Suggest Treatment For Severe Foot Pain In An Elderly Person
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Detailed Answer:
Hi there.
Thanks for the query.
Are your finding any improvement after limb elevation and Naproxen?
Does your foot feel cold?
Do you have Diabetes, Hypertension or any other diseases?
Foot pain could be due to numerous reasons like arthritis due to Gout, muscular cramps, ischaemia due to Peripheral vascular disease or varicose veinsetc.
If you are not finding relief, then it would be helpful to get your foot examined by a physician to rule out common causes of foot pain. An Xray, Doppler may be required to also look for blogs supply to the foot.
I hope I have answered your query.
I will be available to answer your follow up queries.
Regards,
Dr. Aashish Raghu