Foot pain

"Buy new shoes" sounds like a lame excuse but there is a very reasonable chance that the linings of your current shoes may be worn down (and/or perhaps the shoe/boot is hugging the sides of your feet too tightly, this is something many people typically shrug off since it doesn't cause nearly as much discomfort as lengthwise snugness would.), both of which can actually cause some rather major problems since the feet have a large number of bones and even a slight imbalance in posture over time can cause some pretty bad pains.

It's a shot in the dark but I'd personally guess it is that, or perhaps from standing around so long you might idly lean on the side of your foot from time to time, which can also cause an awkward pressure on some bones and muscles.


Hope this helps.
 
Once at my friends house on a very drunken night I took flight in attempt to flying clothesline a friend down a hill. He moved and I sailed down the hill alone and arose with a blinding pain in my shoulder. Two days later I started the process of getting treated by the wonderful VA medical service by going to the local clinic here in Sacramento where they told me, "Your shoulder is dislocated, head over to Mather to get it fixed." Off I go to Mather AFB where they tell me, "Your collarbone is fractured, you're gonna have to go to the hospital in Reno." 4 hour drive later the doctors at the main VA hospital in Reno tell me, "There's nothing wrong with your shoulder."

That was 4 years ago and it still huts. <3 VA medicine!
 
Mishaela said:
"Buy new shoes" sounds like a lame excuse but there is a very reasonable chance that the linings of your current shoes may be worn down (and/or perhaps the shoe/boot is hugging the sides of your feet too tightly, this is something many people typically shrug off since it doesn't cause nearly as much discomfort as lengthwise snugness would.), both of which can actually cause some rather major problems since the feet have a large number of bones and even a slight imbalance in posture over time can cause some pretty bad pains.

It's a shot in the dark but I'd personally guess it is that, or perhaps from standing around so long you might idly lean on the side of your foot from time to time, which can also cause an awkward pressure on some bones and muscles.


Hope this helps.
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Definitely not the shoes. I have many shoes and all different types and all are definitely big enough for my feet.

Stupid appointment got pushed back until after Christmas because the dude felt like going on his vacation right before Christmas, then his week break for Christmas, so another week of pain and slow walking for me.
 
Well my major pains are as follows:

Left ankle is always swollen. I assume it is from repetitive pivoting to throw right kicks from martial arts. I never remember a moment in which I felt I injured it, I just woke up one morning and couldn't put weight on it. I've had x-rays and MRI and the doctors think there is just something causing irritation in there. They said surgery on that area has about a 50-50 chance of making it worse or making it better so I just live with it. It is a nice balance to maintain. From rehab I discovered the weaker I let the ankle get the less pain I have but conversely the stronger I make the ankle the more it hurts.

Lower back. I was spotting some random no neck steroid guy at the gym while he was doing some nose breakers with ~300 pounds. After he completed his first set instead of letting me take the weight from him he pushed it back at me. In that situation you're going to do one of three things; freeze and get hit by it, move out of the way. or try to catch it. I caught the weight. Needless to say this resulted in a loud popping noise from my back. It took me ~6 months to feel "normal" again and a total of ~9 months before I could do some light activities without it inflaming again. Doctors think I may have a blown disk and some ligament or tendon (can't remember) damage. I may eventually have to have surgery as I get older but for the most part it is tolerable for now (plus I know way too many people that have had back surgery only to come out in more pain that they had when they went in). So for the most part I can do a lot of heavy lifting and never have a problem but I can bend down to pick up a piece of paper and be in pain for a week.
 
Kurgon, sounds to me like your ankle has tendon/ligament issues. Tendons can eventually repair themselves, but ligaments cannot. Tendons connect muscle to bone, whereas ligaments connect bone to bone. If your ligaments were ripped or torn, consistent pain and swelling would be prevalent. Have you tried wearing a neoprene ankle brace for support?

I have naturally weak ankles because when I was born, my feet were pronated, so I had to wear braces when I was a baby to correct the problem. Ever since I've had weak ankles, and in recent times, I've noticed that my knees aren't too strong anymore either. Anyway, you shouldn't just "live with it." If the doctors can't help you, do something about it yourself :)
 
lanien sounds like stress fractures. i had the same pain on both feet when i was in the army from running everyday and then being on my feet in combat boots for hours on end. i pretty much ignored it and dealed with it only to have the arches of my feet completely collapse so now im pretty much flat footed. hopefully this new doctor is able to help you out because the pain from stress fractures/falling arches is pretty damn bad
 
Bedwarmer said:
Once at my friends house on a very drunken night I took flight in attempt to flying clothesline a friend down a hill. He moved and I sailed down the hill alone and arose with a blinding pain in my shoulder. Two days later I started the process of getting treated by the wonderful VA medical service by going to the local clinic here in Sacramento where they told me, "Your shoulder is dislocated, head over to Mather to get it fixed." Off I go to Mather AFB where they tell me, "Your collarbone is fractured, you're gonna have to go to the hospital in Reno." 4 hour drive later the doctors at the main VA hospital in Reno tell me, "There's nothing wrong with your shoulder."

