I was told by my doctor that I have what is called an accessory nodule on the side of my foot right above the arch. Not everyone has this, its an extra piece of bone attatched to the foot by a tendon and being on my feet all day makes it painful for me. I have not found any relief from different shoes or soaking them. I am at a loss when it comes to this cause I know nothing about it and can not find any info online about this condition. Please help me peeps if you can.
2006-07-20 16:03:53 · 7 answers · asked by michelle g 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
The problem with asking a question like this on the internet is that you will get a lot of wrong answers, even though they are well-meaning. The best advice so far is to see a podiatrist--he's an expert. Most of us here aren't.
The reason you can't find your condition on the Internet is because you have the wrong name...what you have is known as an "accessory navicular" and any podiatrist will tell you it is really not a bone spur, it's just an extra bone that some people have in their foot, located in front of the heel where most people have an arch (the main, long arch of the foot). As a result of this extra bone, your tendon is most probably attaching at the wrong place, and although you don't say it, you probably have flat feet, am I right?--at least one flat foot, on the side where you have the accessory navicular, if you only have one.
Usually, this condition doesn't present a problem until your teen years and later, when your bones start to mature, and then it can get painful. The neighbor girl across the street from us started to have problems with hers in her early teen years. She wore a walking cast for awhile last summer, but seems to be ok this year (although she still has a flatfoot).
It's not uncommon to have surgery to remove the extra bone and to reattach the tendon closer to where it belongs. The surgery may even result in creating an arch where none existed, but don't count on it, your foot may still be pretty flat, and you'd better not expect to develop a high arch, sorry (if that's what you're hoping for).
Now that you know what your condition is, I'm sure you'll find lots of information on the internet. Here are a couple of reliable URLs to get you started:
http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/accessory_navicular
http://www.podiatrytoday.com/article/94
http://www.medicalmultimediagroup.com/pated/html_pages/foot/foot_accessory_navicular.html#
(click on picure links on the last site for very good illustrations)
--but watch out for all the web sites that supposedly tell you about the condition but really only want to sell you some form of arch supports/orthotics. Better to look up all-purpose health sites or foot/podiatry speciality sites to get more impartial information.
Good luck!
2006-07-20 21:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by flatfootdude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you keep warm, sounds obvious but it's true wear gloves and a hat even indoors and that should help with being cold. For the pain I'd suggest hot baths or heat patches that you can put on your back and make sure you don't lie down awkwardly, be propped up. Try honey and lemon or lemsip for the cold and throat. I had something where they said the test were normal but I felt rubbish, guessing you've been to a doctor. If you can try excersizing as it does make you feel a bit better, try strecthing if it doesn't hurt. Hope you get better soon and some of this helps.
2016-03-16 02:34:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you think about getting orthotics that are custom made for your feet...I am opposite of your problem...i have really low flat feet....
another idea...cut a piece of foam/moleskin around it to act as a cushion. you can cut the center of the foam/moleskin out and have it fit over the spur area. make it as thick as need be..so that you cannot feel the spur when standing...this should cut down on the pressure
did you ever think about having the spur removed...
Good luck!
2006-07-20 16:32:09 · answer #3 · answered by sleddinginthesnow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A wise old podiatrist told me, don't operate on the foot if you can operate on the shoe.
Get your shoe fixed so it does not press on the nodule.
2006-07-20 16:12:46 · answer #4 · answered by Diane D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up Osteophyte? See a podiatrist
2006-07-20 16:08:31 · answer #5 · answered by bonbon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a Cortisone shot. Good luck!
2006-07-20 16:09:37 · answer #6 · answered by nanrai18 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this will help because your condition doesn't really have a medical name, but here you go: http://www.mdadvice.com/library/sport/sport141.html
2006-07-20 16:09:06 · answer #7 · answered by pseudo_entropy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
better known as a bone spur..?
2006-07-20 16:06:27 · answer #8 · answered by Fluffington Cuddlebutts 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