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first of all i wanted to appreciate you for your free services.then
i have to say that the reason why i have written this letter is that
its about a year that i feel pain in my feet espesialy inthe underfoot
i am a 19 years old man ,173 cm tall,63 kg weight and my feet palms
have the size of 10 cm width in the toes and 6 cm width in the heel
and it is 23 cm long from the hallux. as you see i have got small feets
the problem is that after 2-3(more or less) hours of walking and especialy
standing my feets begin to pain sometimes in the toe and most in the
heel beside,i may feel stretch in my underfeets.
i am so sad about this because i like walking and running very much
but this pain stops me to do this so.
would oyu please tell me that what is the problem really and is there
any solution for that,what can i do about it?
thank you for reading my letter.
truely yours.
amin
Answer Hi Amin,
Without more information, it's difficult to say exactly what is causing your pain. However, given what you've told me, it sounds like you might have something called plantar fasciitis which is inflammation of the fibrous tissue connecting your heel to the base of your toes. Typical symptoms of this are pain at the heel and/or under the arch of the foot that usually occurs after (rather than during) exercise or prolonged standing and pain early in the morning just after waking up from bed. Regardless of what is causing your pain, you should rest your feet and avoid running and prolonged standing or walking as much as possible. Applying ice packs to your feet may also help. Specific exercises and stretches may help your pain, but which ones you do depend on what is causing your pain (see http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=144 for information on stretches for plantar fasciitis). That being said, I'm not sure that plantar fasciitis is the cause of your pain, and I think you should go see a doctor for a proper examination and diagnosis.
