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I am diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. Please advise.
Query: Hi doctor, I was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. I am having swollen feet despite taking anti-inflammatory medications. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I do not know what anti-inflammatory medicines you were taking, but you need to take the correct medicines and the main treatment of plantar fasciitis is stretching exercises. When the pain reduces, you have to do calf stretching exercisesto reduce the pain of plantar f... Read Full »
I have heel pain despite taking medication. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 24-year-old male. I have a pain in my heels for three to four months. I used a lot of painkillers like Ibuprofen, Voltral, Nims, Dicloran injection, Brexien, Movax, Muscoril, Rotec, Bonate, Carlex D, and Vitamin D injection, and Methicobal injection. etc., but the result is zero... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is a condition in which the fascia or the tissue at the heel is inflamed, and pain is there, especially in the morning after getting up from sleep. I suggest the following medications: 1. Tablet Piroxicam (20 mg), one tablet after food for ten days. 2. Tablet ... Read Full »
I have heel pain despite medication and exercise. Kindy help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 58-year-old male, diabetic for 15 years. I have been suffering from heel pain in my right ankle for a few months. I take Amryl 4mg 2 times. Traviamate 50/500 40mg 2 time. Stat A 10 mg and Advent 80mg 1 time for heel pain. I also got my blood test done and the uric acid levels ar... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. The most common cause of heel pain is plantar fasciitis, and the uric acid levels are also raised. This is a condition in which the fascia or the tissue at the heel is inflamed, and pain is there especially in the morning after getting u... Read Full »
Can pain in the feet be due to nerve damage?
Query: Hello doctor, I have pain in my right feet and on the right side of my feet. It started on its own. I did not have any sprain or injury. If I press my feet from right side little bit also it pains like too much and I can scream. Can it be nerve pain ? I am diagnosed with diabtetes and my HbA1c is ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Pain in the foot in diabetic patients may be due to plantar fasciitis or peripheral neuropathy or charcots joints or peripheral vascular disease or gouty arthritis or cellulitis, etc. Please get an X-ray of foot and ankle, get it done color doppler and nerve conduction... Read Full »
Can hypothyroidism result in voice hoarseness and plantar fasciitis?
Query: Hi doctor,I have hypothyroidism for seven years. I have hoarseness of voice, shortness of breath, hair fall, and plantar fasciitis. Currently, I am taking Eltroxin 50 mg. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and currently, you are taking Eltroxin 50 mg (Thyroxine).Please mention whether you are taking the dose from the initial stage. If you have a hoarse voice and joint pain, then it is necessary to increase the dosage. But before... Read Full »
I am facing severe pain in my left heel, especially when I get up in the morning. Why so?
Query: Hello doctor, I am facing severe pain in my left heel, especially when I get up in the morning. I cannot put my heel on the ground. I feel real pain while putting pressure on it, but it reduces slowly as I walk. I got my uric acid test and it is below the borderline. Is there any medicine I can tak... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. This is a condition in which the fascia or the tissue at the heel is inflamed, and pain is there especially in the morning after getting up from sleep. You need to take the following medications, 1. Take a tablet ... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 55-year-old female who is currently overweight, though I have successfully lost 60 pounds and aim to lose an additional 100 pounds. I recently received my CBC results, and I noticed that my immature granulocyte levels are higher than the normal range. Specifically, my immature ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. I have gone through the reports you have attached (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity). I want to reassure you that there is no immediate cause for alarm. The elevated levels of immature granulocytes could potentiall... Read Full »
I have pain in my heel and joints of my hands and feet. Should I be concerned?
Query: Hi doctor, I have pain in the heel of both my feet. I also have pain in the finger joints of both feet and hands. It becomes more painful while trying to get up after sitting for a period of time. It gets better after I walk for a while. This pain is nagging. At times I have pain in the mid-riff a... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. After going through the symptoms given, I find it to be a case of Plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is a condition where the fascia or the tissue at the heel becomes inflamed. There will be pain, especially in the morning after getting up fro... Read Full »
Kindly examine my MRI report and provide a treatment for heel pain.
Query: Hi doctor, I am suffering from right heel pain for the last 11 months. All conservative measures exhausted. I had an MRI today. Can you read the MRI and provide a report? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please find my observations on the MRI scan of your right heel below. There is increased thickness observed in the calcaneal insertion of the plantar fascia with increased signal intensity on T1 and TIRM sequence, which suggests plantar fasciitis. Alignment of rig... Read Full »
I have developed heel pain after mowing the grass, which is worsening gradually. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I have been experiencing pain in the back of my left heel. Two days back, when I was mowing the uphill grass, the pain started. I was not jumping or stomping but simply pushing the mower. When I woke up the next morning, the pain extended to the bottom of my heel, and I had limited motion ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query, and I can understand your concern. Your condition can be swelling and inflammation in the attachment of the Achilles tendon and plantar fasciitis. You need to take the following medications: Tablet Piroxicam 20 mg for ten days, a... Read Full »