One of the pathologies that occur on the sole of a person’s feet can be a spur. It is a bone growth. It appears in the calcaneus. As a rule, a spur resembles a sharp spike. When walking, it gives a person severe pain.
It has long been practiced treatment with folk remedies for spurs in the heel. At the same time, alternative medicine recipes are quite effective. However, it should be borne in mind that the treatment of spurs with alternative methods is only possible for the most purposeful and patient. This is due to the need for regular procedures for a long period.
The appearance of heel spurs is possible at any age. At risk are people who exceed the normal weight by fifteen kilograms and patients with a variety of pathologies of the motor apparatus. Moreover, most often this ailment occurs in women or men of middle or old age.
Treatment with folk remedies for spurs in the heel can be undertaken using kerosene. However, it should be borne in mind that this method is somewhat extreme. To get rid of the painful pathology, a special mixture is prepared. To obtain it, mashed unpeeled hot potatoes are kneaded (approximately one kilogram). Kerosene is added to it. The consistency of the mixture should correspond to the density of liquid semolina. The drug is placed in a basin, where sore feet soar. The procedure lasts until the healing mixture cools. After its completion, the feet should be moistened in hot water and wiped with a towel. Then you need to wear woolen socks. They are pre-filled with a pinch of ground red pepper. Socks should not be removed all day. You can even go to sleep in them. Such procedures for getting rid of a painful pathology are designed for ten days.
Treatment with folk remedies for spurs involves the use of honey. With this method, a special mixture is also prepared. To obtain it, honey-oat dough is kneaded. It should make two elastic cakes. Unsugared honey in the volume of one glass and oatmeal are taken as ingredients of the mixture . The procedure for getting rid of heel spurs begins with steaming the feet in a hot soda solution. Then the cakes are bandaged to the heels wiped dry. In order to create a thermal effect, they are wrapped with wax paper or plastic wrap. Legs with a compress, dressed in soft warm socks, are left in this form for the whole night. The course of getting rid of a painful pathology with this method lasts ten days.
Treatment with folk remedies for spurs in the heel can be done with the help of yogurt and rye bread. This recipe is old. To get rid of a painful pathology, rye bread is soaked in yogurt until a thick slurry is obtained. Thick, superimposed in a thick layer on a dense piece of fabric, is applied to the heel. The resulting compress is wrapped with a dry rag and wrapped in polyethylene. Warm thick socks are put on the legs. The procedures are carried out at night for seven days.
Lard also helps to get rid of spurs. Treatment with folk remedies involves bandaging the thin plates of this product to sore heels. Procedures are performed overnight for a month.
It is known that any disease is easier to prevent. This also applies to the heel spur. To prevent the development of pathology, you should control your body weight, wear comfortable shoes, and adhere to the norms of water-salt balance in the body.