What is Foot Pain?
Many people have pain in the base of their foot. It could be as a result of injury to the structures of the foot, it could be a referred pain from the back or be associated with a systemic condition.
Can physiotherapy help people with foot pain?
Yes. The following conditions could lead to foot pain:
- Achilles tendinitis
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Avulsion fracture
- Bone spurs
- Broken foot
- Broken toe
- Bunions
- Bursitis(joint inflammation)
- Corns and calluses
- Diabetic neuropathy(nerve damage caused by diabetes)
- Flatfeet
- Gout(arthritis related to excess uric acid)
- Haglund’s deformity
- Hammertoe and mallet toe
- High heels or poorly fitting shoes
- Ingrown toenails
- Metatarsalgia
- Morton’s neuroma
- Osteoarthritis(disease causing the breakdown of joints)
- Osteomyelitis(a bone infection)
- Paget’s disease of bone
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Plantar fasciitis
- Plantar warts
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Raynaud’s disease
- Reactive arthritis
- Retrocalcaneal bursitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis(inflammatory joint disease)
- Septic arthritis
- Stress fractures
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Tendinitis
- Tumours
Identifying the source of your foot pain and designing the right treatment plan will be the focus of physiotherapy to provide pain relief and return you to the functional activities in your life.
What causes foot pain?
Poor foot biomechanics
Muscle imbalances
Poor training techniques
Incorrect footwear – high heels or poorly fitting shoes
Not sure about your conditions?