Re: Foot Problem

[Bob Chapman <bobc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Nick I am going through a similar situation right now, my ankles like they are 
both sprained when i first get up ,
after sitting for a while, and the ball of each foot feels bruised. I have 
found that keeping the foot wrapped with
an ace bandage seems to help both the ankle and the foot. I have gone through 
this before and if I keep them wrapped
they usually get OK after a week or so and then I don't have the problem for a 
few months. I might add that I am 6'2"
and weigh 250#s and that doesn't help the problem.
Bob Chapman 65/61/50

Nick Drozdowski wrote:

> My wife has a callus buildup on the ball of her right foot, similar to a 
> Planter's wart, which causes her lots of
> pain when walking.  The podiatrist says it is caused by walking barefoot too 
> much, meaning no arch support.
> He gave her a pair of arch supports to slip into her shoes.  Also said to 
> scrape the callus when it grows too big
> and becomes very painfull.  Five months later, and nothing has changed.  She 
> has PD on her right side,
> which causes her gait to not be normal, drags her right foot somewhat.
>
> And to top it all off, her left ankle has become very painfull the last 2-3 
> months.  Probably due to the callus
> and foot dragging causing the gait change?  She's been taking Ibuprofen when 
> it gets too bad, and it helps
> about 70% to reduce the pain.  Has also been taking glucosamine sulphate for 
> the last 3 months, no help.
>
> Has anyone experienced this?  If so, what treatment was used?  Did it help?  
> Any other suggestions for my
> wife?
>
> Nick Drozdowski
> drozdown@xxxxxxxx