What Causes Tender Feet And Blisters On Feet After Playing Sports?

Posted on Tue, 1 Jul 2014

Question: my son is a runner. he does track and cross country. he also plays basketball. he usually goes from one sport to another. the question I have is he says that his feet are so sore. he has blisters, the ball of his foot is bruised, and they are cracked. he has always had these issues since he runs all the time. he doesn't want to go see anyone about it so I didn't know if there is a good soak or something that I can do that would be helpful but wouldn't burn like crazy to do for him. wouldn't want him in anymore pain then necessary. Or does he need to just rest them for a bit. He just finished the track season and was 3rd in state so he pushes himself hard. now we have summer running for cross country and he is on a summer basketball league. any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Answered by Dr. Chander Mohan Singh (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Take rest a bit.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I have gone though your query.

It is usually seen that whenever a person plays games with over zealousness then due to stress on body especially on feet, the muscles, bones and even the skin does not cope up with it.

Some times the skin is allergic to socks or the shoes which the player wears are not properly arched or ventilated.

So I advise that he need to just rest them for a bit.This is most helpful.

You should take vitamins like B12, C, A, D, E, K.

Place you feet in lukewarm water for at 30 mins in morning and evening. After cleaning the affected skin, you can apply betadine ointment on it. He has to keep the feet dry. So he should not cover the feet as much as possible.

Take proper rest in between games and drink a lot of water and fruit juice.

I hope it helps.

Thanks.

Dr.Singh.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj