Foot pain

[Jag770]

I have spent more time on my feet than I'd like to. I generally do 7-10 Miles a day due to my job. Aside from investing in high quality footwear (boots for me) and insoles that are meant for your type of foot, here are some things I do that keep me going.

As soon as I wake up in the morning I feel like a pile of rusted metal. I always get up 15 minutes earlier than I need to do some things. Feet specific:

1. Get a golf ball. When you wake up, sit on the edge of the bed and put the golf ball under your foot. Dig the golf ball in and roll your foot out over it. It is a little painful, but it helps reduce the stiffness and activate the small muscles in the foot.

2. Stand up and do a couple calf raises, reverse calf raises, roll your foot side to side.

Overall, warming the feet up is important. "Walking it out" sucks, I choose to spend a few minutes first thing on the feet and it helps a lot.

 

[Bullshot]

Conducting an experiment. 10 days of doxycycline. I have my reasons*.

Day 1: bi-lateral foot pain still present. Had some sharp pains in right ankle this AM. Probably from walking weird and favoring right foot. Pain has affected walking, prevented most working around house, and my MOOD all week. Rested a lot on couch with feet up this past weekend, didn’t seem to help. Other things I’m dealing with include a minor sciatica/nerve pain in hamstring area of legs, and an occasional searing but shallow nerve pain on right forearm if I stretch or reach at something suddenly.

* my reason is a history of Lyme disease (and probably a hundred deer tick bites over past few decades LOL) and what seems to be a recurring pattern of random system failures that sneak up on me over time once or twice a year. “If not this, then that”. Always subtle at first, then additional issues, then more. Antibiotics always seem to put me into “remission”. This time, I’m curious if maybe it is starting with my feet. Hence my odd experiment. If I am better in 10 days, well, that will be pretty strong evidence I was right IMO. If wrong, I only wasted a few antibiotics and my gut flora .

 

[Scott85]

I get foot pain after a long day sometimes.

 

[Bullshot]

I get foot pain after a long day sometimes.

Pop a doxy pill and see if it goes away.

Holy crap that looks painful. Is that you or pulled off the internet? Story?

 

[Smokeydabear]

Dang, sorry! Had similar issues playing college sports post knee surgeries... lots of progressive stretching (hamstrings & calves), as well as certain body weight exercises / drills to help strengthen the smaller muscles around knee and ankle joints really worked for me. It was / is still a frustrating process that requires a lot of proactive attention and maintenance. Early on in the process my doc recommended Aleve and ice baths (they suck but I swear by them still). I would love to help anyway I can having endured multiple rounds of physical therapy, but my best recommendation would be to stretch more and/or see a specialist.

I have a degenerative condition in both my ankles and am constantly looking for ways to manage pain and also the best boot options

 

[geetar]

What does it mean if my arch is super tight and uncomfortable to walk on when I wake up, but gets better as the day goes on?

I had this same thing, ended up being a heel spur causing inflammation that tension tension in arch. A trip to podiatrist and a shot fixed it.