Chiropractic Care and Foot Pain

Foot pain can make it difficult to participate fully in your normal daily activities such as standing and walking. Foot pain can start seemingly out of nowhere, with a specific injury, or come on gradually over time. Regardless, we tend to take the complicated foot and all 26 of its bones for granted until something goes wrong. With all the articulating joints, muscles, and connective tissue in one small area, there are a lot of moving parts that can contribute to foot pain and make it complicated to treat. Today, we will discuss how chiropractic care can be a vital tool in your recovery and pain relief.

Traditional Foot Pain Care

If you’ve ever experienced foot pain, you’ve probably found yourself reaching for over the counter pain medications or desperately searching for a new pair of shoes or insoles that will give you some relief. A combination of rest, ice, exercise, and correct shoewear can usually get you back to feeling like yourself. However, this can be a slow process and there is a good chance you will experience more frustrating flare ups in the future.

Why is an inevitable return of foot pain so commonplace? Primarily because the true underlying issues and imbalances are never adequately addressed. This is where chiropractic care can help.

Chiropractic Care Can Restore Foot Balance

There are specific biomechanical movements in the foot that are necessary to function pain free and optimally on a daily basis. When these movements are off due to misalignments in the foot (or other areas of the body like the spine), this can lead to pain that you can’t quite seem to shake no matter what you do (a common issue). As joint alignment specialists, chiropractors can recognize any imbalances, poor movement patterns, and joint restrictions that might be contributing to your symptoms. With this awareness, they can then design a treatment progam that sustinably addresses these root issues.

Chiropractic Treatment for Foot Pain

For foot treatment, there are a few primary chiropractic techniques that will help restore the function of the foot. Primarily, adjustments of any restricted joints and connective tissue can help restore necessary balance. If necessary, they can use massage techniques to release any tight muscles or connective tissue that are perpetuating the misalignments as well. Then, from there an exercise program can be designed to optimize movement mechanics and alignment for a true long-term recovery.

Finding a Local Chiropractor

Like any type of joint pain in the body, there is often an underlying imbalance that a local chiropactor can help you tackle once and for all. The absolute experts in body alignment and treatment are chiropractors that are certified in Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP). This expert driven, evidence-based certification gives chirorpactors an edge in providing you the best possible outcomes for your foot pain and other complaints. Do a search to see if one of these professionals is available in your area. They are in high demand so make sure to call right away and book your first appointment!