A doctor’s advice to relieve foot pain | TF1 Info

• One in four adults suffer from foot pain.
• These can have several causes.
• Jean-Marc Sène takes stock this Friday April 3 in “Bonjour! La Matinale TF1”.

Sore feet? This is the case for one in four French adults, explains doctor Jean-Marc Sène this Friday April 3 in “Bonjour! La Matinale TF1”, before adding: “With age75% of adults will have foot pain.. The cause is poor treatment of the feet. To explain foot pain, the sports doctor and columnist recalls that the feet carry our body, “and therefore the weight applied to the feet, which is extremely important, leads to significant mechanical constraints, particularly if we have unsuitable shoes“. Moreover, some shoes can “increase the pressures applied to the different segments of the foot”, he specifies. This can add up to problems with body position – standing for very long periods of time can cause the feet to swell and “increase mechanical constraints”.

What can hurt your feet is also the “stepping out”continues the doctor. He cites heel strike, which can cause overload in this area of ​​the foot, but also the sagging of the arch and hyperpressure on the front of the foot, which can constrain the toes. To combat foot pain, the doctor suggests some good actions to adopt to avoid risks. First, he recommends wearing suitable shoes, “wide, with good cushioning which reduces mechanical constraints”. Another element not to be neglected: “Move regularly”.

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Massage to relieve pain

Finally, Jean-Marc Sène advises those who sometimes have sore feet to massage them regularly. The sports doctor suggests a very simple method: place a tennis ball on the ground and put your foot on it. Then roll the ball under your arch to massage it. A simple gesture to “relieve” the foot and help blood circulation.

However, certain foot pain requires consulting a professional, the doctor concludes. This is the case if the pain is persistent and severe, he explains, especially if you feel discomfort when you walk or limp, but also if you notice unusual signs, such as deformation of the foot or sores. “There may be an underlying pathology that explains all of this”concludes the doctor.