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What To Do For Very Sharp Pain On Top Of Left Foot?
My left foot has a very sharp pain on the top and slightly to left of center. If I twist at all on my foot I feel it pretty severely. I don't think it's a bone but I'm wondering how to proceed. I had this a year ago after a mishap on a step and it took weeks to go away. Now it's back. Do I use ice? Wrap it? Change shoes? It is so sudden and severe that I stop and gasp for a second. I don't feel it as severly some of the time.
Mon, 13 Jan 2014
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
According to your description , pain over your foot seems to be inflammatory in nature.
I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1 tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation, do icing and consult your doctor for thorough examination of foot and rule out any infective cause.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Thanks for your query.
According to your description , pain over your foot seems to be inflammatory in nature.
I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1 tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation, do icing and consult your doctor for thorough examination of foot and rule out any infective cause.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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