Wondering if anyone can provide some insight as to what is happening to me! During my first pregnancy, I tore my ATFL and needed ligament reconstruction surgery. The surgery failed and then I had another surgery because the CFL tore and there was tons of scar tissue. Ankle is now stable but I have residual pain. Now, during my 2nd pregnancy, my left ankle (other ankle) I sprained and the ligaments again don’t seem to be healing. I do not have Ehlers Danlos as I was tested many times but I do have a history of sprains to the ankles (right one more so then left) but I’m so beyond frustrated! My doctors at NYU Joint Diseases don’t know the cause. Any insight is warranted! Going back to my orthopedist in the beginning of May..

I sprained my ankle two weeks ago and did the RICE method for a few days until I could walk with little pain. Now, I can walk with no pain, but my ankle is still sore and tender when I touch the area around the bone. Should I resume semiregular activity (running) as the swelling goes down or keep it very light, aka walking

I've been suffering from chronic peroneal tendonitis/tendinopathy for 2 years now and have slowly realized how massively important wearing the correct shoes are, which are actual tennis shoes for me. I'm wondering if there are any shoes out there that offer the same support and features that a tennis shoe does, but that look more appropriate for like a casual office job or going out. I don't want to have to look like I'm on my way to play tennis all the time, but they're the only shoes that allow my feet to heal properly.

Right now I've been wearing Head Revolt Pro 4.0 shoes designed for clay courts. The soles are neutral, raised at the heel a little to be able to bounce off the balls of your feet with more ease. They stay relatively wide all the way to the toes, so my toes never feel cramped or forced to a point. They are also very sturdy on the sides and keep my feet from sliding around, yet they're not cramped at all.

21 year old male

I’m an avid weightlifter and jiu-jitsu practitioner, but about four months ago, in January, I had some shoulder pain and was no longer able to lift. I got diagnosed with a shoulder impingement, so I took up running as my new hobby.

A couple of weeks ago, I went on a 2.5-mile run and felt great after. The next day, I worked out my legs and did Tib raises and calf raises. When I woke up the following morning, I was limping, and the top of my foot on the pinky side near my ankle was severely swollen. After reading up on it, all the symptoms are a 100% match for Peroneal Tendonitis.

The swelling has since gone down, and I can walk on it, but there is still a lot of pain when I put too much pressure down. Running is still out of the question, so I’ve been on a workout bike.

Treatment: For treatment, I’ve been foam rolling, stretching my calves, icing, and staying off my feet as much as possible. It has not been easy to keep off my feet because I work a full-time job while being a full-time college student.

I'm just wondering how long this injury typically lasts. I haven’t been able to do any form of weightlifting since my shoulder and foot are injured, and it’s starting to get to me mentally. Do you have any tips or suggestions when it comes to Peroneal Tendonitis? Also, do you have any tips on dealing with being unable to do your hobbies? I did not realize the mental toll this would have on me.

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I went through a rabbit hole tonight trying to diagnose the numbness I've been experiencing between my big toe and second toe. I recently diagnosed myself with Morton's Neuroma between my 3rd and 4th toe (after finding a small pea sized ball). I've been able to significantly relieve this pressure by wearing wider shoes, toe spacers, and toe socks and haven't felt any issues since.

After running anywhere between 5-10 miles, I'm now experiencing numbness specifically between my big toe and 2nd toe. It's a shooting pain that basically doesn't allow my toes to bend and leaves me immobile on my long runes, similar to Morton's Neuroma. I recently started paying more attention to the callous on the ball of my foot since it's located right under the area that I've been to pinpoint the numbness. I'm not sure how long it's been there, but it appears to be going down vertically vs. spreading in width. Been dealing with foot problems since 2021 and been trying to resolve my issues due to incorrect footwear, narrow shoes, etc. I haven't been able to find any articles/websites/reddit posts specifically with my issue, so throwing a needle into a haystack to see if anyone else has experienced the problem or has any leads.

Adding a picture for reference after moisturizing. It's typically very fissure-like and crusty.

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I had surgery on my peroneal brevis two weeks ago. Doc repaired a big longitudinal split tear. My foot has constant feeling of pins and needles. Feels slightly numb. Is this normal? I worried of nerve damage

I went to podiatrist twice. Pain in 2nd toe. It's a hammer toe, & she cut nails and sanded top of toe. On 2nd visit she gave me a steroid shot above toe. Didn't do much.still hurts after 3 wks.

Not having any bruising is giving me a little hope that it will heal, however the pain is almost unbearable and it's been a month after an injury.

There's pain and there is swelling.

I’m looking for a shoe and have spent find something that checks all the boxes. I’m a 31 year old mom. My exercise is primarily walking. My accessory navicular protrudes further than my medial Malleolus, so anything with a rigid upper cause me great pain and inflammation.

The only shoe I have found over the years that doesn’t bother my foot and allows me non-painful exercise is something with a stretch or flexible upper. I am looking at a sketchers flexible upper shoe with arch support. The only concern I have with this is that I need sole rigidity for stage 1-2 arthritis in my right big toe, and I’m unsure if a carbon fiber insole in a flexible upper shoe will cause my foot to just come out of the shoe.

