Arch pain is something that patients come in for fatigue and it’s connected with the ball or the heel or just the central portion. In short, it’s something that patients are coming in with, knowing the diagnosis called Plantar Fasciitis. This ligament, is just a bow string. If the arch drops, the bow string is going to get tight. And, if it’s pulled enough through exercise or lack of support in the shoes, it can cause a burning pain, some pain in the morning with your first few steps. But, don’t lose the fact that this type of injury or overuse syndrome will not heal unless you have the proper support and the proper rest.
With that in mind, we have options with injection therapy which is an anti-inflammatory cortisone to get rid of the pain immediately and we have permanent arch supports that are molded to your feet so they’re accustomed to support the surface and create the arch in a more neutral position to relax the ligament to not only heal the problem, but keep it from coming back.
Dr. Moore discusses some common types of pain in the ball of the foot and the best treatment options:
The ball of the foot is an interesting area. It’s not only a lot of pressure per square inch where you have a complete flat surface but then when you take just one little concentrated area and you put all of your body weight on there all day or for my female patients, you vault the foot forward and the high heel puts more pressure on the ball of the foot, you have a more intense pain.