Foot Pain Cure » Foot Pain Stories http://www.footpaincure.com Foot Pain Info And Help Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:50:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Metatarsal Stress Fracture – What Is One http://www.footpaincure.com/metatarsal-stress-fracture-what-is-one http://www.footpaincure.com/metatarsal-stress-fracture-what-is-one#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:53:38 +0000 Happy http://www.footpaincure.com/metatarsal-stress-fracture-what-is-one Fracture A Metatarsal stress fracture is a break in a bone cause by repetitive stress. It can occur in any bone, but is very common in the metatarsal bones of the foot. It is often that you will not even know when the injury happens.


Metatarsal stress fractures may simply show it’s self as a painful forefoot after some activity, such a walking, sports, or stooping down onto the ball of the foot. Your second and third metatarsals are the most commonly affected. A metatarsal stress fracture will sometimes on show up on an x-ray until a few weeks after the injury.
Symptoms of a Metatarsal Stress Fracture * Sharp pain in the forefoot, aggravated by walking and running.
* Tenderness to pressure on the top surface of a metatarsal bone.
* Diffuse swelling of the skin over the forefoot.

How To Treat A Metatarsal Stress Fracture * Get professional help as soon as possible
* Keep weight off the foot, a removable cast is ideal
* To reduce swelling, wrap the foot in a tensor bandage with moderate compression.
* You may need x-rays or a bone scan to confirm a fracture.
* A sports podiatrist may apply orthopedic taping and padding to relieve stress from the metatarsals.
* A Silicone pad can be used to enable pain free walking and running while healing.
* Some times a plaster cast is necessary.
* Possible nutritional deficiencies or irregularities must also be addressed.



]]> http://www.footpaincure.com/metatarsal-stress-fracture-what-is-one/feed 0 5 Year Old Broke My Toe With Guitar Hero 3 http://www.footpaincure.com/5-year-old-broke-my-toe-with-guitar-hero-3 http://www.footpaincure.com/5-year-old-broke-my-toe-with-guitar-hero-3#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:18:07 +0000 Happy http://www.footpaincure.com/5-year-old-broke-my-toe-with-guitar-hero-3 crushed toe I was standing in the return line at Wal-Mart Wednesday afternoon when I heard plastic shatter. A split second later I felt the pain of my now broken toe come screaming up my leg.

Not sure what had just happened, I jumped back in pain. The woman just beside me was screaming “I’m so sorry, I’m sooooo sorry.” The lady’s 5 year old boy had just smashed his Guitar that they were about to return on my little toe like he was a rockstar.

I took a moment to decide whether I would wear my sandals or my tennis shoes this morning. I should have picked the tennis shoes. The boy had now climbed into another lady’s cart and was singing. I wanted to choke him but thought better of it.

The woman who’s child just assaulted me, next told the lady at the return counter that the wrong guitar came in the brand new Guitar Hero 3 thingy she just bought and they should take it back even though the guitar was now busted like my toe.

I know my toe is broken but I will just keep it taped up and not even bother going to the doctor. Just watch out for kids with guitars or make sure to wear steel toed boots when going to Wal-Mart.

That’s my foot pain story. Thanks for listening. Bob Crandford.

If you have any funny foot pain stories like Bob please send them in and I will try to post it. Thanks. E-mail to footpaincure @yahoo.com


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