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What Causes Pain In The Foot While Walking?

Posted on Fri, 17 Jun 2016

Question: The bottom of my right foot hurts a lot when I try to walk on it after being off my feet for a while. The severe pain goes away after I walk on it for a little while. The pain is primarily on the bottom of my right foot on the ball at the base of the toes.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You may be having planter fasciitis

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case. You are having a condition called as planter fasciitis. In this condition there is inflammation at planter region specially at heel and toes. You need to take these steps.
1. Avoid bare foot walking. Use soft foot wear all the time. sillicone insole are also available.
2.Hot water fomentation.
3.Tablet Etorixoxib one daily.
4.steroid injection can be given in heel.
I hope this answer will be useful for you. let me know if there is any other followup questions. thanks

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (40 minutes later)

I have no pain in my heel at all. Just in the base of the toes, primarily at the base of the big toe and the two next to it (in the ball of my right foot where the arch meets the ball). I am also able to exercise on it - it doesn't hurt then. Does this change your thoughts at all?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
This is planter fasciitis for sure

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I am sure about this. It is good that you do not have pain in heel, so prognosis is good. Pain is always in few initial steps. This is because it is inflammatory problem. so when you walk for more then few steps or do some exercises then pain producing substance get washed away by blood flow.
If you will take all the precautions I advised, I assure you that your pain will be gone in two weeks.
thanks

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (13 minutes later)

Ok. Thank you. Do I need a prescription for the etorixoxib from my personal physician?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (40 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes you will need a prescription

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Yes you will need a prescription for this. Other option is that you can use Brufen.
thanks

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