Happy Feet, Happy Dog – Here’s How We can Help
Who would have thought that fixing someone’s foot problem would also make a dog happy?
We recently saw a patient with pain under the ball of their left foot, which was bad enough to make walking difficult and had stopped them from regularly walking their dog.
We examined their feet, observed their gait, and assessed their footwear. They wore good quality shoes at work but had a favourite pair of sneakers they wore in the garden and walking the dog, and those shoes were what helped us not only identify the cause of the problem but also how to treat the problem.
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You can see a photo of the patient’s footwear below. The obvious problem is there is a BIG hole in the sole of the shoe, so surely that’s a big contributor to the cause of the problem. And yes, you are partly right, but the hole is a sign of a bigger issue. In this patient, the cause of the hole was due to a combination of a bone issue in their foot and they had one leg longer than the other.
So a combination of the bone problem, the way they were walking and the difference in the length of their legs was causing them to place too much pressure under the outside edge of the ball of the foot which in turn caused the pain.
What was the solution? New sneakers was the first step. Then we made custom orthotics for extra support to go in their shoes to take the pressure off the bone and even up their legs. Lastly, they did some exercises to help strengthen things.
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Within days, the pain was completely gone and now we have a very happy patient and also a VERY happy dog.
Patients like this are what make our job fun and rewarding. It can be a life-giving thing (for the patient and podiatrist) when you can help relieve pain and get someone back to activity and exercise, doing the things they love (like walking the dog).
A HAPPY DOG IS A HAPPY LIFE 🙂
If you are experiencing pain not only in your feet but also in your legs, and it’s preventing you from moving, exercising, or doing the things you love, give us a call. The solution is often simple but can make life a whole lot better.
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