Tuesday 6 October 2015

Helpful Tips On Treating The Navicular Pain

By Della Monroe


With the activities that you do everyday, the feet are really very important. They can help you to move from different places to another. Since they are essential part of the body, you have to take extra care of it. If you use if very often and excessively, then there is a tendency that will be stressed. The stress may result to pain and if the pain is not treated well, it may lead to further complications.

There are lot of stress that your feet can have. One of it is the navicular pain. This pain is very common to athletes that involves high jumping and even sprinting. This usually occurs when the middle part of your foot is severely pressed between the lower bones and the upper part of it. The intensity of discomfort can range from bearable to extremely painful, depending on its severity.

Although the cause is not yet well established, it is said that the main cause of this pain is from the greater forces acted on the navicular bone which is located on the top middle of foot. Strenuous activities can be blame from this injury. Surely, you wont like to try it so always give a thought to your feet.

People who can easily get this injury are usually athletes and even someone who involves in a lot of footwork. For the people has a lot of foot work to do, they need to engage more in stretching to prevent muscle shock and even bone dislocation. They also need to make sure that their feet can surely carry their weight.

If the pain wont go away after five hours, then thats the time you must see a doctor. The expert will diagnose your injury. You must be 100 percent honest to your doctor on the activities that have done before experiencing the pain to for you to get an exact result. Remember that the diagnostic results will determine on what kind of treatment can you get.

One the pain has been diagnosed, the medical professional can apply the first aid treatment. Most of the time, the medications in this treatment are tablets, injectibles and even ointments. This are very easy to apply and does not need a complicated procedure.

Another way of treating it is through casting. With the cast, your foot will be not be usable for a couple of weeks. This will let your foot focus on healing. You wont be able to make of your foot until its totally okay. You can still do a little bit of walking but you might need and aid like the crutches or someones shoulder.

The last treatment available is very complicated. In surgery, the doctors will be studying your foot structure and have everything back in its original position and function. Aside from the complexity of procedure, it is also costly. You surely need most time for the surgery to totally heal. It may run for few months and even for a year.

Having an injury is really a hassle for the daily living. You wont be able to do the things that you really want. Plus, you might be suffering from its injury. As much as possible, take care of all the parts of your body, not only your feet.




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