Patient's question:
I have been a mother for two months now. After weaning, I found that my heels hurt especially when I felt cold or walked or stood too much. The pain eases up after resting. Is there any good way to treat this?Doctor's answer:
After giving birth, mothers often experience excessive bleeding and physical exhaustion, leading to insufficient internal qi and unregulated yuanqi. Their immune system weakens, making them vulnerable to wind-cold attacks or conditions like wearing slippers or going barefoot with sandals, neglecting to avoid cold and drafts, which can cause heel pain.Recommendations:
1. Pay attention to keeping your feet warm. Wear socks and shoes that protect your toes and heels.
2. Avoid wearing high heels or hard-soled shoes within the first three months postpartum. When wearing sandals or slippers, it’s best to put on thick cotton socks. Pay special attention to keeping your heels warm, as they are farthest from the heart, making it difficult for blood to circulate there. Cold exposure can easily cause pain.
3. Focus on keeping warm and drink fresh milk and yogurt to replenish calcium.
4. Apply traditional Chinese medicine ointments externally to the heels. External ointment application can relax tendons, promote blood circulation, reduce swelling and pain, disperse blood stasis, expel wind and cold, eliminate swelling and pain, and improve blood flow and functional recovery.
5. Soak your feet in warm water every night before bed and massage your heels to help relieve pain.