Any suggestions?

can someone help me identify possible causes of the painful lump i have between my big toe and 2nd? it is red/purple and painful to the touch. it started as a painful callus that somewhat resolved, but it appears the pain migrated upwards.

Before I explain, here is some history. I broke my right foot as a baby and have had issues with it my whole life. I'm unsure if they are related, but I figured I'd throw it out there just in case. My foot cracks loudly every single time I move it or walk. I got an MRI in 2019, and these were the findings. Again, I am unsure what issues are related, but I figured I would put everything out there.

1. No osteochondral lesion or evidence of occult fracture. 2. Small ganglion cyst within the sinus tarsus. 3. Nonspecific subcutaneous edema along the medial aspect of ankle. 4. The major ligaments and tendons of the right ankle are intact.

After the MRI, I did physical therapy for ankle instability. I don't know if it helped. This was all in 2019. I have pain every single day in the bottom of my foot and my ankle. If I move my big toe or toes down, a sharp pain runs under and up my foot. I seriously have no idea how to describe it, but if I move my toe down, it's like my whole foot freezes for like 30-40 seconds until I can move my toe back. I will try to pinpoint where the pain is in the picture. I have tried and tried to research this particular issue of the pain, specifically when I move my big toe down - I have not found any research on this and cannot even pinpoint where the pain is coming from. It's tough dealing with pain every day and I'm not sure where to go from here.

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Hi!

I tore my ankle ligaments last year and I’m having surgery in June.

I was wondering if there are any tips or necessities I’m missing.

Here is what I’ve already got:

• wheelchair
• kneescooter
• shower chair with cast cover
• Iwalk
• smart crutches ( I can’t use normal crutches cause I had surgery on my wrists last year)

Are those fancy elevated leg pillows really worth it? Seem nice during the day but idk if it’s practical at night as a side sleeper?

Any random tips are welcome. Also tips that one might not think of at first (say like bring a pillow in your car after surgery so you can elevate it during the drive home)

FYI: I’ll be in a boot for 6 weeks and I’m allowed to start lightly bearing weight after 2 weeks.

I’d also love to hear when you were able to walk mostly fully weight baring for a longer distance. My surgery is on June 25th and I need to walk 40 minutes at the end of August to the formula 1 track😭 I’m afraid I’ll be using my iwalk

All - I’ve ruptured my Achilles and have been given a boot to wear prior to surgery next week. Ortho has provided to wedges (maybe 30mm) for the boot heel to help keep the gap in the rupture from growing.

Since I’ve been in the wedges I’ve developed severe acute pain in my big toe at the joint. The pain is now significantly worse than the Achilles and persists even out of the boot.

Any ideas what’s going on w the toe?!

I’ve been working long hours, and recently realized a big reason why my feet would be hurting so bad was because the shoes I was wearing were killing my feet. A couple days ago I had gotten up from sitting down and felt a lot of pain on the middle outer side of my foot, it only really hurt when i put weight on it and couldn’t really walk without pain for a day. Now it’s only been hurting occasionally after a couple days but I noticed this weird textured bump feeling that looks red/bruised possibly but it doesn’t look like a normal bruise so I am wondering what it is and If I should see a doctor.

My footsteps are basically straight up entirely toe (FHL always burning) and I don't know another way. I decided to try activating my hip flexors during my gait and I think that helps, but it's also causing me to heel strike a lot, and I don't want plantar fasciitis. Anyone can advise? <3

been having this consistent severe pain in my sesamoid bone since october, had a clean xray; finally got an mri done which showed bone marrow edema in my sesamoid bone. the radiology report stated that there were no finds of a previous fracture to cause it or anything, but my podiatrist saying it’s from a fracture so i’m not sure what to believe from that portion.

my doctor is telling me to only see him again if i want the bone removed or just to wait it out until it heals with in a year. i’m trying to get a second opinion to see if there are other options like physical therapy. just wondering if anyone knows if there are other options so i dont see another doctor for no reason. he isn’t giving me anything including NSAID pain medication.

I’ve had a Hyprocure stent implant put in about 15 months ago. My foot is now supinated, the 2 biggest toes claw the ground as I’m trying to balance. I went to another surgeon for his opinion, he thought my other leg was 5-8mm shorter. I tried a heel lift and it helped a bit but I’m still supinated and clawing. The posterior tendon is also quite sore and I don’t have as much flexibility in my ankle as I did. He said that removing the implant or lengthening the Achilles wouldn’t help but my original surgeon is talking about having to do one of those things! I also saw a podiatrist who thought my operated leg was shorter! 3 professionals, 3 opinions!

Weirdest thing. I couldn’t put any weight on my (middle) toe, even to barely touch my toe to the floor sent a shocking pain through my toe. I had my socks on. Continued through the night, when I got up to pee, and this morning as I got ready for work. Put my flat “Chelsea” boots on and drove to work. By the time I got to work, I had forgotten about the pain because there was none. All day long. Until I got home from work and removed my boots and stepped on the hard floor. The pain came back!! The pain only subsides a bit when I wear my slippers. Any thoughts? TIA.

I know this is a long shot but I was diagnosed with Morton’s neuroma not too long ago and was given a steroid shot. Pain went away then came back suddenly. I’m more worried about my pinky toe tendon?? Muscle??? Whatever it is it’s inflamed and the er is my only option. Any ideas?