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Nerve damage

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I wrote several weeks back regarding a foot injury I incured about 8 weeks ago slipping the wrong way on a staircase.
I have been in an aircast for 5 weeks and recently finally had my podiatrist order an MRI. The results came back today showing no visible damage. Its in the Planter facistis(sp) area of my foot where the pain lies.
The aircast has definitly helped and I am glad to see there is no major damage per the MRI.My Podiatrist said that the burning stingling sensation that I am feeling alot of is more than likely due to nerve damage.
He gave me exercises to do and said take the boot off and start walking again and kind of blew off the nerve damage other than saying it could take yrs to totally heal.
I guess my question to you is, is there anything I can do to heal the nerve other than just live with it?…
I am very active and have always exercised regularly so this is really bothering me to think I may never be totally able to run normally for a long time to come.
He has not mentioned a neurologist or phyical therapy of any kind other than the 2 exercises he gave me to do on my own. Any guidence you could give me would be much appreciated.

Knee movement

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I have been working out for nearly 5 years now. Within the last month when I am on the leg curl machine I have noticed when my legs are coming back up from the curl, my left knee moves around, where as the right knee stays normal. There is no pain at all, but the movement is new and it doesn’t feel normal. Does anyone know what it might be?

Plantar Wart

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I have had a plantar wart on the bottom of my foot for about 4 months and it is very painfull. It is located just behind my little toe and is were most of my walking pressure occurs. I have heard that you can poke a needle through the wart and then put medication on it. Is this safe to do??

boxing fracture

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ive got a boxers fracture and am wating for surgery tomorrow thay arent putting in pins thare just realining it. if it don’t work will they need pins if so will thay hurt. should thay have done the op straight away and after its healed how well will it work also du u know a good excuse to tell friends how I broke it its kinda a wierd story thanx

broken big toe nail

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i was running barefooted and I hit my big toe nail on the back of a friend’s shoe and now it is half cracked about half way up the toe. it has stopped bleeding…. what should I do? is it safe to put a bandage over it or leave it open. and will the nail grow back?

Son with foot drop, options needed

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Hi,
My 18 y.o. son has a bad motocross wreck where he broke hid tib/fib and femur. He developed compartment syndrome which went untreated and had a lot of muscle debridment and peroneal nerve damage. He was left with foot drop and ankle instability due to nerve damage. he has good planar flex and are looking at bracing options. We want something very low profile, perhaps hinged. What has been tried so far (custom moulded thermo plastic) is just to stiff and is like fusing the ankle. Any options??? It also needs to be durable. Thanks

arch cramping

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i have flat feet and over the last 3 years it has become very painful. my big toes is constantly in the air (it will not align itself witht he other toes)with the tenton above the toe being very tight. I also have cramping in my arches. firstly the muscles in the arch with begin the spasm until they spasms become so strong that the foot cramps. whilst sitting you can see the entire arch do a type of dance as the muscles kick about. what is this???

dislocated shoulder

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Hey in high school I dislocated my shoulder in wrestling I quit for the year, but the next year it came out again. Now three years later I play rugby, my shoulder pops out sometimes and it still hurts. I want to continue to play rugby and I don’t want to have to get surgery. Is there some kind of work out that I can do to help strenghthen it? or a kind of brace that I can wear? and maybe some vitamins or supplament that will strenghthen those tendeons. Thanks David

Hyperextended, sprained ring finger

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It has been almost 6 weeks since I fell and hyperextended the ring finger on my left hand. An ex-ray, four weeks following the injury, indicated no break.
I was told to ice the finger, take antiinflamatories, and use a squeeze ball to exercise the hand and finger. The ice causes almost unbearable pain, the Aleve causes major stomach pain, and manipulating putty is causing the finger to hurt more. I will continue to do these things, but I’ve always heard that if it hurts, don’t do it.Should I consult my physician again or continue to do the therapy? Thank you:Christi

Burning pain on top of foot

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Just started this weekend with burning on top of my right foot.
Pain so bad it has caused me to limp.
I do have a bone spur in that foot but this is a different kind of pain.
The bone spur hasn’t bothered me in quite some time.
I thought stretching might help but to no avail.

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