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Suggest Treatment For Painful Swelling In The Foot

Posted on Thu, 3 Nov 2016

Question: Spent a 5-6 hours standing on a concrete floor. Now have severe pain and slight swelling on the top of one foot and moderate discomfort, no swelling on top of the other just above the toes. Not sure what to do. Ibuprofen hardly makes a dent.

What is the diagnosis and how did this happen?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You need to take Voveron (Diclofenac Sodium )

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case.I think Brufen is not enough for such pain. I have following suggestions for you.
1.Tablet Tramadol one to twice daily.
2.Tablet Diclofenac sodium (Voveron ) 50 mg three times a day.
3.Hot water fomentation.
4.Volitran gel local application
5.Compression bandage can be applied.
I hope these steps will be helpful for you.Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
Thanks

Brief Answer:
It is more like soft tissue problem

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
prolong standing on feet on hard surface has caused soft tissue fatigue in feet. it is called tenosynovitis. It will improve with rest and above mentioned treatment.
Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar