Suggest Treatment For Foot Pain After Wearing Tight Shoes

Posted on Fri, 21 Aug 2015

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Question : 14 year old male. played soccer in shoes that were too small for two games and ever since his feet have hurt very badly. It has now been almost a week since the incident. what are your thoughts?

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Tendonitis due to impact of tight shoe most likely.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thank you for asking HCM.

I have gone through your query. Your problem can be due to tendonitis due to impact of tight shoe. Ice pack application and taking over the counter analgesics like ibuprofen ( motrin ) will be helpful. You can apply ice packs on and off for 15 to 20 minutes. This can be repeated 3 to 4 times daily.

Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Nishad BN (7 minutes later)

Thank you very much. How long do you think it will take to heal? No pun intended.

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Explained below.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome again.

Thank you for your follow up query.

It will heal within 2 to 3 days if you apply ice packs like i mentioned and adequate rest. Applying anti inflammatory gels with combination of ketoprofen, methyl salicylate and capsaicin will be helpful also.

Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar