Walk Away from Foot Pain with Texas Spine and Sports Therapy Center

Nothing can move you to the sidelines or halt your daily life as quickly as foot pain. When you begin to feel pain and irritation in your feet, it can feel like a major task just getting in and out of bed. Even if your foot pain is mild, it is considered disruptive if it simply won’t go away with rest and home care. Learn more about our non-invasive options for your foot pain today to get back in the game — or just to daily life — quickly! 

Foot and Ankle Pain

Foot and ankle pain can arise from many causes. The foot is made up of 26 bones, 33 joints, more than a hundred muscles, tendons and ligaments all working together to aid you in walking or running your daily errands. When one part becomes inflamed or irritated by arthritis or an injury like a sprain, foot or ankle pain can result. This foot and ankle pain can be quite debilitating, causing you to stop your daily life or even avoid walking altogether. If left untreated, foot and ankle pain can lead to damage in joints and cartilage, leaving you unstable.

What Causes of Foot and Ankle Pain?

A foot or ankle sprain can occur from a number of ways, including overuse. The foot and ankles are always working to keep you upright as you walk around your daily life, so it’s easy for the muscles and ligaments in this area to become fatigued or weak. When they do, an unexpected step on uneven ground can cause foot or ankle sprains. Common causes include:

• Diseases of the bones like Paget’s syndrome
• Fallen arches and flat feet
• Gout
• Injury to the tendons, ligaments, and muscles
• Ingrown toenails
• Corns, calluses, and bunions
• Toe growth disorders like claw foot or hammer toe
• Plantar warts
• Rheumatoid arthritis or simple and wear and tear on the joints
• Fractures
• Achilles tendinitis
• Diabetes neuropathy

Foot or Ankle Pain Treatment

If you are living with foot or ankle pain, there are a number of treatments available to reduce inflammation and provide long-term relief at Texas Spine and Sports Therapy Center, such as:

• Sports injury assessment to help you get back to training as quickly as possible
• Advice on ways to protect your feet with orthopedic inserts and better exercise habits
• Deep tissue massage that can relieve stress while reducing pain in the feet
• Vibration therapy to encourage fractures deep in the foot or ankle to heal faster
• Interventional procedures like injections, which can help reduce inflammation and pain quickly
• Non-surgical treatments for chronic conditions such as plantar fasciitis to keep you training longer.

Is Surgery Needed?

No matter what type of foot or ankle pain is impacting your daily life, there are plenty of options available at Texas Spine. No matter your pain level, we encourage you to try our alternative treatments before jumping to surgery. However, if surgery is needed, we have an orthopedic surgeon on staff.

At Texas Spine and Sports Therapy Center, we have helped many patients relieve chronic pain from arthritis or plantar fasciitis without the long recovery period that follows a surgical procedure. You could also get rid of a dependency on pain medications by seeking other treatments to resolve the numbness and tingling. If after these methods you’re still experiencing pain, we will then explore surgical options.

Tips for Taking Care of Your Feet

If you’re beginning to feel pain in your feet, there are some things to be weary of. Certain lifestyle habits could be the source of your pain and instability. Be careful to pay attention to your:

• Running or jogging habits, especially if you run on hard surfaces or with improper footwear
• Rest time between strenuous activities
• Shoes, if they have poor support or constrict the feet it can cause issues
• The socks you wear, thin socks could allow rubbing of the skin
• Medications you take, some could trigger foot pain as a side effect
• Weight
• Exercise habits, if you change your routine without taking foot pain into account it could cause foot and ankle injuries

Make an Appointment with Texas Spine and Sports Therapy Center

If foot or ankle pain is impacting your daily life, make an appointment at Texas Spine and Sports Therapy Center today. We will work with you to pinpoint the source of your foot or ankle pain and provide a treatment plan that can rid you of this discomfort quickly. Conveniently located in Austin, our clinic and professional team of doctors are here to work together to help you feel your best.