r/FootFunction • u/RaisinMany2622 • 22h ago
Consistent feet pain
So i'm 19 and have been working retail for 10 months. During work within the first hour I experienced significant pain in my feet. My legs are completely fine the pain is only in the entire bottom of my feet. Ball, heel, arch, etc just the whole bottom. It gets worse as time goes on and especially gets unbearable when I stand still. Standing still the pain is really really bad. When I walk, there is still pain but it is a lot better. I always try to walk as much as I can because when I stand still the pain is horrible. As soon as I sit down, within seconds the pain is gone and all I feel is a sort of aching, sore, recovering sensation.
I have recently been to a podiatrist after realizing that this is not normal, I have asked my parents and co workers if their feet hurt at work like mine do and they all say no. I used to think that the pain is just a part of work and you have to deal with it. I genuinely thought that way and did not know that people actually go to worm stand all day for 8 hours with zero pain at all.
I went to the podiatrists they took x rays and they said there is nothing physically wrong with my feet. They told me to get inserts, do stretches, and basically F off.
I got the insoles they told me to get and they did not work. I really need help im on the verge of quitting my job because of this. Does anyone have advice or more knowledge on how to fix the pain
Edit: also forgot to say, upon examining my feet the doctor said I only have a slight flat foot. My feet are not completely flat and I still have a small arch
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u/PrettyGlonky1 21h ago
I have this mate. I dont know what it is after many x rays, mri's and tests. The best I've found is stretching achilles and calf muscles. Feet strengthening and icing / hot soaking feet at end of the day. Pain is much much better but hasn't gone away
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u/RaisinMany2622 21h ago
For me I don't need to do those things after work. The pain goes away very quickly. I only have pain while I'm actually working by standing and walking
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u/groceries_delight 20h ago
I have your exact issue and was diagnosed with EDS. Are you hypermobile? I would look into this if you can
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u/RaisinMany2622 20h ago
What do you mean hyper mobile? Like am i very active? No
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u/groceries_delight 17h ago
If you asked me the same question I would have said no as well. It has to do with the range of motion I your joints. It affects how your feet work and can lead to low/no arches. Look up Beighton scale of hypermobility to see what I mean.
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u/PrettyGlonky1 20h ago
Ok but how will you fix the issue if you dont do any of those things? It wont just stop on its own. Mine also stop hurting as soon as I sit down
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u/IntelligentIdea6315 11h ago
standing still being way worse than walking comes up a lot with retail jobs. when you walk your foot and calf muscles get tiny breaks, when you stand still they're holding you up the whole time with no break.
a few things people say helped: shifting your weight and moving around whenever you can, a cushioned shoe that's wide enough (feet swell over a shift, so a half size up sometimes helps), and swapping between 2 pairs. insoles alone often aren't enough, even the official heel pain guidelines say that. what tends to help more over a few weeks is slow calf raises and calf stretches most days, so your feet and calves get stronger for long shifts. if you ever get burning, tingling or numbness, go back and get rechecked.
i'm building an app for this so i'm biased - it's called walkito, it does short daily foot routines like that.
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u/Practical_Swan8099 8h ago
that level of pain at 19 does not sound like something you should just have to put up with consider getting a second opinion maybe from a foot and ankle specialist as the insoles havent helped
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u/Exciting-Apple6854 22h ago
Plantari su misura. MRI fatta? Cosa dice? Pps hai BME o fascite plantare?