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podalgia

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podalgia /po·dal·gia/ (po-dal´jah) pain in the foot.
po·dal·gia (p-dlj)
n.
Pain in the foot. Also called pododynia, tarsalgia.

podalgia.
See tarsalgia.

podalgia [po-dal´jah]
pain in the feet.

Patient discussion about podalgia.

Q. I have a constant foot pain during night what can i do to ease the pain? I am a diabetic (type 2) for 22 years. recently i started to suffer from a recurrent foot pain. The pain is only at night time, and i cant make it stop. i tried Tylenol and NSAIDs but nothing helped. what can i do?

A. You are describing a Neuropathic pain disorder. This is a very common symptom that occurs with diabetes. To treat it you need to take better control on your glucose level.
In addition you can try anti epileptic drugs -
I heard it can help, but must admit i never tried it myself.

Q. My two years old boy started to limp and to complain about foot pain. what can it be? My two years boy is complaining about a left foot pain. the pain starts in his thigh and radiates down. He doesn't have fever or any other symptom. He started waking in the age of 1.5 years and he never walked well. He seems like he is never balanced on his left leg. His labor was traumatic, and I needed a C-section. what can be the source of his complaints?

A. I think your boy meets the criteria for hip Dysplasia.
You can learn more about it here.
http://www.5min.com/Video/What-is-Hip-Dysplasia-5472
He is too old for the regular casting treatment but i guess that a skilled orthopedic will know what to do.

Q. I have a reccurent ache just below my knee. what can it be? I am a 18 years old healthy guy. I never go to my physician, because i never need him, but in the past 4 month i recognized a strange pain just under my knee. The area is tender to palpation and the pain excruciate during walking and running. What can it be? What can I do to prevent it? P.S. I play collage basketball and this pain ruins my games...

A. Maybe you are suffering from a disease named Osgood Shluter.
you can learn more about it from this video
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