Rear Foot Pain

In this case we view different diagnosis of rear foot pain. This blog post will cover rear foot impingement that is often misdiagnosed. Another thing that it covers is a high index of suspicion that is needed when determining rear foot pathology and a detailed history. The final topic it will cover is the treatment for rear foot pain.

 

Rear foot impingement is often misdiagnosed.  This happens when a therapist or athletic trainer does not consider doing a broad range of possible causes prior to attributing the pain to the impingement.Inspection of the rear foot should be very throw. Although the pain can be tolerated by athlete it can also become worse. The injury can lead to osteoporosis overtime.

When diagnosing rear-foot pain high index of suspicion is needed. Many times physicians asked questions that may not be appropriate to the cause. This can result to misinterpretation of the injury. Other times the information derived from questioning is not sufficiently through. The patient should be allowed sufficient time to think. Some good questions would be “where is the most pain?” and “How bad is the pain on a scale of 1-10?”.

 

It is important to always give the proper treatment.  These specific injuries are unique and not always the same. One of most common non surgical method is taping. Taping is most successful because it helps with : infections,firm-soled shoes,and/or immobilization. If nonsurgical treatment is not effective surgical extension will be needed.

In conclusion rear foot pain  is often misdiagnosed because  the therapist or athletic trainer does not consider a broad range search.  Also a high index of suspicion is needed when encountering these injuries. A detailed history is critical in this field of injuries. I think that the treatment of the real foot pain is very important. This article will help us evaluate our skills with all the information it provides. Now we know that we must diagnose rear-foot pain very carefully.