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What Causes Burning Pain In Foot After Exercising?

Posted on Thu, 7 Jul 2016

Question: I recently started walking on the treadmill and now it feels like I pulled something in my feet. They feel almost like they are asleep or burning.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (48 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I want to know little detail of the illness

Detailed Answer:
Hello, I have studied your case. Burning pain after prolong waking or treadmill is mostly due to neuropathy. But before I advised you any thing I would like to know little detail of the illness.
1.Do you have Diabetes?
2. Do you have back pain?
3.Do you smoke.?
Please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you. Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (11 minutes later)

I don't have diabetes and currently no back pain. I do smoke.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You need to take Vitamin B 12 test

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case.You are having B 12 deficiency causing tingling and numbness. So I have following suggestions for you.
1.Tablet Pregabalin M at night time.
2.Injection Methylcobal 1000 microgram one daily.
3.If you have any doubt then you get serum B 12 estimation. It will confirm the diagnosis.
4.Try to quit smoking.
I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar