As an inflammatory autoimmune condition, rheumatoid arthritis can damage your feet by eroding the joints. Over time, this erosion can leave your feet swollen, cause pain when walking, weaken the surrounding ligaments and change the alignment of your feet. Those with rheumatoid arthritis are susceptible to the following three conditions as a result of joint and ligament damage:
Achilles Tendinopathy
Inflammation can cause scar tissue to form around the tendon that links your heel to your calf muscles.…
If you feel sharp pains in the heels of your feet while standing or walking, you might be experiencing heel spurs. These occur due to a tiny bony protrusion from calcium deposits on the bone. Here are some treatments for this foot condition.
Get Regular Exercise
While it may seem like resting is the best way to treat heel spurs, this can make it worse. While resting will take the pressure off your feet and offer temporary relief for the bone spur pain in the heels, that pain will return once you step on the floor after resting.…
If you’re suffering from pain in your heel that seems to get worse after periods of inactivity, such as first thing in the morning when you get out of bed, your doctor or podiatrist, such as those at McLean & Partners, may have told you that you have a heel spur. These spurs are bony growths on the heel that stick out from the bottom of your regular heel bone. Given the pain you’re feeling, you may think that having the spur surgically removed will fix the problem, but you may have been advised against this.…
