How to get rid of pain in the heels?
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I am experiencing heel pain suddenly. Initially, I had continuous pain while walking. It is slightly more when I take the first few steps after rest or sleep. The doctor said that it could be because of bad shoes and suggested taking the tablet Zerodol SP for five days (once a day after dinner). I changed my shoes, and I am doing stretching exercises and using ice packs at home. Keeping hot water on the foot did not help much. The pain is continuing for 15 days and does not seem to improve. Since I traveled to a western country, I could not continue my treatment. Kindly help.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I completely understand your concern. Let us discuss how to solve it.
This is a condition in which the fascia or the tissue in the heel is inflamed. Since you are experiencing pain, especially in the morning after getting up from sleep, I suggest you take the following medications:
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One tablet of Piroxicam 20 mg at night for 10 days after food.
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One tablet of Rabeprazole 20 mg at night for 10 days before food.
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One tablet of calcium and vitamin D3 (Shelcal CT) in the morning for 30 days before food.
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One tablet of vitamin D3 (D-Shine 60K) once daily for 10 days, and then once a month for 11 months.
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Apply Piroxicam (Dolonex) ointment after getting up in the morning.
Take the above tablets only if you are not allergic to them. Also, do not take these tablets if you are a known case of bronchial asthma. Also, I suggest you do the following:
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Do calf strengthening exercises twice daily for 15 minutes.
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Wear shoes that have soft soles.
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Apply ice packs twice daily.
Doing all these things will help reduce your pain.,
This professional advice provided by me stands subject to the actual examination of the report or image and is based entirely on inputs provided to me. It should be correlated with clinical findings.
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