Burning pain in soles of feet Posted: 01-18-08 23:19pm
I'm 19 years old. Since I began working at
age 16, I've held jobs that required a lot
of standing. After the first few months,
the skin on the soles of my feet, mainly
on my heels, began to feel compressed and
painful. It's hard to describe. It is
*not* the bones, but the tissue itself.
Whenever I am standing still for more than
five or ten minutes, even in well-padded
shoes, this pain begins. If I lift my foot
and relieve the pressure, the pain eases,
but as soon as I put weight back on it, it
burns and tingles again. I have tried
every shoe insert I can find. They helped,
but I still get the pain. When I am
walking or moving around the pain is less
severe.
I've looked everywhere and asked around,
but no one seems to know what I'm talking
about. It feels like when you swing your
arms around and all the blood goes to the
ends of your fingers and makes them
swollen and tingly, except my feet aren't
swollen. My feet are completely healthy
and normal except for the soles. It is not
the outer skin that burns but the tissue,
when it is compressed from standing. When
I get up in the morning, the first time I
stand up the tingling burning sensation is
more intense.
I have not yet tried a doctor because I
don't have good insurance, and I was
hoping I could find out why it hurt. But
it is getting to the point that I think it
might be a nerve problem or a medical
condition.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about?
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fiona05
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Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Posts: 662 Location: , Norn Iron
Posted: 02-04-08 14:41pm
i imagine this is just as a result of
being on your feet all the time. i get
this too any time where i have to stand up
for prolonged periods of time. perhaps you
are just spending too much time on your
feet. and part of your body will get tired
and achey if you use it too much, maybe
your feet just need a break! i find the
shoe inserts really help, and wearing
appropriate comfortable footwear. having
said that, any foot related pain i get
tends to be dull pain, i don't recognise
this 'tingley' pain you are talking about.
if the pain is severe enough to cause you
concern then you should see a podiatrist
about it. maybe you have flat feet. i have
flat feet. i always attributed any foot
pain i get to this.
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