Throbbing pain in middle-inner arch of foot
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Hi Everyone,
I’m a 27 yr old male in relatively good shape, other than this debilitating foot problem I’ve had for almost two years, of course. Whenever I walk or stand (especially walk), I have a throbbing pain throughout the arch of my foot and up to the metatarsals – basically everywhere north of the heel. It gradually gets worse the more I walk/stand. More recently, the pain has been localized in the middle area of the inner part of my arch. The pain is so bad that I cannot walk anymore. I have to limp to get around, and even that causes excruciating pain.
Things that trigger pain in the middle-inner arch of my foot. Note that I have this pain bilaterally, but it’s far worse in the left foot:
-walking more than a couple of steps
-standing for more than 5 minutes
-clenching my toes (especially big toe -- this instantly triggers the pain)
Any thoughts? I’m stuck in my apartment for the unforeseeable future until I can figure this out. Dr has ruled out neurological and rheumatological issues from recent testing. Also have a morton's neuroma in 3rd webspace (other side) but I'll save that issue for another day.
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kirsty1972 billstein22
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billstein22 kirsty1972
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kirsty1972 billstein22
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billstein22 kirsty1972
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jp66967 billstein22
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billstein22 jp66967
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Should also be noted that I have a morton's neuroma in the third webspace, on the other side of the foot.
kirsty1972 billstein22
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billstein22 kirsty1972
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kyle93500 billstein22
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Are you on your feet a lot? Do you walk on concrete a lot, or did you when the injury first developed?
billstein22 kyle93500
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I'm starting to think it is plantar fasciitis as well. I'm also wondering if I may have ruptured an area of the plantar fascia, given the sharp pain i have whenever I curl my big toe.
I'm not on my feet much at all anymore. Every day I walk about 2 blocks to the bus, take the bus to work, walk another block to my office and sit at a desk for the rest of the day. I can't leave my apartment much due to the pain.
I first got the injury from walking around the city (like 10 miles) in sandals. It started as a throbbing / cramping pain in the outer mid-arch area of my left foot, which I started feeling in my right foot a month later. Now the pain shifts from anywhere north of the heel to the bottom of my toes, but especially in the arches and metatarsals.
kyle93500 billstein22
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Walking on hard or uneven surfaces without shoes that give proper support is how PF develops. The plantar fascia is a tight band, not designed to get stretched which happens from walking on these surfaces. I would think a larger impact would be needed to rupture the fascia.
Have you tried using an ice pack when you have the pain? You can massage your calf and lower ankle to get more blood towards your foot. As well as elevation. Blood flow stimulators also help by getting blood to the fascia without more stretching.
billstein22 kyle93500
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I have used ice packs pretty religiously, but they only help so much. What is blood flow stimulation? I just bought "Yamuna Foot Wakers" to better massage the plantar fascia so hopefully that's part of the same general idea.
jp66967 kyle93500
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jp66967 billstein22
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When I asked about heels I did not imply women's fashion heels, but the heels customary in men's formal heels.
i do not know what surgery is proposed, but surgery to the plantar fascia has a number of both short and long term dangers, which are irreversible.
billstein22 jp66967
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sam33700 jp66967
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cristy0033 sam33700
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Yes I did actually. I'm studying holistic medicine and found that supplementing certain minerals helps alleviate these symptoms. Helps the body heal so that the problem goes away naturally. m.me/crissy0333
sophie67142 sam33700
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Hi sam33700-- I found this thread when researching for a pain I got in the arch of my foot. I'm also a girl, and it helped my pain when I would walk on my tip toes. Did you ever get a diagnosis? My doctor thinks it's plantar fasciitis but it doesn't really seem to fit the symptoms very well. Thanks for any follow up you have!