Sophie LoyauHaglund’s deformity is an bigger part of bone in the back of the heel bone is a annoying issue in athletes and it is frequently difficult to take care of. The enlarged portion of the heel bone rubs on the footwear producing a bursitis along with blisters. The bursitis could become very swollen and painful. The inflamed bursa is named retrocalcaneal bursitis.
The only way to make the enlarged heel bone disappear completely is with surgical procedures and that surgery can include detaching the Achilles tendon at the attachment to access the calcaneus to take out the enlarged bone and then reattaching the Achilles tendon to the heel bone. This is a big problem and will involve lots of rehabilitation, so we would like to avoid that if feasible. Having said that, this is a fairly wise course of action in the long run if it is an ongoing difficulty and the measures used to help it are not working.
The obvious way to deal with a Haglund’s problem of the heel bone is to remove pressure off the painful area so the bursitis inflammation can go down. In some cases, a simple heel lift might be all that is required occasionally since this could move the painful area on the heel bone out from the irritating part of the heel counter in the running footwear. Podiatry self-adhesive felt could also regularly be used to create a doughnut shaped felt pad which goes around the painful swelling. This could be adhered in the running shoe or on the foot. Other types of padding may be able to be adhered on the inside of the heel counter of the running shoe to keep the pressure off the swelling allowing it to recover. When the pressure from the shoe is relieved for long enough, the swelling from the inflamed bursa can go down.
In terms of just what is the best running shoe for a Haglunds problem on the heel bone, right now there almost certainly not one, despite runners frequently asking online to find the best and receiving a good amount of advice for particular running footwear. Almost all running shoes brands work with a different molded last to produce their shoes on, so its a matter of finding a shoe that most closely fits the shape in the rear of one's heel. Each and every runner's shape of their heel bone is different, which means that is a difficult task. A running shoe that has a soft, flexible as well as pliable heel counter are going to be a lot better than a running shoe having a more inflexible heel counter.
A number of runners try out a greater drop and a lower drop running shoe in order to find that one more than another does a much better job at alleviating pressure on the bump. Mainly because each individual Haglunds swelling is different it is not easy to offer particular guidance for an individual about which running shoe definitely will suit them best. Some athletes sometimes resort to cutting a hole in the counter of the running footwear so that there is no pressure on the bump. If you want to try this, it might be good idea to test it initially on an older pair of running shoes in case something might not work out.
