ankle/top of foot pain
Dear Dr. Abrams, I am a 26 year old female who for the last 2 years has had persistant foot and ankle pain.
I have seen the podiatrist and he tells me he can’t find anything wrong.
I’ve had orthodics which haven’t help because he said I have a high arch this didn’t help allievate the pain.
My problem seems to be that when I said on my feet consistently (such as to cook dinner) my feet begin to hurt so bad that I have to sit in a bar stool to finish cooking.
At this present time I am dealing with extreme ankle pain on my right foot.
My ankle feels slightly swollen and is tender to the touch.
I haven’t twisted it so I know that can’t be the problem.
I have taken to wearing nursing shoes as they seem to help allievate some of the pain.
Do you have any recommendations or suggestions for what may be causing this?
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Vivian Abrams DPM
Without examining your foot, I can not answer specifically. Pain on the top as you describe can be possibly a nerve entrapment or a tendonitis. One thing I would consider trying would be to immobilize your foot and ankle in a cast boot. I would also need to take a look at the orthotics that were made and the shoes you wear them in. Have you tried a clog with a rocker bottom type sole? Have you tried using ice or a topical anti-inflammatory such as Sportscream, Flexall, Biofreeze, Theragesic etc.?
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Vivian Abrams DPM
Without examining your foot, I can not answer specifically.
Pain on the top as you describe can be possibly a nerve entrapment or a tendonitis. One thing I would consider trying would be to immobilize your foot and ankle in a cast boot. I would also need to take a look at the orthotics that were made and the shoes you wear them in. Have you tried a clog with a rocker bottom type sole? Have you tried using ice or a topical anti-inflammatory such as Sportscream, Flexall, Biofreeze, Theragesic etc.?
Tracy
Dr. Abrams,
Thank you for your suggestions.. I have not tried a topical anti-inflammatory but will be looking into it. After the cortison shot they gave me anything is better than that. Again thank you for your suggestion.