Question
I usually enjoy running, but yesterday while running, I suddenly felt a severe pain in my lower calf, the kind that made it impossible to stand. The doctor said it was osteomylitis. How should it be treated?
Answer
The clinical manifestations of osteomylitis include no obvious history of trauma, gradual onset, and early symptoms being not very apparent. It is characterized by pain in the lower part of the calf after activity, which gradually intensifies after strenuous training or exercise. In everyday life, it is important to rest adequately, avoid severe physical activities, take proper cold protection measures, increase cold and coolness, and adjust your diet structure. Avoid spicy and extremely cold and cool foods. The affected area of the periosteum may have blood clots and swelling, meridians may be blocked, and Qi and blood may be stagnant. Internal Chinese medicine ointments can be used to soothe tendons and activate blood circulation, reduce swelling and pain, promote blood circulation to dissipate stasis, dispel wind and coldness, and transmit through the skin to the meridians and tendons. This can stimulate the body’s regulatory function, quickly and thoroughly eliminate swelling and pain, and promote a complete recovery of function to achieve rapid self-healing.