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Treatment for arthritis of the Subtalar joint in the ankle
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Nov 7, 2019 | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
I did not have those problems; the pain and numbness. After four months now, I just have soreness from walking too much. Have your doctors take another look.
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Got the results of my nerve conduction study and they are not at all what I expected. Thought they would find nerve damage in the ankle or foot but the results show those as normal and the injury being to my spine. So my chiropractor recommends a spinal MRI to see what the injury is. Regardless of what it shows, if it needs any type of surgery or complicated treatment it won't be happening until I am on medicare. Good news is that when she carefully adjusted my back with an activator, the numbness and pain in the foot/toes improved for a few days and I was able to put more weight on it. She also mentioned a decompression therapy that I may be a candidate for depending on the MRI results. So now it looks like my treatment is going a different direction.
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@gallagher17 I have gone for a second opinion and am awaiting scheduling at Mayo for a nerve conduction study to see what and how much is damaged. The second doctor says that depending on the findings the damage may or may not be something that can eventually recover, and that she may have to refer me to a neurologist or neurosurgeon. I am hoping to someday not need the walker and crutches that I am still using and to be able to walk normally again or with a cane. So... hopefully I will be getting more information soon.