Foot Pain
The foot gets plenty of physical activity through walking and running. It’s normal to have slight foot pains at times. However, persistent foot pain is not normal and has a number of causes.
Causes of Foot Pain
- Athletes foot can lead to foot pain
- Warts on the foot
- Injures can cause foot pain
- Arthritis can cause pain
- Fungi, bacteria, and diseases like lupus and diabetes can cause foot pain
- Improper shoes can cause foot pain
Symptoms of Foot Pain
- Inability to bring foot up while walking-Your foot and lower leg may be numb. Restricted ability to bring the foot up. You may only be able to walk on your heels (heel walk)
- Foot heaviness or weakness (foot drop)-It’s when your feet is so heavy or weak it becomes difficult to lift the foot to walk.This is usually caused by nerve damage.
- Sometimes your toes may hurt making it difficult to walk.
Treatment Using Castor Oil For Foot Pain
Castor oil is anti-fungal and can destroy the fungus an bacteria that is the source of some foot pain.
- For foot or toenail fungus prepare a hot tub of water add in castor oil and Epsom salt and soak the feet for 10 mintues.
- Apply castor oil on the foot area
- You can also warm up castor oil and massage into your aching feet which provides your aching feet with immediate relief by helping to restore circulation. Use a lot of castor oil for the foot massage.