My Pain Clinic is a healthcare initiative by a dedicated medical professionals having high expertise in this field committed to providing high-quality care and services for people throughout South of Atlanta. We are an INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC where we offer different kinds of injections and treatments to manage and minimize pain and guide our patients regarding rehabilitation and physical therapy.
Our major areas of expertise are spinal and musculoskeletal care, neck and joint treatments, pain management, and sports medicine. My Pain Clinic covers a broad spectrum of services including Diagnostic, Medical, Physical and Interventional.
At My Pain Clinic, we care about healthcare and it is eminent in every aspect of our services, be it our team, treatments, or technologically advanced facilities.
Foot Pain
Your foot is an intricate network of bones, ligaments, tendons and muscles. Strong enough to bear your body weight, your foot can be prone to injury and pain. Foot pain can affect any part of your foot, from your toes to your Achilles tendon at the back of your heel. Although mild foot pain often responds well to home treatments, it can take time to resolve. Your doctor should evaluate severe foot pain, especially if it follows an injury as foot is one of the most important limbs of the human body.
Causes
There are umpteenth causes as to why a person may suffer from foot pain. Trauma, disease and injuries are the most likely causes of foot pain. Poor biomechanical alignment and the type of footwear can also cause pain or discomfort. Shoes that fit tight or are tied too tightly can cause pain on the top of the foot. High heels can cause pain around the ball of your foot just below your toes. It can also be sometime caused by a lack of intake of vital nutrients or by a deficiency of nutrients, other times it can be caused by spraining of joints located in the feet, accidentally stubbing your foot against a hard object. Some diseases like arthritis and diabetes can also indirectly cause the bearer severe pain in the feet. Pain and tenderness in a specific area for a prolonged period of time is telltale sign of a possible problem. A few insights into when you feel the pain will be helpful in identifying the problem and finding a possible solution.
Diagnosis
Our extremely qualified and expert doctors at MyPainClinic resort to extremely intricate and divisive procedures to diagnose your foot pain. With the help of special apparatus they are able to identify where, how and why does your foot hurts. Imaging tests for the feet imaging tests like a bone scan, foot x-ray or MRI can help see within your foot and can help make a diagnosis, also a blood test, joint fluid test or other lab test can help confirm that your foot pain is related to some diseases like arthritis or is it something else.
Symptoms
- Severe pain
- Feeling faint, dizzy or sick from the pain
- Hearing a crack or grinding noise during the injury
- Swelling and bruising
- Not being able to walk
- Your leg or ankle changing shape
Treatment and medication
Medications to ease pain, relieve inflammation, slow bone loss, modify the course of an inflammatory disease or prevent joint damage are an important part of treatment for many foot problems. The medications used to treat arthritis and other problems that affect the feet will depend largely on the form of arthritis or related condition that is diagnosed. The types of medications commonly used in arthritis treatment.