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Heel / Foot pain?

Heel pain when you stand up first time in the morning, may signal plantar fasciitis.
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There are other causes of foot pain. Let's see what you are looking at before deciding how to take care if this.



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Need emergency care?


Is the foot pain due to inflammation of the plantar fascia or something else?
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First, we will start by eliminating serious causes of leg or foot pain that will require urgent or emergency care.

 

Do you have foot pain that became severe within seconds or minutes?

Particularly if you have a history of heart problems.
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Seek emergency room or call your doctor.
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Here is why:

  • You might be looking at something serious like an embolism of one of the arteries that supply blood to the foot.
  • Especially so if your foot feels cool.

 

Is your toe, foot or ankle warm to touch, red and painful?

Or very tender?
(covering it with blanket hurts.)
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Seek urgent care or call your doctor.
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Here is why:

  • May be looking at an acute attack of gout.
  • The pain starts suddenly, often during the night and is often described as throbbing, crushing, or excruciating.

 

Does the foot feel numb, burning , tingling?

Like a deep pain in there?
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Seek urgent care or call the doctor.
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Here is why:

  • You may be looking at peripheral neuropathy involving the legs.
  • Must see the doctor if you are diabetic.

 

Are the feet and toes swollen, feeling numb?

Painful at the ankle and heel?
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Call your doctor.
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Here is why:

  • May be looking at hypothyroidism.

 

When you take off your shoes, do you feel a throbbing heel pain?

With heel puffy and warm?
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See a doctor.
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Here is why:

  • Possibly calcaneal bursitis.

 

Alright.
Those were to rule out other serious causes of foot or leg pain.
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Now, let's see if you are looking at Plantar fasciitis.

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Plantar fasciitis?

Is the foot pain like a knife or a pin sticking into the bottom of the foot?
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Yes?

 

 

Does it feel like the bottom of the feet is burning?
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Yes?

 

Does it ache when you put weight on it?
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Yes?
We are thinking plantar fasciitis.
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With plantar fasciitis you will experience:

  • Foot pain like a knife or a pin sticking into the bottom of the foot.
  • Like the bottom of the feet is burning
  • Ache when bearing weight.

 

Is the pain worse when you first rise in the morning?
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Pain gets better after 5 to 10 min, only to return later in the day.

 

Yes?
This is a symptom of plantar fasciitis.
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Plantar fasciitis symptoms include:

  • Foot pain like a knife or a pin sticking into the bottom of the foot.
  • Like the bottom of the feet is burning
  • Aching when bearing weight.
  • Pain worse when you first arise in the morning.

 

When pushing off of the heel, does the pain get worse?
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Yes?
This is a symptom of plantar fasciitis.
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With plantar fasciitis you will experience:

  • Foot pain like a knife or a pin sticking into the bottom of the foot.
  • Like the bottom of the feet is burning
  • Aching when bearing weight.
  • Pain worse when you first arise in the morning.
  • Worse when you push off of the heel.

 

When you sit down for awhile and then stand up again...

...does the pain get worse?
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Yes?
This usually occur with plantar fasciitis.
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Symptoms include:

  • Foot pain like a knife or a pin sticking into the bottom of the foot.
  • Like the bottom of the feet is burning
  • Aching when bearing weight.
  • Pain worse when you first arise in the morning.
  • Worse when you push off of the heel.
  • Pain worse when you stand up after sitting down for a length of time

 

Does the pain get worse when you climb the stairs?
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Yes?
This is a symptom of plantar fasciitis.
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With plantar fasciitis, the pain will get worse when you:

  • First arise in the morning
  • Push off of the heel
  • Climb stairs

 

Does standing for a while make the pain become more like a dull ache?
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Yes?
This happens often with plantar fasciitis.
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Those were symptoms of plantar fasciitis.
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If you think it is what you are looking at, let's see what a pharmacist recommend you use that is available over-the-counter.

Or would you like to seek urgent care?

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How bad is it?

One more question.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad is this foot pain?
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