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The Times, Gainesville, Georgia |
Sunday, April 27, 2014
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Variety of factors can cause foot pain By Charles Phelps
cphelps@gainesvilletimes.com Foot pain, no matter how little it hurts, can be disruptive to a person’s everyday life. If not treated, it can lead to more aches and pains throughout the leg, like the ankle and knee, said Dr. Holmes B. Marchman of The Longstreet Clinic. He explained people with foot pain over time can start limping without noticing, and it will change the way a person walks as they get around the pain. “There are a ton of things that can cause foot pain,” he said. Marchman grouped foot pains into three areas: the toes, arch and heel. Some heel pain comes from what’s known as plantar fasciitis, Marchman explained, where connected tissue on the sole, or bottom of the foot,
near the heel, starts to have little tears, causing pain. This normally leads to the start of heel spurs. If you develop a heel spur, an orthotic foot pad, over-the-counter or specially-made, can help relieve pain; medicine and/or an injection into the heel will help reduce inflammation, Marchman said. “Only a surgery can fully get rid of heel spurs if the pain persists,” he said. Other things that cause pain in the heel, he said, are high arches in one’s foot and poor arch support. Weight issues and radical changes to one’s workout can affect pain levels. People who experience arch pain, which Marchman referred to as “spontaneous” pains, can look at shoes as the main culprit since Please see Foot pain page 15
NAT GURLEY | The Times Dr. Holmes Marchman looks at the X-ray image of a foot at The Longstreet Clinic’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation center. Marchman said the foot has a fracture to the distal hallux — the big toe.
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