Foot Treatment

Who Can Help?

90% of people will have foot pain at some point in their lives. This tells us that foot treatment is a very important field. Podiatrists or chiropodist are the doctors who specialize in this area. You can search for a podiatrist in your area or look for a foot clinic that may be able to help you if you are experiencing foot pain. Foot treatment will vary depending upon what is wrong with your feet.

Common Foot Treatment Solutions

Foot treatment that is common to most problems or injuries includes rest and choice of footwear. The footwear you choose is an extremely important decision for your foot health. Make sure your feet are not squished into an area they don’t fit in! Choose shoes with good support and choose the correct type of shoe for the task at hand. For example, if you are planning on jogging, choose a running shoe; if you are playing an indoor sport such as volleyball or badminton, choose a court shoe…if you don't use appropriate shoes, you are not treating your feet appropriately. Temporary relief from foot problems that involve inflammation may include applying ice to the affected area and anti-inflammatory drugs.

What Foot Treatment Do I Need For My Specific Problem?

Foot treatment will be different for each specific problem. Following are some examples for specific conditions:

Arch Supports or Foot Orthotics are often the answer for individuals with flat feet, high arches, Morton’s Neuroma, metatarsalgia, and many other conditions. Foot orthotics help distribute your weight more evenly and improve biomechanical deficiencies in your gait.

Gel metatarsal cushions or pads may be a foot treatment for some ball of foot issues as they can provide some extra comfort. They can be built into foot orthotics.

Heel cups or heel cradles are often suggested as a foot treatment for heel spurs or plantar fasciitis and also can be built into foot orthotics.

Night splints have proven to be an effective foot treatment for plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis or heel pain.

Shoe lifts are sometimes prescribed to adjust leg length discrepancies that can be a cause of foot pain.

Your doctor may give you a routine of stretching exercises as a foot treatment. These may improve strength and mobility therefore decreasing your pain or your chances of further injury.

Foot treatment that is used for Athlete’s foot or other funguses may include antifungal medications.

Foot treatment for foot ulcers may include your doctor trimming the diseased tissue around your ulcer and applying a dressing on a regular basis. Antibiotics may be given to treat infected feet as well.

A corticosteroid injection is a possible foot treatment for ball of foot or metatarsal pain.

An application of intense cold, known as cryotherapy, is a foot treatment offered for some neuromas.

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is a foot treatment used to help the body’s tissue repair process for heel spurs.

As a last resort, surgery may be a foot treatment if no conservative methods have worked. Some surgeries performed include bunionectomies, tendon transfers, arthoplasty or arthrodesis.

These are just a few examples of the many foot treatment available for a variety of foot problems. May your feet stay healthy enough that you never need any of them!

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