How Do You Treat Foot & Ankle Nerve Entrapment Syndrome?
Foot and ankle nerve entrapment is a frustrating condition that can represent both an elusive diagnosis and a chronic problem that is difficult to treat. It should be considered whenever conservative treatment of foot pain fails to improve symptoms within a few weeks. It should also be treated in a stepwise, logical fashion–beginning conservatively and ending in surgical intervention only if necessary. However, it is not a condition that should be ignored for the sake of short term athletic goals. Review the nature of foot and ankle nerve entrapment syndrome so you are familiar with the details of its possible causes and the spectrum of its symptoms. Understand that repetitive activity, or more rarely a specific injury, causes inflammation which in turn causes scarring which in turn literally entraps the nerve. Do a close inspection of your recent activities. Look at activities relative to shoe wear, athletic activities, exercise on inclines and trauma looking for any possible precipi
