Common Causes of Ankle and Foot Pain

Common causes of Ankle and Foot Pain

The common causes of ankle and foot pain may vary. Find out more about your ankle and foot pain and how Back In Action Physical Therapy can help TODAY.

Imbalances

Contrary to what most people believe, a majority of the Ankle and Foot problems come from imbalances in the low Back, Hip or Knee. As a result, they get excessive forces put onto the Ankle and Foot.

Trauma

Excessive force put onto the Ankle or Foot can cause hairline or other fractures. There are a lot of bones, joints and ligaments in the foot. So with excessive force trauma such as motorcycle accidents and landing wrong from a jump, it is easy for those structures in the foot to get strained or fractured. It is common to see people breaking bones in the foot such as the Tibia and Fibula.

Improper Shoes

A lot of people do not wear the proper shoes for their feet. So over time there can be gradual wear and tear on the Ankle and Foot. A lot of shoes in our society are unhealthy and so wearing the wrong type of shoes can cause problems overtime and increase your risk of spraining your ankle. Some women have problems in their toes because they wear and walk in shoes that are too small. They may get a blister once in a while and they’ll think they need to get the blister better. What most do not realize is that wearing small shoes is changing the mechanics of their feet and causing wear and tear on the joints.
If you are getting soreness in your feet, don’t brush it off and say “My feet are tired”. Because it may be causing undue stress to the ligaments and joints which will cause pain and problems down the road.