Why does the child's heel hurt?

Nowadays, many people feel heel pain for no apparent reason. In fact, a large proportion of people with heel pain suffer from inflammation of the heel ligament. When we walk, a great traction force is generated. A large part of this force is often concentrated in the ligaments and tendons of the heel. If we walk for too long, the stimulation of this force can easily lead to inflammation and pain in the heel ligaments.

In recent years, most houses are paved with concrete, and the ground is hard. Some children may suffer from heel pain due to improper wearing of shoes and frequent stimulation from hard surfaces. This situation deserves the attention of parents. Cloth shoes or thin-soled rubber shoes with flat soles front and back and heels very close to the ground. Because the calcaneal ossification center of children is in a period of rapid development and is very sensitive to external stimuli, primary school students spend a long time running and jumping every day and have to walk a distance to go to school, which stimulates the calcaneal ossification center and causes calcaneal pain.

Heel pain is a common disease. Diseases that cause heel pain include heel lipofibrosis, Achilles tendinitis, heel bursitis, heel spurs, plantar fasciitis, calcaneal disease (osteomyelitis, tumor, osteitis deformans), talocervical arthritis, etc. The most common are the first five diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to check and clarify the cause of the disease, and the main treatment is drug therapy.

Growing pains may be severe, and the most important thing is to rest in time and not over-exercise. Appropriate supplementation of calcium and oral vitamin C. Use a water heater to apply heat at night. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs can be used when necessary. It will not cause any sequelae or affect the normal growth and development of children. But first pay attention to the possibility of rheumatic fever and synovitis.

In addition, it should be noted that inappropriate shoes are one of the important causes of heel pain. This is mainly because the soles of some shoes may be too hard, which results in the pressure on the heel ligament not being buffered, and finally causes heel pain. In addition, some people do not pay attention to the care of their foot skin. They only pay attention to it when their heels are broken and inflamed, causing pain.