Osteoporosis and Your Feet

By | March 4, 2015

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Lots of things can cause pain in your feet. You can be on them too long during the day. It could be a new pair of shoes that you thought were broken in but aren’t. Or it can be a symptom of something bigger. It could be something like osteoporosis. Normally when we think of osteoporosis we don’t think of the impact it can have on our feet which is a problem because our feet are our foundation. Usually osteoporosis is found in post-menopausal women or men over the age of 75, but it can affect anyone, often as a secondary symptom of another illness.

When feet become affected by osteoporosis they become very weak and susceptible to breaks and fractures much more easily. Side effects of the beginning stages of osteoporosis can be things like pain while walking or swelling and redness of the feet. Often times people will ignore these symptoms as just being something that will pass or that they “tweaked” something. If things get bad enough, stress fractures can occur without an injury to cause concern. As with most things today, there are tests to find out whether or not it’s just a tweak or something more serious that needs treatment. Osteoporosis is something that can be treated to make sure that nothing serious happens because of it. Calcium supplements, orthotics, and the usage of athletic shoes with extra cushion are all treatment options while not causing a decline in quality of life.