Foot & Toe
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How to prevent foot pain
Asked by M.M. from Detroit
on December 8, 2008
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Has anyone ever had pain at the bottom of your foot? My right foot hurts right by the heel close to the arch of the foot.
It hurts when I walk, as well as when I am ...
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- Hi M., I to suffer from the same type of pain in the bottom of my foot. It dose sound as if you have a spur. They are little pieces of bone that hang down from the ...
- I don't know about foot spurs. But I do know that I had foot pain kind of like you are decribing and I ended up figuring out on my own that they were soar from walkin...
- Hi M., I had what was called "plantar fascitis", meaning inflammation of the tendons in the foot. If you are on your feet a lot or have high arches, like me, you can...
Plantar Warts!
Asked by S.J. from Charlottesville
on August 28, 2008
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I come to you moms since you have helped me in the past. I have been fighting plantar warts for about 7 years now. I am now at the point of frustration since I've tr...
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- S., I haven't had plantar warts but we have had mollescum, which is where you have clusters of warts and are a total pain. We were told to try SilverCure and after 3 ...
- mY DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ON HER HANDS AND i READ ON THE INTERNET THAT APPLE CIDER VINEGAR WILL GET RID OF THEM. SOAK A COTTON BALL IN THE ACV THEN PUT IT ON TH...
- Believe it or not, my daughter (she was 9 at the time) cured her warts with Tagamet (an antacid). The foot and ankle doctor prescribed it. She had about 15 to 20 sma...
Pain in My Foot
Asked by R.D. from Boston
on April 15, 2008
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Hello,
I am at 33 weeks with twins. Lately I have either a sharp, immobilizing pain in my right heel or it is numb. Does anyone have any experience with this?
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- Congratulations on your twins! By the end of my 20+ weeks I was in so much pain everywhere from the weight and pressure of my twins I didn't know what to do or where t...
- Hi R.. I am a PT and a former dancer...and had the same problem. It is likely plantar fasciitis...especially given the laxity of your ligaments in pregnancy and th...
- I had the same problem. Stretch exercises for my calves relieved it. Check "heel pain" on web MD.com for information on it. It is a shortening of the ligament that run...
Pain in Heel of Foot
Asked by A.R. from Miami
on January 27, 2010
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Hi I have had pain in my foot when ever I walk for 5 days. I work all night I am a cashier and all i do is walk at work and i have a 4 year old at home all day so i d...
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- It could be a bone spur, which they would shave off, or a planters wart which they would cut out. Both are caused by pressure to the feet. My husband had a planters wa...
- I have had the same problem for months but have not gone to the doctor yet. It started when I began to exercise. It kills my feet when I take walks. I had some r...
- I had something similar. And I had done nothing noticeable as far as injuring my foot.. no falls, no stepping in holes, no anything that I could recall. The Dr. diag...
Foot Pain
Asked by B.K. from Dallas
on August 27, 2010
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I have been having problems with foot pain over the last couple of months. It started with pain in the mornings. When I get up & start walking, I have a soreness in ...
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- Plantar Fasciitis. It's a pain, but it's easily treated. Anything with good arch support will help. Last time I had it, I wore a pair of Birkenstocks every chance I...
- Yep, sounds like PF! Ive had it for about ten years. It got to the point that I felt like there were permanent blood blisters or bruises on my heels. My insurance c...
- Yes, had/have the same thing. If you have high arches like me, then it is something that was bound to happen eventually. I went to the dr and got fitted for orthotic...
Pain in Foot After Fall
Asked by C.G. from Dallas
on March 5, 2010
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I've had pain on my right foot since I fell on the laundry room floor about 3 months ago, finally I went to have some x-rays done and the results are completely normal...
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- Last year, I thought I had broken or cracked a bone, but I actually had a microscopic tendon tear. My GP referred me to an Orthopedic specialist, and he was able to de...
- I would ask to see an orthopedic specialist. If it's a tear in a tendon or ligament or something similar to that, they won't see it on an X-ray. All they see on those ...
- It could be a lot of things. If you ripped a tendon or ligament or other soft tissue damage, it could take awhile to heal up. Does it hurt worse when you put weight ...
Daughters Foot Pain
Asked by T.B. from Houston
on April 27, 2009
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First, I just want to say--how much I appreciate all the moms that take the time to read the posts and respond to each others cares and concerns. The MOM's on this si...
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- The first thing that came to mind is planters worts. They feel like you have a small piece of glass or splinter in the bottom of your foot. The do look like a wart but...
- A lot of what you explain sounds like it could be a heel spur, which she is really too young to have just yet, but you never know. A heel spur is a calcium build up i...
- Hi T B, I had a similar issue for years. The soles of my feet burned, tingled. No stabbing pain, not isolated to one area but rather the whole sole. I thought it was...
Foot Pain -- Anyone Else?
Asked by D.P. from Pittsburgh
on August 27, 2008
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I'm 44 years old and for about 2 years I have been having a lot of discomfort in my feet. When I get up in the morning it hurts to even walk across the floor. Then it...
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- Here are some things that helped me: Stretching on the stairstep, using the elliptical, good sturdy shoes, and HTP heel seats. http://www.heel-that-pain.com/heel_seat...
- Hi D., You can also go to your Orthopedic dept at your local hospital and buy orthodics which you can put in your sneakers and shoes. This will help stretch the te...
- Hi D., I know this is kind of late. But I've read all of the responses to your problem. Most of it is good advice. Except, do not go to the Good Feet Store. T...
Plantar's Warts
Asked by D.B. from St. Louis
on June 4, 2009
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Hi everyone. I know I have seen info about this but I don't know what to do since I think I have used all the remedies listed before. Our eight year old son is growi...
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- I would definately see a dermatologist, they will keep spreading and you don't want it to get any worse, maybe since there are so many they would numb it or do it as a...
- Hi, D., warts are caused by a viral infection in the body and will have to run it's course. I had one on my middle finger for almost 15 years and did all the "rememdi...
- Plantar warts are such a mess! I had one on the ball of my foot for 10+ years before I found a dr that was able to remove it. I had tried the over the counter stuff & ...
Foot Pain???
Asked by R.C. from Peoria
on September 3, 2009
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The last few days my daughter has been crying uncontrollably for about 7-10 minutes and telling me that her foot has a boo boo. I have not noticed her hit her foot or ...
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- I know it's been a while since you posted this, but for some reason, just came across this! Anyway, I used to get foot cramps whenever I would grow. My toes would sque...
- Hi, the same exact thing happened to my son (2-1/2) 2 weeks ago!. For about a week (probably 4 times), he would wake up in the middle of the night and scream and tell...
- It kind of depends when this is happening. If it's in the middle of the night, it's probably foot cramps/charlie horses. It could also be growing pains. My daughter...
