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What Is The Cause Of Swelling In The Knuckle?

my husbands right knuckle on his middle finger and a bit on his pointer finger, suddenly swelled up this afternoon. His middle knuckel on his hand is a bit red. Do you know what this may be. The past 3 to 4 weeks his feet have been aching also, mostly when he first gets up in the morning or gets up after he has been off them for a while.
Tue, 30 May 2017
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
Hello,
I am Dr. Selmani and I read your question carefully.
The signs that you are telling sound like plantaris fascitis. Pain in the morning when you get up that relieves during the days is mostly common in this disease.
i would suggest to do streching exercise of the achilles tendon and plantar fascia every day by leaning against the wall
Other things that help are changing the shoes in a more comfortable ones with arch support.
In some case i suggest my patient to sleep with a night boot to keep the fascia long.
Shock wave therapy may help also and in severe case 6 weeks walking cast to relieve the pain may be a last solution.
Hope in a quick recovery.
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What Is The Cause Of Swelling In The Knuckle?

Hello, I am Dr. Selmani and I read your question carefully. The signs that you are telling sound like plantaris fascitis. Pain in the morning when you get up that relieves during the days is mostly common in this disease. i would suggest to do streching exercise of the achilles tendon and plantar fascia every day by leaning against the wall Other things that help are changing the shoes in a more comfortable ones with arch support. In some case i suggest my patient to sleep with a night boot to keep the fascia long. Shock wave therapy may help also and in severe case 6 weeks walking cast to relieve the pain may be a last solution. Hope in a quick recovery.