Foot Injury

Foot Injury: Why Does This Happen?

Did you know there are 26 bones, 33 joints and over 100 tendons, muscles and ligaments in one foot? This leaves a lot of room for a foot injury to occur. Since we take anywhere from 5,000-12,000 steps each day, our feet take a lot of impact. We often have daily routines to work on losing weight, caring for our skin and our hair, however, we often neglect caring for our feet!

Foot Injury: What Are Some Types?

There are many different injuries of the foot that often occur such as:

- Stress fractures – caused by longtime repeated stress on the foot

- Broken bones, dislocations, sprains

- Contusions and infections

- Bunions – hard painful bumps that form often on the big toe

- Calluses and Corns

- Blisters

- Plantar fasciitis

- Plantar fascia strain

- Bruised heel – due to hard impact or repetitive pounding

- Metatarsalgia

- Morton’s Neuroma

- Heel Spurs

- Turf Toe – an extreme upward bending of the big toe

- Foot abnormalities such as claw foot or hammertoes

Foot Injury: What Are the Symptoms?

If you have a foot injury you are most likely to experience foot pain, swelling, bruising, a deformity of the foot, decreased mobility or a combination of any of the above. If you have a foot injury, see your doctor and they will be able to advise you on the best course of action.

Foot Injury: Who Will Treat My Foot?

Your family doctor may recommend you see a pedorthist if it's a biomechanical problem that requires foot orthotics or specific footwear. It could also be a podiatrist or a chiropodist. The specialty they work in is called podiatry and deals with the study, diagnosis and treatment of injuries or disorders of the foot, ankle and lower leg.

Foot Injury: Why Did I Get a Foot Injury?

A foot injury in a lot of cases is caused by overuse. In many other cases, a foot injury is a result from an underlying problem such as flat feet or plantar fasciitis. In these cases, overpronation or oversupination often occur, weakening the muscles in your foot and making you prone to injury. It can also be caused by straight trauma.

Foot Injury: What Can I Do To Prevent It?

To prevent a foot injury from returning, your doctor may prescribe foot orthotics to put in your shoes. Orthotics even the weight upon impact throughout your feet and prevent overpronation or oversupination.

Choosing the right footwear is also an important preventative measure. Choose shoes that are right for your foot type and that are not tight anywhere on your foot.

Also warm up before physical activity. This may take away some stiffness in the feet and allowing more flexibility. This can help decrease your chance of sustaining a foot injury. 

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