Throbbing pain in middle-inner arch of foot

I recently quit a job that I had been on since the end of May (this year), sadly it was a very physical job which entailed me standing on concrete all day. Sometimes even standing in one place for an hour or longer. Fast forward to present time and I have been dealing with severe pain in the arch of both feet. It is better some days, bad others. I blame the shoes I was wearing along with the fact of working on concrete itself. Most days when I get up first thing in the morning it is unbearable pain, yet as the day moves on, the pain does subside. I have not seen a doctor about it, mainly becasue of the costs (even with having insurance). I do stretching exercises, soak feet in epson salt, and try to keep this up on a regular basis. I have not tried using any inserts in my shoes or buying orthotic shoes. Just stumbled on this page (like so many others did) by searching out arch foot pain. I am trying to maintain an active lifestyle, even though I am no longer working, but if I do re-enter the job force in the future, will most likely return back to a desk job. Of course at my age, just finding work seems to be an obstacle all its own. Good luck everyone. Thanks for letting me vent.

Have you found a solution to your foot pain. I have something that sounds similar. I'm not a runner and do not spend long amounts of time on my feet. I'm 44 years old and have never had an issue with my feet at all. One day I woke up to the excruciating pain on the bottom of my foot. Sometimes there is also pain on the top outer flat area. It hurts mostly when on solid ground barefoot but does also hurt with supported arch in shoes. It's frustrating. I had an exray that showed nothing. Tried icing- no help. I've done the rolling of ball on foot bottom- just hurts more. Hurts when I flex toes inward and twisting to the side on the top and the bottom hurts when pulling toes up. Sometimes. It's very sporadic. I'd love to know if there's a light at the end of the tunnel. It's been about three months at least for me. Possibly more.

I too was diagnosed with Morton's Neuroma on my left foot.

The chiropractor and podiatrist said shots or even surgery could be the worst case scenario.

That would entail some 6 weeks recovery time which I cannot afford to do.

Lately I woke up with terrible pain down my entire left leg and butt cheek. It's sensitive to the touch even. The pain in my left arch is just ridiculous to say the least.

Someone please send help😫😫😫😫😫

Hi Bill

I read some really great reply's on here (I have a similar problem, which led me onto this thread). One thing that I've found is that usually there is an issue upstream or downstream of the area where you're sufferering. As this is in the base of your foot a couple of questions to consider.

1 have you any tight spots in you calves, hamstrings, glutes or lower back? Basically in your posterior chain.

2 if you have, have you had any tissue therapy? By this I mean trigger point release or checked to see that your hips are inline and your pelvis is not out.

3 apart from the toe raises are you doing any other mobility work?

Let me know, i found my right hip was rotated forward which then linked into creating tight spots in my right outer flute, hamstring, calf then into my plantar fascia.. I had to have the hip sorted by a chiro, then do mobilty exercises and have some trigger point release especially in my calves and glutes, but it cured the pain in my foot.

The fascia is all connected so often a problem in one area is created by the actual issue being in another area.

I had back issues and tightness in my planters for ten years that all stemmed from this.

Something to consider. Anyway you may of sorted it out. If you have I'd be interested to know what it was and how you got on.

Cheers

Jon

Bill

My dad had 'fallen arches' and the only way he could wear any shoe was to have high arch supports. I'm somewhat sensitive to that as well. My favorite shoes are those with the memory foam so it forms to your foot.  I like Sketchers....they're coming out with bigger selection now, not just the old fashioned gym shoe.

Hope that helps.

Hi Billstein22 I sure hope that if you get this message that you have found relief!  I am also struggling with arch pain for 15 months now after a lapidus bunionectomy.  I have swelling and walking is killing me.  Icing and not walking are the only times Im not in pain. MRI shows nothing.  Doctors dont know what it is.  I totally feel for you and understand your desperateness!  Please give us an update!

I suffered from PF for years until I began wearing Easy Spirit Romy gym shoes which were recommended to me by several nurses at a hospital at which I worked.

I began getting slight arch pain about a month ago, but nothing terrible.  Three weeks ago, I bent my foot when getting out of the bathtub and I felt a pop and the inside of my arch turned purple and hurt like heck.  I went to a podiatrist two days later and he stated I had either torn or ruptured my fascia. He gave me an air cast boot which went up to my knee and told me to wear it for 6 weeks and not to take it off any sooner.  I could not walk in this boot and it made my legs black and blue and caused a rash.  I went to another podiatrist six days later and he gave me a short boot which has worked out well for the injured foot, but from it being higher than my other shoe, my right foot is hurting worse than my left from overcompensating.  I don't feel this pain in my arches are PF.  I have little nodules in my fascia and I believe these are fibromas.  I am using Advil oral, Voltaren gel, icing, and putting my feet up several times a day.  A third podiatrist told me I did not have to wear the boot for six weeks and she taped both feet with some type of elastic bandage.  It really gives my feet support, but I can't wear them all day.  I do feel better with the boot on my left foot, but it only causes more pain on my right foot.  I am scheduled for ultrasounds in about a week.  From what I understand, it is a special ultrasound that can only be done by a radiologist.  For those who have had ultasounds, were they done by a radiologist?  I can't believe that only a month ago, I was walking around a mall for two hours with just a slight bit of discomfort.

Has anyone had foot numbness with this issue?  I had an NCS/EMG test done that showed mild neuropathy in the tibial nerve at the ankle and chronic neurological findings for the abductor hallucis muscle.  I have been diagnosed with Morton's Foot and Neuromas, but no one has addressed this muscle.  I have an appointment with a new podiatrist in 2 weeks for an evaluation.  My leg muscles are starting to suffer from this afflication, whatever it is and I am just looking for an answer.

my left foot just recently started hurting. everything above sounds like pain I am experiencing.

left foot

arch

hurts to walk

I have had numbess on the outside of my left thigh for several years now. wondering if anyone else experiencing this has any numbness?

I am on my feet alot. FedEx courier. I think my next step is going to be new shoes.