Midfoot Arthritis Treatment, Information and Solutions

Dr. J. Robert Faux explains Midfoot Arthritis and how to live with andtreat it. Home remedies and treatment solutions are also discussed.

Non Surgical Treatments Include:

- Activity Modification: Limit the amount of the time you stand and the number of steps you take.
- Losing excess weight can help to decrease the amount of force going through each step.
- Unnecessary motion or stress can be decreased by stretching the calf muscle
- Using anti-inflammatory medications: A lot of the pain symptoms are due to the body’s inflammatory response to the arthritic changes in the foot. These can help decrease these symptoms.

[MrYorickJenkins]

There are many many youtube videos about foot arthritis and similar. This is good and so are many other videos but there was one useful comment in this video which is often missing with regard to videos on arthritis or any other health problem, namely how long a time should someone allow between suffering and trying to self heal and suffering and going to a medical pratcititioner? Here we are given that info!
1) Time between hoping it will go and treating yourself "a very short time"
2) Time between treating yoruself and going to a health professional if it doesnt improve "about three months".

I wish that everybody gave their opinion about exactly those two things-
´1) how much time to allow between ignoring and treating yourself if ignoring doesnt help
2) how much time to allow between managing yourself and seeking a doctor if managing yourself doesn't help

Thank you sir, for doing exactly that in this video!

[DChristina]

Thanks for your video. I have severe arthritis in the midfoot, and had cortisone shots about 10 months ago. These shots helped a lot! A midfoot fusion was recommended. I didn't want to keep getting shots as I understand that will eventually do permanent damage.
I had midfoot fusion surgery exactly 5 weeks ago, and feel greatly relieved already! Granted, I'm not walking on it yet, so can't say of course the outcome. And there is some pain - but healing pain is better than pre-op pain I was feeling. I seem to be healing very well, thank God. I'll try to remember to update in a few weeks. I'm writing as I've read so many stories of people experiencing problems post-op- even saying they wish they hadn't had the surgery- that I wanted to chime in with my so far positive experience.

[barbarab]

Gee, I finally found a video that discusses pain on 'top' of the foot. Thanks, I thought it was just me, although I have been to two podiatrists for two opinions.

[lorihahn]

I had a left mid foot fusion 15 years ago. I was 29 years old. It was the best decision ever 🥰

[sandylee]

I have searched for info and this was the best video I found so thank you. I have a question I cant find an answer to. I have an ankle fusion since Feb 2008. I have done great but was warned I would need a fusion someday of metatarsals. Well, since I know the pain of the arthritis, I know it recently must have become end stage.. I would like to know, between no ankle joint, and what seems to be next, a mid foot fusion if my gait will change. I walk fine now but imagine I may not after additional fusions. BTW grateful to walk, drive and have two legs and feet. I need to try not go to my trauma surgeon until absolutely necessary because insurance got to expensive and I had to cancel. Thanks for any info.

[philliphamilton]

Thank you for this wonderful information.

[behnoushamiri]

I had my mud foot fusion 5 months ago. Still cant walk without cane and fell pain when i walk around. My Dr says i need an ankle replace ment later . But how can i go through the second surgery when i havent noticed any results from my mud foot fusion? Is it too early to judge?

[drbharat]

Os naviculare

Does it affect surgical decisions

[ImprovementisGrowth]

I’m facing this now. Yesterday, I went to foot doctor because the pain was too much. He give me a shot of Cortizone with steroids. The pain is gone. Thank God because I don’t want fusion surgery. That 😱 scares me.

[margaretallan]

I cannot tolerate anti-inflamatories, and am on morphine for the pain. I dread mornings, and have a stroller to go out with to walk. But cannot go very far without suffering pain especially the following day. I was a nurse till retiring, and blame all the time on my feet for the problems. Tich.

[dripy-es]

I have this, it’s trauma related and is so painful. It flares up when I play with my son soccer and I hate it.

[buddysalinas]

Hi Doc. I'm suffering with that midfoot Arthritis today. and I cannot walk that much. I thought I'm suffering from gout. what are the things or food to avoid so that it wont trigger the pain. I just woke up this morning and it was already painfull but it gets a little severe as hours passed by.

[rachelnanalis]

would spinning exercise work better as running I believed caused mine, of course along with bad shoes.

[mrbillhicks]

I had an operation for midfoot arthritis about 4 months ago and there is no significant bone growth at the fusion site, I wonder if the bone will continue to fuse after this length of time ?

[zenmaiden]

I’ve had this for 15 years and am going for the steroid shot. My rt is worse than left side have bunions hereditary bad feet .. ( much pain with every step. I think weight loss helps some . I don’t want to take a chance with fusion, I have too many stairs in my home and not being able to drive for six weeks ... I would go nuts. Foot surgery is painful . Can anyone tell me how bad it was or wasn’t ? Curious. It may come to that when I retire .. but have to keep working . I had to stop hiking it made the pain worse. Every step is painful. I also have a large bone overgrowth on top of metatarsal 2 painful . Dr said it might be already fused. If so don’t know why still painful. Any ideas doc? Pa good video!

[nebulaoftheseven]

Ohh no I have this! All the symptoms check out and my grandma has arthritis 😭 I am only 20.😭

[dhaawalshivhare]

Respected Doctor Faux,

I am suffering from Midfoot collapse, my mid bone of the left leg is sticking out compared to right one.I experience pain when I get up in the morning and difficulty walking during the first steps out of the bed.What sort of exercise you would recommend to reduce weight so there would be less burden on foot.Also I have a prolonged cyst in my left leg calf, are they related ?

Thank You

[paulhaddon]

Can you be athlete with mid foot arthritis,

[StyledByEmonie]

I’m kinda scared and feel depression coming if I don’t get relief for my right foot I was diagnosed with it May 28, 2020 by my foot doctor but my family do have a history of onions in it and I’m getting buying surgery on the same foot in 2016 with the pain just started probably at the beginning of 2020 and that’s when I went and got an MRI and they said they seen a little arthritis Don’t really know where to start just trying to stay positive I’m 30 years old about to be 31 July second and I probably should lose some weight because I deafly gain some weight so I think I’ll start with the lease losing 20 pounds but other than that can someone tell me their story or have a similar situation and have some things to tell me that they got through with or anything like that I will greatly appreciate it and love peace and hope to everyone who is going through this right now I didn’t think it would happen to me but it did and I’m just going about it day by day and just trying to stay positive so we love to everyone and have a great day

[JT-fneu]

Yeah I'm totally screwed from this, can't walk properly and only 42.