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Can prolonged stress and anxiety cause foot pain/spasms?

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Dr. Scott Keith answered

Specializes in Podiatry

It's reaching.: I suppose anything is possible, but stress and anxiety would not be my first, second or even third condition for consideration.

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Answered 8/24/2020

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