22 Mar FOOT PAIN
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Are you experiencing foot pain? This can provide clues to many related ailments throughout your body so here is a round-up of what your various pain signals may indicate.
What are the main causes of foot and lower limb pain?
There are many causes of this kind of pain, including:
Plantar Fasciitis
Is a common cause of heel pain
Injury
Such as sprains, breaks and fractures
Arthritis
Inflammation of the joints and other tissues
Tendinopathy
Inflammation of the tendon structures that attach to the bones of your feet (e.g. the Achilles which connects your calf muscle to your feet)
Medial tibial stress syndrome
Sometimes called shin splints, refers to pain felt anywhere along the shinbone from the knee to the ankle
Sever’s disease
Is a common cause of heel pain, particularly in young and physically active people
Deep vein thrombosis
A blood clot that forms in the veins of the leg
Sciatica and radiculopathy
Sometimes called pinched nerve results in pain in the buttock and leg caused by pressure on nerves in the lower back
Flat feet, corns, calluses, bunions or a range of other ailments.
What is the best treatment for foot pain?
No single treatment works for everyone, which is why it is so important to see a podiatrist who can tailor a treatment plan to specifically reflect your needs.
Treatment for pain can be varied and may include pain relief medications. Don’t self-diagnose pain treatment, please see your podiatrist.
Where swelling and inflammation is the cause of pain, ice packs, strapping and stretching can also form part of your treatment plan.
For biomechanical issues, such as flat feet or bunions, orthotics may be prescribed as part of a wider treatment plan.
Given the complexity of ailments affecting the feet and lower limbs, your podiatrist can prescribe the treatment most suited to your needs.
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