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Medial Cuneiform Chronic Pain

Discussion in 'Ask your questions here' started by Unregistered, Oct 5, 2009.

  1. Unregistered

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    I have chronic pain in my right foot following a snowboarding accident 10 months ago where I hurt my right foot by falling forwards and my foot partially twisted out of the binding.

    Now if I run a few steps or walk more than 1 mile without my brace I get a horrible ache in the evenings and the next day. It is very painful if I try to climb on my foot

    At the French hospital they said it was not broken and in three days it would be ok
    2 further x-rays after 2 months and 4 months showed nothing. An MRI scan after 6 months showed evidence of a diagonal "fissure" in french, or "bruise" across the medial cunieform from top left corner to bottom right corner of the bone. The nuclear bone scan suggested "chronic pain disorder" "neuroalgodistrophy". The french doctor advised me to wear stiff soled shoes and prescribed 9 cortisone injections (I had 3). Then I moved back to the UK and the UK doctors refused to finish this treatment because it is not authorised here.

    I sought an alternative physician who said he did not want to operate because there is no fracture, he put me in plaster for four weeks (with weight-bearing). I have now come out of plaster and it was ok for 3 days. He said I should stop the brace after 4 days which I did, and now it is worse than before. He said I should build up strength slowly but it hurts a lot after I walked on it for one day.

    I read on the internet that at "Injuries in the cuneiform bone are less responsive to nonsurgical treatment and need to be treated aggressively". I have read about the risk of long-term complications and I'm worried that it's getting worse not better
     
  2. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    Sorry, I meant calcitonin when I said cortisone injections
     
  3. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    Wow, I just read your post about your foot pain & I am shocked. It was like reading about my own experience with my foot pain, only mine is the left foot and I have no memory of an accident. August of this year will be 1 year that I have been fighting this, going from doctor to doctor to doctor. I am actually traveling 2hours away from my home tomorrow for yet another opinion about my foot. If you or anyone has advice or suggestions please feel free to post.

    ~Tired of the pain~
     
  4. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    Hi! I, too, have had chronic problems with my medial cuneiform which has been diagnosed as a stress fracture which is not healing. My foot specialist sent me to see a Bone Physiologist who has suggested I try PTH injections (parathyroid injections). It's all fairly experimental at this stage but has been used with elite athletes with good effect. I am about to start 8 weeks of self-injections. Then I have to take biophosphenates for 6/12. If you want to contact me about this please feel free to email me on sophie@scorpiophysio.com
     
  5. FootDoc

    FootDoc New Member

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    The parathyroid regulates calcium metabolism and for those patients who are deficient in parathyroid hormone and may have osteoporosis, PTH injections might be helpful. It appears by your mention of bisphosphonates which act to decrease bone resorption by inhibiting osteoclastic activity, that you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis. But although osteoporosis can predispose one to bone fracture, as far as I am aware, there is scant if any evidence that osteoporosis delays bone fracture healing. There is a baseline requirement for calcium for bone healing to take place, but unless you have a calcium deficiency, and you have not alleged testing for that, frankly, I don't see the point.
     
  6. physiosteo

    physiosteo New Member

    I'm awaiting the results of the appropriate blood tests. And, sadly, CT scans show "generalised bony abnormality consistent with remineralisation of a profoundly osteoporotic foot"
     
  7. physiosteo

    physiosteo New Member

    NB The stress fracture has been there for 4.5 months and is getting VERY boring! I provoked the injury just walking (regular, throughout the winter, but upped the mileage with the good weather). My podiatrist has found nothing extraordinary in my gait and everyone is at a loss to know why it hasn't healed...........
     
  8. Moni George

    Moni George Guest

    I just developed this about two days ago. In the night the pain was unbearable... got up and did some streching exercise and took ibrufen this helped and the pain subsided. I went for my morning walk without any problem. Now the pain is back..dont know what to do
     
  9. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    Hi,
    i kind of have the same problem but i am a pole vaulter but im not sure exactly what i did to my right foot. its been hurting for almost two months now. The pain is a the base of the first metarsal and the medical ceniform. My trainer at school thought it was tentenitus but i think it has been to long for that. also during track season my coach popped it every day but after he did it it hurt worse then before but then got a little better... but it still never stoped hurting and im not sure what do now anybody have any ideas?? help please
     
  10. Gina

    Gina Guest

    My feet, back, etc. all hurt. So I've been using Biofreeze. The spray seems stronger so use on the back and the hand's free gel is nice for the feet. It at least numbs it some what to get to sleep. Hope that helps you.
     
  11. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    Have you try any treatment with physiotherapist. Cause they kinda good in pain relief treatment..
     
  12. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    I was told that to stabilize the bones that screws were suggested, the rubbing of the bones due to lack of cartilage causes the bones to rub together which causes inflammation and results in arthritis,now we know why old people walk like they are in pain
     
  13. Susand3238

    Susand3238 Guest

    I had a compound fracture of my ankle almost 10 years ago. My ankle/foot surgeon in Philadelphia wants me to have a cuneiform/navicular joint FUSION! The pain is awful and recovery is 8 weeks or so, non-weight bearing!!
    It hurts every day! I am now checking out REGENEXX, stem cell injections. They take your own stem cells from your own marrow, put it in a centrafuge to weed out the stem cells. Then a day or two later, they are injected into the trouble areas. I'm seeing Dr. Ameroso in Oakhurst, NJ. My surgeon reminded me it's about $6,000 out of my pocket.
    It is FDA approved, insurance won't cover it. Fusion would be a painful, long deal but with this, you can walk right away. The stem cells differentiate to what is needed in the foot or ankle.

    Dr. Ameroso had both of his knees done, and he's back to...jogging? I'm not sure. I'm driving up to Oakhurst, NJ to get graded. They have a grading system from 1 to 4. If I'm a 4, I don't know what I'll do! I guess the fusion!! Neither is guranteed; of course; so I'd be taking a crap shot...I'm far from rich!!

    If you look into stem cells, be CAREFUL!! People take your $ and inject dead umbilical cells. There are only 10 doctors in the US who do this. The Cayman Islands is where the training is and would be the best place to get this done. They are allowed to grow stem cells, so they have plenty to inject!! It's illegal to grow them in the US!

    MY SOLUTION: WE GET TOGETHER, RENT A PLANE, FLY TO THE CAYMAN ISLANDS, AND WE CAN ALL BE FIXED!!

    I'd love to hear from you!
    Susand3238@gmail.com
    484.919.6935
     
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