Chani

I have had a look around the forum but I haven't found all the threads on sore feet I was expecting.


I have been experiencing painful feet ever since I had a bad asthma attack 5 years ago. Since that time I've been on a lot of asthma medication and have also had much worse asthma. I figured that they hurt either because of the asthma (perhaps my lung reflex points on my soles letting me know something is not right) or from the drugs (although I can't find anything on the Internet about them being related to feet pain). The reason I think this is because when my asthma is worse and I increase the dose of my medication, these are the times that my feet hurt the worst.

It's much worse in the morning. So bad I can't walk properly at first but it always eases off once I've been walking around for a bit. Now that I've started dancing it's really bad. They pretty much ache all the time and if I dance a lot they are killing me. As usual, it's worse when I first get up out of bed but they are hurting all day sometimes. The feeling is not unlike when I used to go out dancing all night in very high heels. The next day I'd have sore feet like this.

So, I wonder, do other dancers get sore feet generally, or just when they have overdone things? Could I be causing long term damage by continuing to dance while it's causing this pain? Maybe I should have them checked out but I'm not sure what kind of a doctor would be appropriate. Also, does anybody have any tips on how to relieve sore feet?

I am dancing either barefoot or with split sole jazz shoes. The rest of the time I usually wear Birkenstocks (very comfy and good for your feet) and I don't wear high heels.

Thanks in advance.

Chani