2007-03-01 10:51:49 · 3 answers · asked by George 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
They weren't for me. I have a new job where I have to wear steel toes and they were killing me till I went to the dr. I just got the generic ones, if they didn't work he was going to make some for me. They worked, Now I can walk after work.
2007-03-01 10:56:41 · answer #1 · answered by ladybugjan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a matter of finding which ones work for you - the $7.00 ones are as good as the $100.00.
Calf muscles are concidered feet muscles.
Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.
Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.
The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).
For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.
2007-03-02 19:47:07 · answer #2 · answered by Keko 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have to be made from molds of your feet. You might try the ones they sell at the drug store to see if they work for you. Dr. Sholls and some others make them.
2007-03-01 10:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by notyou311 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