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pregnant and the bottom of my foot hurts?

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I'm 25 weeks pregnant and the bottom of my right foot hurts. It's not the heel, its below my toes on my foot. It hurts every time I walk, I figured it would go away while I sleep since I'm not putting pressure on it but that didn't work! Had me crying because of the pain. It's like its badly bruised but nothings there.


Answer
The most common foot problem that pregnant women suffer is over pronation or the flattening of the arch and edema, which leads to pain to the heel, arch or balls of your feet. Another discomfort may also be experiencing leg cramps, lower back pain and varicose veins with the increase of weight. Due to factors such as these it is essential for pregnant women to learn about foot care so their nine months is made as comfortable as possible for them.

Commonly know as flat feet, it is caused when the arch of a persons foot becomes flattened out with bearing of extra weight. Their feet roll inwards whilst walking. This cause severe strain or even inflammation on the plantar fascia, which is the fibrous band of tissue that runs from the heel to the forefoot.
Over pronation or flat feet can make walking a painful experience and increases strain on the feet calves and /or back. Many pregnant women largely suffer from this in the duration of their pregnancy due to the added pressure that their bodies entail with the weight gain.

Untreated flat feet can result to further foot pain such as Metatarsalgia (pain on the ball of your feet) and Plantar Fasciitis (intense heel pain). Both these conditions can be treated however, to avoid such instances, wearing appropriate footwear such as athletic shoes which provides extra arch support to your feet. Alternatively, another recommendation is to use orthotics similar to the Dr. Foot Pro insoles. This supports arches, cushions the heels and balls of your feet surmounting over pronation.

Elevate your feet as often as possible

Wear socks that will not prevent circulation

When driving or on long haul flights, ensure you take regular breaks to stretch your legs to encourage circulation

Exercise-walking regularly is usually recommended but see your GP about an exercise programme

Maintain a well-balanced diet, avoiding foods with increased levels of salt which source fluid retention

Swelling is normally similar in both feet. If swelling is not symmetrical in both feet, this may be a sign of a vascular problem and a doctor should be contacted immediately

If any kind of pain persists, see your doctor.

I hope this helps you. And good luck.

how do you cure heel spurs without surgery?

Q. i dont want to have surgery because of a heel spur. is their any way of cures without surgery


Answer
Plantar fasciitis (heel spurs) is an excruciatingly painful foot condition caused by the inflammation of the plantar fascia, a broad ligament-like structure that runs along the sole (plantar) of the foot between the toes and the heel bone.

Most people who have plantar fasciitis know they have it and know what it is.

Some doctors compare the pain of heel spurs to the feeling of walking with a pebble in your shoe, just beneath the heel. Ha! Those doctors have never had plantar fasciitis. Those who have will tell you that the pain is far, far worse than that innocuous little analogy suggests. It is so bad, in fact, that it drives many people to submit to horrendously painful corticosteroid shots in their heels, in hope of reducing the pain.

I had a cortisone shot in my right heel the second time I had
plantar fasciitis. I am not a screamer, but let me tell you, that shot caused me to let out a shriek of pain that was heard in the parking lot of the podiatrist's office. It was so painful that I was unable to force myself to undergo the shot in my left heel that was scheduled for two weeks later. Furthermore, though many people do get relief from such shots, for me the shot did no good at all.

Another fairly drastic option for treating plantar fasciitis is surgery to loosen the plantar fascia by making a small cut in it. Certainly this treatment is effective for many people, but few would choose either surgery or those devilish cortisone shots if they had other less invasive treatment options.

Well, there are other treatments that should be tried before turning to surgery. The first time I had plantar fasciitis, I gave up my ten-mile-a-day walks, bought a car (which I had never done before), and abandoned stylish shoes (which are a major culprit in women's foot disorders). I also had a pair of custom-fitted insoles made--for $60--which I put into the Reebok walking shoes that I wore all the time until my heel pain subsided, which it did after about two months. I took aspirin every day to reduce inflammation and relieve pain.

You should, of course, check with your doctor before using any over-the-counter NSAIDS (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) like aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or naproxen. But if your doctor approves such medication for you, and if you use it carefully (NSAIDS can be dangerous if improperly used), then such drugs do help to relieve the pain and inflammation of plantar fasciitis.

A few years after my first bout of plantar fasciitis, the condition flared up again, and this time it was even worse than the first time. I had not gone back to wearing high heels, but I had occasionally worn attractive flats that did not provide sufficient support for my unusually high arches--and I had sometimes walked distances in them, since I no longer had a car.

I need more arch support than most, but everyone should make sure that the shoes they wear offer good arch support, because most cases of plantar fasciitis could be prevented if only people would take better care of their arches.

This time the pain was so crippling that I ended up having to use a cane for over a year. (My son complained that I was getting old. I told him to think of it instead as an athletic injury--I walked so much that I damaged my feet.) Because I had to stay off my feet as much as possible, I became virtually housebound, not a situation I relish.

It was the severity of this bout of plantar fasciitis that drove me to subject myself to that dreadful cortisone shot. Because that shot didn't help, the podiatrist was recommending surgery. But I kept putting it off, even as I began to implement a couple of other suggestions she had tossed out.

First, I switched to New Balance walking shoes. For some reason, the New Balance brand provides better arch support for
plantar fasciitis sufferers, and podiatrists routinely recommend that their plantar fasciitis patients wear New Balance. For dressier occasions, I wear "grandma" shoes--fairly wide, well-constructed black or tan shoes with really good arch supports. (The brand I like is S.A.S. )

Admittedly, these shoes aren't pretty. I now wear slacks or calf-length skirts, because my granny shoes don't work well with shorter skirts and dress

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