That was 4 years ago and it still huts. <3 VA medicine!
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Reminds me of my time at MOS school in Camp Lejeune. I chipped a tooth and was in terrible pain, so I went to sick bay. After sitting there for 3 hours I was able to make an appointment for the next day. The next day I saw a doctor, who told me that he wouldn't do anything for me because I was only stationed there temporarily, and I should have something done about it in a month at my next duty station.

Lanien said:
Definitely not the shoes. I have many shoes and all different types and all are definitely big enough for my feet.
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Lanien wears clown shoes to hide his tiny feet.


I saw a podiatrist who told me that I should start by trying more support, and taped some cotton pads to the bottom of my foot. It seemed to help, so I MacGuyver'ed a pair of support insoles with padding in the same spots, and after a week I no longer have the pain in my foot.

On top of that, I'm now feeling pain on the inside of my big toes again. That area of my feet has been calloused and beyond numb for years, and now the numbness has died down enough for me to feel my big toes again.
 
My feet are calloused and numb as hell too. As a kid, I did everything barefoot. I had a rock driveway (those little pointy ones) and I would run up and down that as if it was a hardwood floor. The fact that I feel pain there is the weird part since I usually never feel anything lol I have tried every insert known to man, every foot relief pad or medicine or rub on junk. It has to lie deeper, in the bone somewhere. Just sucks it hasn't showed up on any Xray, so hoping to get an MRI when the stupid podiatrist gets back from holiday.
 
Eilistrae said:
Kurgon, sounds to me like your ankle has tendon/ligament issues. Tendons can eventually repair themselves, but ligaments cannot. Tendons connect muscle to bone, whereas ligaments connect bone to bone. If your ligaments were ripped or torn, consistent pain and swelling would be prevalent. Have you tried wearing a neoprene ankle brace for support?

I have naturally weak ankles because when I was born, my feet were pronated, so I had to wear braces when I was a baby to correct the problem. Ever since I've had weak ankles, and in recent times, I've noticed that my knees aren't too strong anymore either. Anyway, you shouldn't just "live with it." If the doctors can't help you, do something about it yourself :)
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Well I use to wear the neoprene support sleeve but over time it just made my ankle weak, not much pain, but weak. I was way more prone to twist my ankle though, so I stopped wearing it except during martial arts practices. Overall I have struck a nice balance between weakness and pain. That and the longer you have a pain the less you realize it hurts. Surgery just isn't much of an option for me. Every doctor I've spoken to says it is kind of a crap shoot as to if it would make anything actually better.
 
Lanien; said:
My feet are calloused and numb as hell too. As a kid, I did everything barefoot. I had a rock driveway (those little pointy ones) and I would run up and down that as if it was a hardwood floor. The fact that I feel pain there is the weird part since I usually never feel anything lol I have tried every insert known to man, every foot relief pad or medicine or rub on junk. It has to lie deeper, in the bone somewhere. Just sucks it hasn't showed up on any Xray, so hoping to get an MRI when the stupid podiatrist gets back from holiday.
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You won't feel a callus since it's more or less thick, dead skin, but once it hits a certain stage it can cause several problems; As the callus thickens it gradually becomes less and less flexible in that area and there becomes a risk that can split open, which would be both incredibly painful as well as infection-prone.

While this may not be the cause of pain, you may want to consider perhaps wearing down the callus a little bit (you can use a pumice stone or a file, but you'd need to be somewhat careful) after you take a shower and keep pressure off that foot for a little while if possible if it seems like a probable cause. =/
 
Mishaela said:
You won't feel a callus since it's more or less thick, dead skin, but once it hits a certain stage it can cause several problems; As the callus thickens it gradually becomes less and less flexible in that area and there becomes a risk that can split open, which would be both incredibly painful as well as infection-prone.

While this may not be the cause of pain, you may want to consider perhaps wearing down the callus a little bit (you can use a pumice stone or a file, but you'd need to be somewhat careful) after you take a shower and keep pressure off that foot for a little while if possible if it seems like a probable cause. =/
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Oooo I'm gonna go for a pedicure lol =P My g/f says it might help. They take callus' off, right?
 
Lanien said:
Oooo I'm gonna go for a pedicure lol =P My g/f says it might help. They take callus' off, right?
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eewwww I would so not touch your feet, EVER
 
They might, I've personally never had one. From what I've read, they might lightly work the underside of your feet with a pumice stone (which is what is normally used for calluses), but I'm unsure if they directly deal with em or not.
 
My feet are sexy damnit lol I will see if they will take them off, throw them some extra money for it too lol
 
I have no idea what it could be out of the available options, so I'm going to blame gout.

Because gout is cool.
 
Gout would actually happen in the joints themselves, and would be readily apparent. When you have a gout attack the joints get really red, hot, and swollen along with the pain. My dad has gout and he doesn't think it's so cool. ;)
 
I'll go with stop breaking your foot off in so many people's ass Lanien!
 
romperstomper said:
I'll go with stop breaking your foot off in so many people's ass Lanien!
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If only that were an option. Maybe I will just take Ele out of my daily routine. Bait the flame.
 
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