Hi:

My mom got her corns removed several years back. But she is still having shooting pain esp while walking at the places where corns removed. Most of them were formed under the foot & not in between the toes. What to do to reduce this pain? She always wear slippers without which she cannot even walk. Please advise.

Thanks

try cushion inserts, gel insert or cushion socks. Need to know where the scars are on her feet. The ball (where the toes bend back) The standard lable to identify toe is buy a number, the big toe is the 1st ,the pinky toe is the 5th.

So she could have a scar in the ball of her foot between 4th and fifth toe.

See the doctor who removed the corns and tell them about the pain.

Hope this helps

Thank you very much delavo for your kind suggestion; may I know where can I get this cusion inserts or cushion socks?? Regards,

Check the foot.com site for product and or referals to retalers comfort shoes.

Look for a local sporting good store that is into running or tri-athalons.

Lynco is a brand of insert that has been around for years that is cushioned.

Unfortunatly with out see the feet and the shoes that being worn it is hard to make a spacific recomadation.

Hope this helps.

Dear Ramya
I would recommend a pair of custom orthotics. They may not completely eliminate the pain but will help to subside the symptoms. The custom orthotics will better accommdate for the areas of pressure than an over the counter type. However, if you are on a budget you can try the OTC Lyncos and have a podiatrist or pedorthist customize the pair for your mother in order to accommdate for the areas of pressure.

Good-luck and thank-you for contacting foot.com,
SBarlizo, DPM, C Ped
foot.com expert

Thank you all for your kind advises. She lives in India and I am leaving this week to India. I thought I would get her something. But for customized things, I need to have other details and probably she would come to here. Any suggestions on how to order custom orthotics??

Thanks & Regards

Ramya

You need to find someone who make them, example a Pedorthist,an Orthithitist a Podiatrist.

Your mothers feet need to be seen by the proffessional then a cast or impression would be made the device can take days to weeks make then to after the fiting she may need follow up.

What is your mother wearing on her feet now? A sandle with justs leather? If your mother is wearing shoes with little to no protection for her feet she needs to wear a better shoe.

Before she can get custom inserts she need to be able to wear shoes that can accept custom incerts. Aetrex, New Balance, Brooks these shoe will work for custom inserts but your Mother need to be willing to wear them.

She could benifit from the shoes alone. Then put in some lynco and she might be better still but if you go throught the expence of bringing your mother her then she goes home and put them in the closit because their to hot heavy or do not look right.

Is she wearing good shoe?

Regard

Dear Ramya
Unfortunately, custom orthotics require a patient to be casted in person. An alternative as previously discussed, would be the Lynco orthotic. You could try to see if your mother can tolerate the lynco women's dress orthotic with a neutral heel. If there is an improvement in her symtoms, great, however, if she experiences increase pain and discomfort, then discontinue the lyncos as soon as possible. There is a "break-in" period, meaning, she will need to wear them gradually, 2 hrs the first day, 4 hrs the next, then all day thereafter.

Good-luck and thank-you for contacting foot.com,
SBarlizo, DPM, C Ped
foot.com expert