Bones on legs: methods of physiotherapy

Bones on the legs, or valgus deviation of the big toe, or in other words, bone growths do not necessarily have to be treated surgically. While deformation of bones has not yet acquired a threatening character, it is possible to apply modern non-surgical methods of influencing sick joints. What are they?

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When is the shock wave method used?

• With degeneration of the bones and muscles of the foot
• With plantar fasciitis
• With outgrowths in the bones area
• With calcaneal spurs

What is the effectiveness of the procedure?

1. The growths on the bones disintegrate
2. Fragments of growths, fibroblasts, foci of fibrous tissue
3. In the area of shock waves, small vesicles are sprouting, from this foot tissue they receive excellent nutrition, the pain in the foot becomes quieter
4. The foot becomes more flexible, especially its moving parts
5. Cell membranes become more permeable, this allows faster penetration into them of beneficial substances
6. Nerves that transmit pain impulses to the brain are destroyed

The effect of laser therapy

1. Thanks to it the work of cells is activated, they absorb well fibrin - a protein that is formed from blood plasma
2. Pain after the procedure subsides
3. Reduced inflammation
4. Goes swelling
5. Relaxing muscles
6. Capillaries expand, which improves blood flow, blood is better saturated with oxygen and nutrients
7. Disappearing growths and neoplasm in the joints and bones

Contraindications to shock wave therapy

• If a woman is pregnant
• If in the area affected, there are cancers
• If a person at the time of treatment is infected with an infection - it must first be cured
• If a so-called driver of heart rhythms is inserted in the human heart - this is an instrument that acts as a heart valve
• If a person has bad blood coagulability

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Contraindications to laser therapy

• Tumors, even benign
• Thyrotoxicosis
• Pigmented spots in the laser exposure zone
• Diabetes
• Diseases of the heart and blood vessels
• Lung Insufficiency

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Contraindications to ultrasound therapy

• Disorders of the nervous system in an acute condition
• Thrombophlebitis in chronic stage
• Fuzzy heart rhythm, arrhythmia

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Shock Wave Therapy

This is a method of physiotherapeutic influence on the patient's feet, which is successfully used in countries with a high level of medicine, Switzerland, for example. And in our country as well.

The essence of the method

A person lays down on a couch, his sick legs are affected by a special device in the form of a hair dryer, which is attached to a huge such a box with a display. Through the so-called "hair dryer", a shock wave is applied to a person - wave impulses.

These waves propagate through the muscular tissues, ligaments, tendons, passing through them, but not damaging them and not affecting them in any way. But shock waves perfectly affect the bones, cartilages, outgrowths in the leg and joints - in general, everything from which the waves can be repelled (the method is based on the return acoustic effect).

The effect of this procedure is very high. In the damaged foot, blood flow is restored, metabolism is activated, cells begin to quickly recover and renew.

The processing time for each zone is 15 minutes.

Laser therapy

This is also a method of physiotherapy, which uses laser radiation treatment. Laser enzymes make biochemical processes in the cells of the body more active, they are restored, renewed, a person receives a lot of energy for life.

The essence of the method

In the areas of laser heating, calcium ions are released from the body cells. This helps reduce pain, swelling, inflammation, enriches the blood with useful substances and oxygen.

The procedure lasts 15 minutes, does not involve painful sensations.

Ultrasound therapy

This is a very effective and sparing method of physiotherapy, in which the inflamed and diseased parts of the foot are sonicated. At the same time, muscles and other tissues receive micromassage of very bright impact

The essence of the method

With the help of ultrasound, the patient areas of the foot are warmed by 1-2 degrees Celsius. This allows tissues and joints to regenerate faster, activates the metabolism in the affected areas, removes pain.

The session lasts 15 minutes

Effectiveness of the method

1. Exchange processes in the body are activated
2. Restores blood flow in the damaged foot
3. Microcirculation in capillaries improves
4. Kallogen is actively produced, which helps to strengthen muscle tissues that support joints and bones
5. Damaged tissues are regenerated
6. Reduced inflammation
7. The pain subsides
8. Goes swelling
9. Pass spasms of muscles, vessels

Treatment with mud applications

It is a wonderful method to relieve inflammation, pain, reduce the stone on the leg, if it began to grow.

The essence of the method

Muds are substances where there are a lot of biologically active enzymes. These substances are very good to activate many processes in the tissues: blood flow, lymph flow, metabolism. If the mud is combined with a massage, they will affect the sore foot more actively.

How is the procedure of mud treatment?

The mud in the thermo-package is placed in a water heater. The water temperature will be up to 65 degrees. From this thermal pack, dirt is applied to the affected foot.

On top of the foot cover with a warm sheet or a light veil. For half an hour the temperature of the mud is gradually increased, so for the patient the procedure is comfortable. Sweat, which is released during the procedure, is absorbed into the thermo package.

If particles of dirt remain on the foot, they are removed after the session. The fact that the session was successful is indicated by reddened skin.

Therapeutic effect of mud applications

• They relieve inflammation
• Reduces edema
• Destroy germs and bacteria
• Dilute excess tubercles on tissues, regenerate damaged tissues
• Destroy streptococcal infections, as well as other types of infections
• Helps reduce pain in joints affected by arthritis
• Contribute to the treatment of muscles, bone fusion, reducing inflammation of the tendons
• Eliminate consequences after fractures of bones
• Reduce pain with bursitis and promote resorption of inflamed, swollen tissues

The session lasts 30 minutes

For a good effect of reducing inflammation and resorption of the stone on the leg, you need up to 15 procedures performed every other day.

Orthopedic insoles (additional method of influence)  

This is an excellent method of preventing ossicles on the legs and reducing the load on the foot, as well as part of the complex treatment in the case when the bones have already grown. Time to apply orthopedic insoles, if:

• Your legs carry an increased load
• Legs get tired very quickly
• To the pains in the legs are also added pains in the back, especially in the coccyx region
• Joints of a foot or a heel hurt

To insoles were made strictly according to the shape of your foot, you need to contact the orthopedic doctor for this. Insoles in which the arch supports are correctly developed, almost one-third increase the efficiency of the treatment of ossicles on the legs! And, of course, unload the spine, coordinating the center of gravity.

How are orthopedic insoles made?

First - consultation with the attending physician. It should take into account the characteristics of your illnesses, physical activity throughout the day, age, sex, profession. This will help calculate the load on the feet.

After the diagnosis is made, the doctor selects the blanks for the manufacture of orthopedic insoles. What should they be: narrow, wide, combined, how thin or thick should the insoles material be? When gauging the doctor necessarily takes into account the weight, completeness, how deformed the foot or thumb is.

The insole is formed directly on the patient's foot. This will ensure the accuracy of its manufacture.

Then the patient waits for 20 minutes - and gets orthopedic insoles, made only for him. They will serve an excellent service, especially at high loads or during rehabilitation after surgery.

Physiotherapy is good because it affects the patient's body as sparing as possible, but its goal is to achieve maximum effect. Thus, the bones on the legs can be cured and significantly reduced, even eliminated with the help of mechanical methods of influence.