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How to prevent shoes from rubbing the ankle bone

A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Juchau
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Ankle pain: the only way to know if it is broken unless it is obviously deformed or the bone is sticking out is to get an X-ray. Unfortunately, even if you can wa... Read More
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Dr. Darrell Latva
Podiatry 44 years experience
ANKLE OR FOOT?: I can't determine if it's your ankle, foot, or both. Regardless, the degree of pain and swelling indicate to me an exam and x-ray is warranted. Sincer... Read More
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Dr. Scott Keith
Podiatry 46 years experience
Answered by X-ray..: Swelling can have the obvious effect of making look large regardless if a fracture occurs or not. The only real way of making that determination is ha... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Theodore Davantzis
Dentistry 42 years experience
I am not aware of any danger with Lysol contact, but twelve hours is plenty of time to allow the spray to dry. Spraying your shoes does not treat athl... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Scott Keith
Podiatry 46 years experience
A shoe by any name..: It really depends on what your basic needs are. Style, comfort and function are all options. Perhaps you can find a crossover shoe to meet two needs. ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ki-Hon Lin
Orthopedic Surgery 27 years experience
Pinched nerve: This could very well be due to a pinched nerve in your lumbar spine. There are other peripheral nerve compressions which could also cause similar sym... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
There are better options than spraying lysol in your shoes. You may try antifungal foot powder, available in drugstores, without a prescription.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Keith Baldwin
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery 17 years experience
No: No. The injury itself determines the rate of avn. Follow your docs recommendations regarding weight bearing to help heal it.
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Trager
Dentistry 56 years experience
Most home remedies don't work. See a podiatrist for the proper treament.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Pierre Moeser
Specializes in Rheumatology
Start with prevention. 1. Wear low thin socks to prevent the friction with the shoes. If that is not an option, 2. Wear mildly adhesive paper tape (su... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Kass
Podiatry 30 years experience
It is a bit : Difficult to understand precisely what you are saying because there are many bones between the ankle and the big toe.....there is a talus bone, navicu... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Schechter
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Strength, flexibilit: Proper shoes, taping or bracing if frequent sprains, doing preventive exercises especially balance and proprioception. Stretching, staying flexible, ... Read More
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