3 weeks of foot pain - cause?

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The last couple days I've been feeling a "cracking" in top/middle of my foot where it hurts (the metatarsal area?). Sometimes it feels like very slight pins and needles in this area and my toes. I wonder if these two small "symptoms" are just in my head, though; hence, my adding them in as a side note! =)

(Perhaps the "pins and needles" sensation is due to me not moving it much while I'm sitting?)

Thank you!

 

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Having been in organized sports probably all of your life, and having no doubt seen others if not yourself injured, diagnosed and treated, surely you know that this is not the way to obtain a diagnosis or effective treatment which must be based on an accurate diagnosis. You say that you have had 3 weeks of pain. What is your time limit before you will be willing to seek hands-on professional help instead of guesses with the likelihood of inappropriate, ineffective or even counter-productive treatment recommendations? My only advice is to stop trying to aggravate your situation by continued exercising and see an appropriate specialist.

 

Thank you for the quick reply! As you have clearly stated, whilst involved in organized sports my whole life, I've seen/experienced injuries, diagnoses, and treatment; therefore, I am well aware my post is an ineffective way to obtain a diagnosis/treatment. On the other hand, when one's trusted trainer of 4 years states, "It's probably just a sprain. Ice it and take anti-inflammatories " without even examining the injury, one may be tentative to explore the possibility of an appropriate specialist for fear of hearing the same advice. Put simply, when you're told "it's not that bad" by a trained professional, you often need to catch your "second wind" to get that second opinion.

This point, and the fact that I've experienced more severe pain in my athletic career, are the two reasons behind my post on this site. So I suppose I should be thanking you for helping me to "catch my second wind" by giving me that swift kick in the arse!

 

I really didn't intend my comments as a "swift kick in the arse," just a wake-up call to encourage you to obtain safe and effective treatment based on a REAL diagnosis. I might say that "just" and "sprain" should never be used in the same sentence, as they can be among the more serious and lasting of sports injuries. There are many times that fractures are preferable to sprains as far as long-term prognosis is concerned.