Foot Pain Management Taking the First Step!

The First Step to Foot Pain Management
by Mary Markee

Over 75% of all people suffer from foot pain and they are complaining! When you think about it, what really is happening that causes so much foot pain? In order to manage the foot pain. We must know which pain it is. It could be corns and calluses, bunions, heel spurs, hammer toes, nail deformity, athlete's foot, shin splints, Morton's Neuroma, ball of foot pain, ankle weakness, Achilles Tendonitis, heel pain, plantar fascitis, bunions. The list goes on. There may be so many more reasons for our feet to hurt!

In my research to write this article I have learned that there is no one reason for the cause of our pain. Even if the pain is defined by a doctor as a specific issue such as "Plantar Fasciitis", each one of us will experience our pain differently. The fact that we each feel pain different means that we each will handle the management different!

The root cause of the pain in our feet is not a single cause but rather a group of causes such as inappropriate footwear, our gait (the way we walk), our activities, and our genetic make-up. Ultimately to manage the foot pain you must first know what you are doing to actually create the pain in the first place.

These primary factors actually cause discomfort in our lower extremities such as plantar fasciitis, bunions, heel spurs, heel pain, ball of foot pain, hammer toes, nail deformity, athlete's foot, Achilles Tendonitis, ankle weakness, Morton's Neuroma , calluses and corns, shin splints! With so many conditions, foot pain management needs to be customized to each person

Our feet go through extreme changes as we age. As our whole body changes our feet are affected by those changes. As a baby, there is not much need for our feet to hold our weight, so they are small in comparison to our body. As a child, our feet are more flexible. They can handle jumping and running with little or no support. When we are adults our weight is a major factor on how our feet feel. Then we subject them to activities that are contrary to our feet's needs.

Besides age, activities such as hiking, running, and lifting weights our feet manage each activity differently. If you ever noticed a baby's foot; it is small and round with curled toes, and when a baby walks the toes spread out and flatten; when you take that same baby's foot and put it in a shoe it holds that foot in place and the baby needs to walk differently with that shoe on its foot. The same is true when a foot runs, hikes or lifts weight.

Remember, your feet are susceptible to the environment you put them in. Think about it. How do you walk when you walk barefoot? in a shoe? You walk differently!

After you have paid attention and noticed when the pain occurs, try to change what your feet are doing. Get seen by a reputable doctor or podiatrist. Get an x-ray of your feet to see where your metatarsal bones are in relation to a "pain free foot". Don't be talked into surgery! You may not need it! Please check into all alternatives such as orthotics, comfortable shoe supports, exercise and natural remedies. Though surgery can benefit some people it is not necessarily the best option. If you do decide on surgery get a second or third opinion.

Finally, there is really no such thing as normal feet! The reality is that you have the opportunity to change how your feet feel if you put some effort into changing the environment you put your feet in; take charge of some simple techniques to strengthen your feet and, most importantly, give them the attention they deserve!

Whenever people think of foot pain the look for Foot Pain Solutions to overcome their pain. There are many causes to foot pain but the solutions can be very simple. When Foot Pain Solutions allude you, go back to the basics of foot care and take care of your feet!