has anyone a solution for sore feet, have started a new job,am on my feet all day?

Question

the soreness is mostly just under and around my toes, and even after I sit for awhile its still very sore when i stand up, sometimes its still sore the next morning,am wearing approiate shoes, but it seems to be gettin worse, please help

Answer 1

A good soak in eucalyptus or mint/peppermint oil will sort your tired aching feet out. You can also buy foot and leg lotion containing peppermint for massaging.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The main problem with constant standing and walking, is that the circulation (blood and lymph) is affected by gravity.

You could try lying with your feet elevated (calves on a chair) for at least 15 minutes, several times a day. Use breaks at work, as well as doing this when you get home. A more active version of the exercise involves 'walking' your feet up and down a wall.

Depending on the circumstances, it may attract attention or mockery; pass it off as a meditation technique or yoga, if you don't want to mention the foot pain.

You should also wriggle your feet as much as possible, too, and make sure that your 'suitable footwear' isn't fastened too tightly. Feet evolved for use on variable, uneven surfaces that stimulate different parts of the foot all the time.

Any new activity will put added strain on some bodypart or other; improving the circulation to/from the bodypart will allow it to adapt more easily.

Applying a (wrapped, to avoid 'cold burns') icepack to the painful area can also help to control the symptoms and accelerate recovery.

Answer 4

Sounds like a touch of metatarsalgia... try pressing into the fleshy pad on the sole of your foot - the ball of your foot. If the bone heads are very tender, or if it causes your familiar soreness to squeeze the ball of you foot, that's probably what it is.

The solution to that is to get some pads to cushion the bones while you're on your feet. You can now get a good selection of different types from most chemists - soft ones like 'party feet' or harder ones with a toe ring to keep them in place.

It's a matter of playing around with them until you get ones that suit you. I don't mean the normal arch supports which support the arch along the inner side of your foot - the ones you want are called anterior transverse arch supports.

Make sure whatever shoes you wear have some shock absorption in the soles - a thin soled shoe will make it worse.

Good luck. It's likely to settle down after about 4 weeks or so, once your feet become accustomed to the new demands being placed on them.

Answer 5

I know your pain! I had the corrective foot surgery on both feet when I was 18. I am now 51 and have had pain all this time. Here are some things that you might want to do/consider.

1) Have special inserts made for your shoes. Contact an Orthopedics office (or maybe you can find one in the phone book) and ask if there is a speciality shoe store that makes shoe inserts from actual foot molds. This is expensive. I think that I paid over $300 the first time but I got to keep the mold. So now it just costs me around $65 to have new inserts made (about every 2 to 3 years). Make sure you do not get the hard plastic inserts. You want the one that is soft and you have to take the shoe's factory insert out and put your specially made one in. I had my inserts made in Charlotte, NC at a store called McMahan Shoes [phone]. They make all the special inserts for the professional basketball players here in Charlotte. Perhaps if you call them they might know of someone in your area who makes them.

2) The pain that you are describing sounds like tendonitis. It is a sharp pain running from your toes to up the middle of your feet. I have this bad and it seems that others in my family are starting to complain about this as they are getting older. When you are not on your feet your overused tendons want to shrink (tighten) up. If you are like me when you sleep you point yours toes down. Try (while sitting or laying down) pulling your toes up towards your knees. You can even use a belt or a rope to help stretch up. Hold in this position as long as you can then relax. Then repeat a few more times. I try doing this before I get out of bed in the morning. But you can also do it while on break from your job. It also helps if you can put your feet up to allow the blood to drain back toward your heart. A Doctor might even make a reusable cast that will hold your feet in this position while you sleep. Haven't done this myself yet but I have heard of it being done.

3) About 3 Advil helps.

Answer 6

You can get gel insoles. I think they're scholl's and they are very soothing to the toes. Also, while you're standing, rock very gently forward and backwards onto your toes and then back onto your heels. It keeps the circulation going. Make sure your toes aren't crushed into the toe of your shoes. Those square toe'd shoes are excellent, especially with low heels.
When you finish work, rub your feet with a wooden foot roller (Body Shop do a superb one) and after soaking them (if you have a foot spa, use that) massage in some soothing foot lotion (again Body Shop do some super ones - and no, I don't work there!)
Hope it goes well.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

You should have at least 2 pairs of work shoes that you can change suring the day. On your breaks try to lift your legs up and flex & extend your ankles and curl your toes to get the blood circulating. Also you can get silicone padding to go inside your socks to ease the soreness. Around here they're sold at pharmacies but can also be found in sports stores.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Same problem here. I have very high arches. The podiatrist showed me that when I stand my arches go flat, and I am not a
heavy person. I have inserts in my shoes and no more foot pain.
The inserts keep the arch from flattening when you stand. It makes a great difference. It is miserable to work when your feet hurt. Good luck.