, it always depends on the individual symptoms of the patient as well as the underlying disease to which physiotherapeutic measures are applied. However, most foot malpositions can be brought under control and corrected with the appropriate therapy. All articles in this series: Physiotherapy for foot malpositions Physiotherapy/exercises: flat foot Physiotherapy/exercises: hollow foot … Summary | Physiotherapy for foot malpositions
Foot malpositions, no matter in which form or degree, are a serious problem that needs to be treated. Due to the asymmetry of the leg axis caused by the malposition, consequential damage to other joints, such as knee and hip, but also problems with the spine can occur without treatment. Physiotherapy is a suitable therapeutic … Physiotherapy for foot malpositions
Physiotherapy/exercises: flat foot The flat foot is a less pronounced variant of the flat foot in which the longitudinal arch of the foot is pressed through. The cause is often a weak stabilizing musculature. Exercises with a flat foot are the following: Stand on one leg. The leg, which is in the air, now draws … Physiotherapy/exercises: flat foot | Physiotherapy for foot malpositions
Since a heel spur is often caused by permanent incorrect or overloading of the tendon at the calcaneus, in many cases physiotherapeutic treatment can help to get the problems under control. The contents of the physiotherapy are then mainly strengthening and stretching exercises for the affected foot. If the heel spur is caused by shortened … Physiotherapy for heel spurs
Therapy/treatment The therapy of a calcaneal spur, as well as the individual treatment plan and the measures taken always depend on the type and severity of the calcaneal spur, the age of the patient, as well as his or her previous illnesses. In general two possible forms of therapy can be distinguished. Both have as … Therapy/treatment | Physiotherapy for heel spurs
Operation Surgical treatment of the heel spur is only necessary in rare cases. However, if it should occur, the post-treatment phase of the disease is prolonged, since the surgical procedure does not allow the foot to be loaded for several weeks. A post-operative training plan specially tailored to the patient is then drawn up in … Operation | Physiotherapy for heel spurs
