IF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND THE FIRST STEP YOU TAKE IS THE MOST PAINFUL ONE THEN YOU MORE THAN LIKELY HAVE "PLANTAR FASCIAITIS" (NOT SURE OF SPELLING) AND CAN GET RELIEF FROM A PODIATRIST. CORTISONE SHOTS IN YOUR FOOT/FEET ARE HELPFUL AND IF DONE CORRECTLY WILL NOT CAUSE YOU MUCH PAIN AND A WRAPPING THAT CONSTRAINS YOUR FOOT AND WORN FOR ABOUT A WEEK IS VERY HELPFUL. IF YOU HAVE BURNING AND TINGLING AND ELECTRICAL LIKE JOLTS IN YOUR FEET YOU MAY HAVE "TARSAL TUNNEL" WHICH LIKE CARPAL TUNNEL IS AN INTERNAL SWELLING THAT PUTS PRESSURE ON NERVES CAUSING THIS TYPE OF PAIN. YOU WILL NEED "NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES" (A ONE TIME EVENT) FROM A NEUROLOGIST TO CONFIRM THIS CONDITION. OR YOU MAY HAVE "PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY"...THE LEADING CAUSE OF THIS IS DIABETES BUT IT CAN ALSO BE CAUSED BY OTHER INJURIES. A NEUROLOGIST IS YOUR BEST BET FOR DIAGNOSIS. HOPE THIS HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT HELPFUL. I AM NOT IN THE MEDICAL FIELD...JUST A SUFFERER LIKE YOU!

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