Haglund’s deformity is the presence of a bone tip at the top of the calcaneus that easily leads to inflammation of surrounding tissues between the heel and Achilles tendon.
This bursitis is more common in young women, mainly because of the use of high and tight shoes, although it can also develop in men. The disease progresses and becomes more painful due to the constant use of hard shoes that compress or tighten the connection between the heel and the potato.
- The deformation of a haglund is easily identifiable when a red.
- Swollen.
- Hard and rather painful spot appears on the back of the heel.
Treatment of haglund deformity is based on reducing inflammation like any other bursitis, changing shoes that press the heel or adjusting the position of the foot in the shoe to avoid pressure is the immediate strategy to be adopted.
Clinical treatment involves taking anti-inflammatory and analgesic medications; In some cases, surgery to remove part of the bone from the heel can solve the problem, but in most cases physical therapy is recommended and in a few sessions pain can be resolved.
To make the problem easier to solve, we recommend wearing shoes with wedge heels, neither very low nor very high, being very comfortable. At home, if the patient is in pain, he or she can put an ice pack, or a package. frozen peas, below the affected area and leave it there for 15 minutes, twice a day.
When the inflammation goes away, you should start applying hot water bags in the same area, also twice a day.