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I have heel pain despite medication and exercise. Kindy help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 58-year-old male who has been diabetic for 15 years. I have been suffering from heel pain in my right ankle for a few months. I take Amryl 4mg twice. Traviamate 50/500 40mg 2 times Stat A 10 mg and Advent 80mg 1 time for heel pain. I also got my blood test done and the uric acid... 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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
I am having heel pain despite taking medications and following other measures. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor,I am experiencing heel pain suddenly. Initially, I had continuous pain while walking. It is slightly more when I take the first few steps after rest or sleep. The doctor said that it could be because of bad shoes and suggested taking the tablet Zerodol SP for five days (once a day after... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I completely understand your concern. Let us discuss how to solve it. This is a condition in which the fascia or the tissue in the heel is inflamed. Since you are experiencing pain, especially in the morning after getting up from sleep, I suggest you take the followin... Read Full »
Does pain in soles while walking or standing mean plantar fasciitis?
Query: Hello doctor, For the last few months, I am having pain in both soles. It gets worse when I walk or stand for a long time. Also, it gets worse when I sleep. I suspect it is plantar fasciitis. What remedy do you suggest? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, 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. You need to do the following exercise: A physical therapist can instruct you in a series of exercises to stretch the pl... Read Full »
I have plantar fasciitis, and my heel has been swollen and enlarged for the last year. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have had plantar fascitis for the last year. My heal is swollen, paining so much, and I am unable to walk correctly. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is a condition in which the fascia or the tissue at the heel is inflamed with pain in the morning. Kindly take the following medications; 1) Tablet Peroxicam 20 mg once daily at night for ten days. 2) Tablet Rabeprazole 20 mg once daily at night before dinner... Read Full »