Retrocalcaneal Bursitis – Orthotics And Nutrition Work

See if Cryotherapy is Available in Your Area

As an alternative to ice treatment, you could use cryotherapy like professional athletes do. This is an amazing technological advancement, taking ice treatment to the next level. Scientists in other countries have tested it on their athletes, and its effectiveness is enough for sports teams to invest in. Cryotherapy has only recently made it to the U.S., and is only in California right now.

The treatment involves a handheld device that looks like a vacuum hose but delivers extremely cold air to a joint or body part in only a few minutes. Of course, ice is really more convenient when all you have to do is open your refrigerator, but cryotherapy makes it possible to ice an area that’s not as reachable with a colder medium. The decrease in inflammation from the cryotherapy treatments is one that allows athletes to get back on the playing field quickly.

Individualize Your Exercises

Exercises to stretch out the Achilles tendon are usually recommended, but every case should be seen as different, and every exercise plan needs to be tailored to the individual.

Don’t Forget the Essentials of Proper Nutrition

Nutritional supplements can fill in the gaps of your healing, especially when you are deficient in vitamins and minerals. Deficiencies can predispose your body to breaking down, to developing inflammation in different body parts, and causing body aches and pains you really don’t need. Don’t try to determine what your own body needs; you really need a qualified nutritionist who can test you for vitamins and deficiencies and monitor your progress.

Now make a pact with yourself to try as many of these recommendations as you can for your retrocalcaneal bursitis. And then get ready to rejoice because you triumphed over another health condition that did not take you down for the count.

Resources

Georgian Med News, Oct. 2010; Vol. 187, 35-42.
www.USCryotherapy.com

Author

This article was written for Insights-on-Health.com in Oct 2013 by Dr Donna Schwontkowski. Reversing health disorders is easier when principles of natural healing are used. Dr Donna is a retired chiropractor with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nutrition and a master’s in herbology. She has over 25 years experience working with thousands of patients to reverse their health conditions. Read more about her here.

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