Often someone asks "my heel has a little ache, is kidney deficient"? Heel pain, also known as heel pain, is rare in the elderly. But what's the relationship between heel and kidney? Today, we invite experts from Beijing Hospital of Western medicine to talk about heel pain and kidney.
The circulation of kidney meridian passes through the heel. "The pulse of kidney foot Shaoyin starts under the little toe... Follow the medial malleolus, don't enter the heel." The circulation of the kidney's meridians passes through the heel. If the meridians are dystrophic or undernourished, the symptoms of heel pain can appear.
Kidney stores essence, essence generates marrow, marrow is empty, bone is strong, kidney controls bone to generate marrow, the profit and loss of kidney essence has a nervous influence on the efficacy of bone and the occurrence of bone marrow. Some people's heel pain has nothing to do with kidney essence deficiency, bone marrow loss and heel bone loss.
Kidney deficiency is easy to lead to deficiency of Qi and blood. It is said in Huangdi Neijing: "under the foot Taiyin, if the blood Qi is abundant, the heel will be firm; if the blood Qi is less, the heel will be thin; if the blood Qi is less, the heel will be painful." This is similar to the concept of contemporary medicine that heel pain has nothing to do with subcutaneous fat reduction and fat fiber pad thinning. Deficiency of kidney essence is more likely to lead to insufficient Qi and blood, which can't lead to heel pain.
Kidney deficiency is easy to be invaded by external pathogens. Patients with kidney deficiency are often weak and vulnerable to wind, cold, dampness and other positive Qi attacks. The accumulation of positive Qi in the sole of the foot can cause the blood flow to be not smooth, "less Heng is painful", and heel pain occurs like this.
How should heel ache do? In addition to traditional Chinese medicine and moxibustion for mild heel pain, it is suggested to change soft flat shoes, soak feet and massage, do more tiptoe, stretch ankle, grab pen or towel with toes, etc. If the pain is intense, it is recommended to go to the hospital to check carefully and follow the doctor's advice for relevant diagnosis and treatment.
