Recommendations for chronic foot pain
What are your recommendations for an individual who is in her 50s and is experiencing foot pain associated with aging? She’s been to a doctor, but he has only given her pain relievers and told her that it is something she’ll have to live with. Do you know of any foot rubs, creams, massagers, or foot baths that have helped you or someone you know with foot pain? (Shoe insoles or different shoes do NOT help her; her feet will hurt even if she has been off of them almost all day.) Are there also any dietary changes that she could make to help naturally reduce the discomfort? Your help or any information that you have would be greatly appreciated. I’ve tried asking in many other sections, but haven’t gotten much information.
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I used to have a killing pain on my right feet once, and to my bad luck at the time i did not have medical insurance, what i did was go to the 99 cents store buy some epson salt, went home, used warm-hot water put the salt in and my feet in, i did this for a week every night before going to bed, and thank God i’ve never had the same problem again.
PS; don’t put your feet in the floor if is cold, after doing this.
she should see a podiatrist. there are so many things that can cause foot pain. I know I had plantar fasciatus for a while… changing a few things and doing stretching and I do not have it anymore…. but I had to have a name for what it was and start digging on the internet…
"Age-related foot pain" sounds like the diagnosis of a doctor who doesn’t give a crap. She needs a second opinion. She might do well to go to a sports physiologist, or to get her lazy doctor to refer her to physical therapy where they can have a closer look at what might be going on.
There are also illnesses/conditions that can cause foot pain. One that comes to mind is gout, but there are others. Again, this should be discussed with a physician who is willing to take the time to listen to her and do a little investigating of his own.
It is impossible for us here at Y!A to help out not knowing when the pain started, if there is a history of injury, where in her foot the pain is, what type of pain it is, etc. It is very difficult to treat a problem without knowing the cause.
See what you can do to get your friend to another doctor, and hopefully get to the bottom of whatever this is. She is too young to be living with chronic pain. Good luck with this!