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Heel pain and swelling the ankle
Facing heel pain when I get up in the morning if I step my feet down I am unable to walk for sometime it is an unbearable pain. Is this pain is normal or when to worry.. please help
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This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate you in detail.
-Control Hypertension, Diabetes or metabolic disorder, if there is any.
- Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding.
- Keep a pillow under the foot.
- Avoid painful acts & activities.
- Fomentation with warm water. -Let the part not be exposed cold.
-Do mild exercises for the affected part.- foot and ankles.
-Any way it may be tried,
--. Ugesic (Piroxicam) 20mg 1tab once a day x 5days
--. Caldikind plus (Mankind) 1tab Once a day x 10 days.
Kindly make sure, there is no allergy to any of these medicines.
--For emergency treatment visit nearest hospital.
-For exercises you may visit my YouTube channel- Dr. N C gupta.
-Wish you a quick recovery & good health
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Cushioned heel platform shoes or chappal(Crocs)
Contrast foot bath
Pain medications
Next Steps
Xray of Heel-Lat view
Health Tips
Avoid walking barefoot at home and wearing flip flops
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Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia
Orthopedic surgeon
5 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Planter fascitis
Tab dolonex dt
Soft sleeper
Vitamin d supplement
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Dr. Vilas P Chavan
Orthopedic surgeon
9 yrs exp
Pune
It could be because of Plantar Fascitis/ Calcaneal Spur/ Raised Uric acid
Next Steps
Use Soft Sheo
Physiotherapy Ultrasound
Streching Strenthing Exercise
Any kind of painkiller
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Dr. Likith Harson Fernandis
Orthopedic Surgeon
5 yrs exp
Mangalore
Classic symptoms of a condition called as plantar fascitis.
Plantar fascia is a layer of tissue in the sole of foot..inflammation of plantar fascia is called as plantar fascitis.
Next Steps
Analgesics for a week
Hot fomentation
Stretching exercises for plantar fascia
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Dr. Amrutha Nagisetty
Orthopedic Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Nellore
Plantar fascitis
Wear soft cushion foot ware like MCR chappal or sketches
Do hot fomentation
Take pain medications
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