How can I treat the pain in my feet?!
Question:
How can I treat the pain in my feet?
It's been getting worse the past two years. It used to be just the arthritis in my right foot just above the big toe that hurt when I walked for very long. Now it's my right toe & my left heel - not my achilles tendon or the tendon that runs from my heel to the ball of my foot ... but my heel burns now when I walk.
I used to only have excrutiating pain in winter when I walked & loved it when summer came because I could wear flip flops & the pain was minimal. Every doctor or podiatrist I've been to has prescribed orthotics like they are earning commission for pushing them! My orthotics don't ease the pain!
This summer I've been wearing my rubber flip flops & was really looking forward to walking more for my health but, if I go out shopping for longer than an hour, I can hardly make it back home, my feet hurt so badly. The pain makes me hobble & I'm a very proud woman who does not like to hobble in public!
Please tell me how to end this pain. I'm allergic to Ibuprophin.
Answers:
Walking is not the best exercise with your feet problem. You need to be doing water exercises especially swimming. This takes all the pressure off of your joints. I know how it feels about doctors with their obsession for orthotics. Is not the miraculous cure they claim. I have severe Foot problems so I understand.
Dehydration can cause severe pain throughout the body . I recommend you drink purified water mixed with mineral water 50/50. This will replace the minerals that are exiting your body continuously. drink even when you're not thirsty. You will be surprised at the difference this makes.
I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day.
every evening take a hot bath with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts. This will help relax the muscles and remove toxins that form in the feet.
A good massage therapist is worth their weight in gold. I find the only real relief I get is from getting deed tissue massage therapy. If you could start getting massages on a regular basis I think you would have a tremendous change in your pain level.
I've enclosed a link that lists herbs you can take for your condition. I hope this helps.