Apr 26, 2013

Signs That Could Tell You When To See An Austin Foot Doctor

By Alyssa Riggs


You should not run to a podiatrist all the time you experience pain in your feet. Some problems are as a result of tiredness after having a busy day. Rest and ice for cooling the pain is what may be needed. Some problems however tend to be persistent. These are the complications which should force you to visit the office of an Austin foot doctor.

You should be able to detect the serious symptoms that could cause you big problems. Some situations do not lead to a happy ending. These are situations which lead to a victim of a foot disease losing his foot after countless visits to a podiatrist and losing a lot of money. Some diseases prove hard to treat and leave podiatrists with no better choice other than cutting the foot before the disease spreads to the rest of the body.

It is your duty therefore to take an early note of signs which could bring major problems to your feet. One of the signs is discoloration of the feet. If there is big variation in the color of your feet then you might have a situation at hand to deal with. A dark red color may hint on the possibilities of gout. Gout is a painful inflammation experienced in joints and normally found on the big toe in most victims feet. It is brought about by a metabolic defect that results in accumulation of uric acid in blood and as a result deposition of urates in the joints.

Whiteness hints that less blood is flowing to the tissues. Another symptom is numbness. Numbness indicates that you might be suffering from neuropathy. Neuropathy makes the nerves to lack sensitivity and is brought about by diabetes. It also leads to foot ulcers.

Slow healing of wounds or lack of response of wounds to healing is another sign that you need medical assistance. This means that there are other diseases in your body which are preventing the wounds from healing for example diabetes. The slow or unresponsive healing also gives chances to other complications to occur such as skin infections. You need to see a doctor immediately you notice that the wound is unresponsive to healing.

Another condition that some people experience is edema. This is swelling and experiencing of pain in one foot only. Tendon rupture, broken bone, and infections are some of its causes. Take note too of persistent pains which go for more than 24 hours.

Many victims who go through pains that last for more than twenty four hours sometimes believe that the pains will cease hence are reluctant in seeking treatment. Some persistent pains are brought about by inner damages or complications you may not be in a position to see. A podiatrist on the other hand could be able to see them with the help of medical equipments such as an X ray machine.

It might be that there are blood vessels which have clotted or have crossed each others paths. Do not wait until a problem gets worse because it might result into a situation that will only cause tears at the end. Instead visit an Austin foot doctor for help.




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