You wake up feeling great, take your first step, and suddenly feel a sharp ache in the bottom of your foot. Or maybe your day was going fine—until eight hours of standing leaves your feet throbbing. No matter how it shows up, you need foot pain relief fast.
The human foot contains 26 bones, 30+ joints, and dozens of muscles and tendons. They carry your entire body weight every day, which makes them easy to strain or injure.
Common causes of foot pain include plantar fasciitis, trauma, inflammation, structural problems, arthritis, and diabetic neuropathy. The good news? Many natural, non-invasive options can bring reliable foot pain relief.
Arch Supports for Foot Pain Relief
From simple pharmacy inserts to custom orthotics, arch supports can provide steady foot pain relief during daily activities. They help stabilize your foot, reduce pressure, and improve alignment.
Stretching & Exercise for Better Foot Function
A few simple stretches to help oxygenate the muscles and loosen the joints can often offer some foot pain relief. In fact, these techniques are great for prevention as well as treatment. And if your feet and ankles have grown stiff over the years, it’s never too late. You can regain flexibility through slow and gentle daily stretches.
- While sitting comfortably, raise your feet off the floor in front of you and rotate your ankles, one at a time, moving clockwise for five or ten rotations and then counter-clockwise for the same number of rotations.
- Again, sitting with your feet off the floor, do five or ten ankle pumps with each foot, flexing down as if you were pressing on the gas pedal of a car, and then drawing the toes back up toward your shin to stretch the back of your heal.
Standing on the floor in your bare feet, rise up on your toes, heels off the floor, and then slowly lower your heels back down to the floor. Repeat 10 times.- Use your toes to pick up and move an assortment of small objects from one pile to another. Challenge yourself with a variety of objects, like your car keys, a plastic bag, a wine cork.
Reflexology & Acupressure for Foot Pain Relief
While you can massage your own feet, or (if you are so lucky) have a generous partner do it for you, you will want to visit a Reflexologist for best results.
Reflexologists are professionals who know all the right acupressure points, massaging the affected tendon to gently stretch it and restore it to a healthy, soft and flexible state, thus relieving the pain of plantar fasciitis at the source.
Reflexology and acupressure will also stimulate lymphatic drainage and improve blood flow, thereby relieving swelling and increasing oxygen levels in the tissues of the foot and leg. This, in turn, helps to alleviate neuropathic pain and can even help to restore and improve nerve response for those whose foot pain is symptomatic of diabetes, injury, or nervous system disorders.
Depending on your diagnosis, just a few visits to a qualified Reflexologist, can result in more than immediate foot pain relief, it may correct the problem for good.
The Reflexologists at Easy Cozy Wellness Centre are trained and experienced professionals in Acupressure and Reflexology. Call Easy Cozy Wellness to book your appointment and start your journey to pain-free feet.