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Best 5 Homeopathic Medicines for Heel Pain

Our feet can handle heavy stress but overstressing them can irritate the tissues of the feet that may lead to pain in the heel. Pain may be felt under the heel, behind it, on the inner or the outer side of the heel varying from case to case. The reasons for heel pain are variable. Heel pain can be attended with swelling, stiffness and tenderness of heel, bony growth on heel and discoloration over heel.

Homeopathic medicines are highly effective in treating heel pain. Homeopathic medicines for heel pain are very safe and carry no risk of adverse side-effects. They are helpful in both acute and chronic heel pain. They act on the root of the problem to stop recurrence of the disease process. In mainstream medicine, pain killers are mainly recommended for heel pain. But these offer short term help and lead to side effects with prolonged usage. While homeopathic medicines give long-term relief and cure with well selected medication.

Homeopathic medicines work by treating the root cause behind heel pain. They stimulate the disease fighting mechanism of the body to address the underlying reason. As the root cause is treated, pain gets eradicated completely. Heel pain from inflammation of joints/tendons/fascia, high uric acid, bone spurs are curable with natural homeopathic medicines. It may take varying time period to completely cure pain in the heel from its root depending on the chronicity and intensity of the pain.

Homeopathic remedies for heel pain are prescribed according to the peculiar characteristic symptoms experienced by each patient along with the cause behind it. After medicine selection, the potency and dose are finalised for each case separately. It is advised to take any homeopathic medicine for heel pain after consulting a homeopathic doctor. A proper course of homeopathic treatment results in a complete cure in these cases.

Homeopathic medicines are prepared from naturally occurring substances that do not contain any harmful chemicals in it. Thereby rendering them safe to use with zero side effects. Homeopathic medicines can be used safely by persons of all age groups to treat heel pain.

Top 5 Homeopathic Medicines for Heel Pain

The top recommended Homeopathic medicines for heel pain are Rhus Tox, Aranea Diadema, Ruta, Ledum Pal and Colchicum.

1. Rhus Tox – Top Remedy For Heel Pain

Rhus Tox is a leading homeopathic medicine for heel pain. It is indicated when the pain in the heel gets worse with every step as one starts walking, but gradually decreases as the person continues to walk. It gets worse when the person stands up in the morning, after sleep. A stitching type of pain is most marked in heels. The pain is felt as if one is stepping on pins or iron nails. Rhus Tox works well when the heels are over-stressed and strained leading to heel pain. Over-stretched, over-strained Achilles’ tendon or plantar fascia leading to inflammation and heel pain can also be treated effectively with Rhus Tox. In case of heel pain arising from arthritis (joint inflammation), it is a wonderful remedy.
When to use Rhus Tox?
Rhus Tox is the best choice of medicine to manage heel pain when it gets worse on taking the initial few steps when beginning to walk and gets better by continuous walking. It works magnificently in heel pain cases occurring from over-strained tendons and inflamed joints.
How to use Rhus Tox?
Rhus Tox can be used in both low and high potencies. However, it is suggested to start with low potency like 30C that can be taken two to three times a day.

2. Aranea Diadema – For Heel Pain From Spurs

Aranea Diadema is very effective for heel pain from calcaneal spurs. It is indicated for boring, digging type of pain in the heel from bony outgrowths. Numbness in the heel may be alternated with pain in a few cases.
When to use Aranea Diadema?
It is a useful medicine to deal with cases of heel pain occurring due to calcaneal spurs.
How to use Aranea Diadema?
It is advised to use this medicine one or two times a day in 30C power.

3. Ruta – For Heel Pain From Stress / Strain Over Heel And Tendinitis

Ruta is a wonderful homeopathic medicine for heel pain occurring from stress or strain on the heel or from tendinitis (tendon inflammation). The pain from the heel may extend to toes in cases needing it. Ruta is also indicated for heel pain from joint inflammation. Mostly, Ruta is helpful for relieving shooting pain especially in the left heel.

When to use Ruta?
Ruta is an excellent medicine for heel pain due to stress and overstraining of heel and also results from inflamed tendon.

How to use Ruta?
Among its various potencies, it is best to begin with 30C potency once or twice a day.

4. Ledum Pal – For Heel Pain Worse From Walking

Ledum Pal is a suitable medicine for cases where heel pain worsens from walking. A tensed feeling in the heel also accompanies. In most cases, the pain may also be felt in the soles of feet. This medicine also acts well on Achilles tendon to reduce its inflammation.
When to use Ledum Pal?
This medicine works well in cases of heel pain when it gets worse when walking.
How to use Ledum Pal?
This medicine can be taken in 30C potency once or twice a day.

5. Colchicum – For Heel Pain From Gout

Colchicum is a highly valuable medicine for heel pain from gout (joint inflammation from high uric acid). In cases requiring it, the heel pain gets worse with movement and touch. Tearing type of pain is felt in the heel. Along with pain, swelling is also present. The heel feels contracted besides the above complaints.
When to use Colchicum?
This medicine is recommended to manage heel pain resulting from gout i.e. inflamed joints due to high uric acid.
How to use Colchicum?
Usually, it is utilised in 30C potency two to three times a day.

Causes of Heel pain

Heel pain can arise from various causes as follows:


1. Plantar fasciitis: Plantar fasciitis is the inflammation of plantar fascia that is present at the bottom of the foot. The plantar fascia is a tissue band that connects heel bone to the toes at the bottom of the feet. Repeated stress and strain on this fascia can lead to its inflammation. The pain in heel from plantar fasciitis is most marked when getting out of bed in morning on taking the first few steps.
2. Heel spur: it is an abnormal bony growth at the bottom of the heel from a build-up of calcium deposit. It develops from repeated stress over the heel. Pain from a heel spur gets worse on walking and standing.
3. Achilles tendinitis: Achilles tendinitis is the inflammation of the Achilles’ tendon – a band of tissue that connects the calf muscle in the back of leg to the heel bone.

4. Rheumatoid arthritis: An autoimmune disease affecting the small joints of the body, it leads to inflammation, pain, stiffness and deformity (in very chronic cases) in affected joints.
5. Gout: It is a joint disease arising from high uric acid levels. When uric acid gets deposited in various body joints, it leads to marked pain, tenderness and swelling.
6. Sprains and strains: Thy result from excessive physical activity.
7. Fracture: Break in the bone is referred to as fracture.
8. Heel Bursitis: Bursa is a fluid-filled sac surrounding a joint that functions to reduce friction in the different structures of the joint when it moves. The pain may occur in the back of the heel or deep in the heel.
9. Reactive arthritis: This is a type of arthritis (joint inflammation) that triggers from an infection.
10. Ankylosing spondylitis: An autoimmune joint inflammation disorder majorly affecting sacroiliac joint (joint at the base of spine and pelvis). In some cases, it can affect the back of the heel as well.
11. Tarsal tunnel syndrome: In this syndrome, compression of a nerve in the back of the foot leads to heel pain.

Haglund’s deformity

12. Haglund’s deformity: There is bony enlargement at the back of the heel occurring from rubbing of footwear or pressure on the back of the heel.
13. Osetomyelitis: Bone infection
14. Sever’s disease (Calcaneal Apophysitis): It occurs in children between age of 8 yrs to 14yrs from repeated trauma to growth plate of heel pain.

Risk factors

Though anyone can get heel pain but certain factors increase the risk as follows:

1. Activities that put excessive strain and pressure on feet like excessive running, jumping or excessive standing

2. Being overweight

3. Wearing ill-fitted shoes

4. Having a flat foot

5. Having arthritis of feet

6. Having tight calf muscles

 

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Comments

  1. kishore kumar jha says:

    Dear Sir,

    Heal pain in the morning when wake up. walking some steps then relief in pain. When sitting on chair for some times then stand take some steps then pain in heal.The pain in the heel gets worse with every step as one starts walking, but gradually decreases continues to walk. Kindly give suggestions. I am waiting your reply.

    Regards
    Kishore Jha

    • Heal pain in the morning when wake up. walking some steps then relief in pain. When sitting on chair for some times then stand take some steps then pain in heal.The pain in the heel gets worse with every step as one starts walking, but gradually decreases continues to walk. Kindly give suggestions. I am waiting your reply.

  2. siba Padhy says:

    I am suffering from Heel pain in both the foot. Morning while waking up from bed , its unbearable.
    If sit for a while than stand up , the pain subsequently increases.
    Shown to orthopedic dr but after two months of medication , the pain still persists.
    I have checked the Uric acid & found in higher side. Now using silicon caps on heel with shoes.
    Please suggest a best medicine of Homeopathy.

  3. Genie Monaghan says:

    I have the condition of Achilles Bursitis – where I have a bump on the back of my heel. I have been taking Ruta 30c – two pellets 3x per day. The swelling has gone down and the pain is less but it is still there. Should I switch to Rhus Tox? A stronger strength? How many times per day should I take the remedy? Please let me know what you think.

  4. Roshan Kumar Sinha says:

    I have been suffering from gout in heels and high uric acid from 2 years along with obesity after taking light meal kindly suggest best medicine

  5. APURBA MUKHERJEE says:

    I am 59 yrs, suffering from both leg hill pain since last 3 months. I am taking medicine Telma CT 80 – 625 everyday 1 pc. in the morning for control my pressure. Also note that there is no other disease.

    Please suggest me, name of homoeo medicine for my said hill pain, so that I can relief from said desease.

    Thanks

  6. My 10 year old son has heel pain. He plays laceosse and is very active. He going through a huge growth spurt. What treatment do you recommend?

  7. Maqsood arshad says:

    Respected sir
    I have severe pain in both heel and very severe in the right along with pain in both feet with burning. Worse in standing and walking slightly relief during rest. Desire to put pressure. Now I am unable to walk even to toilet. Please suggest me a remedy.

  8. Asit kanti Deb says:

    I m having bone spur,pain in the heel becomes severe when get up from bed in the morning and after prolonged seat,when pressed with finger in the heel pain becomes toomuch.initially when I complaint to doctor he suggested me to undergo uric acid test ,it was then 5.9 i started to take furic but uric acid rises to 7.14 then stop taking ,last month it reduced to 6.8 ,also from x ray report doctor said bone spur,recently along with heel pain i feel some uneasyness in the calf ie just below the portion of knee.wat should I take to get relieve

  9. Surajit pal says:

    Heel pain. First movement highly pain. Then slitely relief, continue walking it’s increase highly.

  10. RAJIB SIL says:

    Pain in heel. sensetion on heel is low.
    Corn on the heal due to foreign particle enter in the heel,20 years ago
    Please suggest medicine

  11. RAJNI SINGH says:

    Sir I have a problem of Retro calcaneal Bursitis B/L with pain on walking and swelling.

  12. Dear Doctor,

    To sure my symptoms I believe I need Rhis Tox and Pulstilla. Please advise me what dosage should I take to get rid of the paining Helen’s calves in the morning. Thanks

  13. ARUMUGAM GUNDAN says:

    Dr.
    I male, 65 yrs, 62kg, 5’7″ mudium built, having left heel pain for 2 yrs.

  14. ranjit gaikwad says:

    doctor i have Achilles tendinitis,urlier Paine was mild and i had taken rhus tox 200 potency for 2 month but now Paine is started again and it is much higher state in both heels, kindly suggest correct potency of rhus tox and ruta combination and how long i should take it so problem will get solved permanently.

  15. Dr Basanta Kumar Dash says:

    Age of the patient_38 years, weight_68kg, height_5′.5″, medium built, fair complexion.

    Heel pain while walking on hard rock, sharp or pointed edges. Aggravated on morning, after a prolonged sitting while begins to walk. Muscles all over the body painful most of the time

  16. Mayur lakhani says:

    Dear sir,i have heel pain which starts when i stand for long or even sit or drive car for long time and i feel less pain with high heel shoes but with flat shoes it pains badly,do suggest me which medicines should i take.

    • Nayeem Ahmed says:

      Dear sir,
      I have been suffering reumoarthritic from last fourteen years. I am 57 years old. Mentioned here when first digonosist I took allopathy medicine only eight months. After that I didn’t take any medicine 10 years. Now when the joint pain again I feel I have been taking 01 pill per day. Now I don’t feel any joint pain of not shown any swelling in body. But from last year I have been suffering heel pain . It is feel more when I stand up from seat or start walking. But it is graduallly reducing when long time walk. To me it is not the causes of arthritic or related arthritic. Recently fel the pain in cuff and thai area along with heel. One of my friend who is practicing hemeopathy advise me to take Rush tox or pulsatilla. Another doctor advise me to take Ledum pal and Ruta. Can you please advise me which one is better and potency for me.
      Awaiting for your Lind advise.

  17. Nitin shah says:

    Please send me details to buy Homeopaty medicine for heels source
    Send me details on my E mail

  18. dear doctor how to take rhus tox and pulsatilla for heel pain and which potency?

  19. B. K. Shukla says:

    Sir my wife about 55 years old is suffering from heel pain .please suggest her favorite homeopathic medicine.
    B. K. Shukla

  20. Laila devi says:

    I am suffering from heels pain 2 month is very fast pain in Eving and morning but analgesic use to its OK but 8 hours after again pain hardly. My age 50 and I am female . Please help me sir

    • Ranjan kumar says:

      I am suffring from hillpain from 2 months my age is 25 . My uric acid level is 6.5 . Which medicine i can take for it.

      • B.Bhattacharya says:

        Dr,
        My wife is suffering from heel pain from few months . She is 47 yrs old . The pain is acute in the morning and subsequently fades away after she starts walking later on .
        Kindly advice me regarding the medicine and the dosage by return mail.

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