Figure pain instep

Figure instep pain

Instep pain

  1. Instep, instep
  2. Short toe extender -
    Extensor muscle digitorum brevis
  3. Anterior tibial artery -
    Anterior tibial artery
  4. Small rose vein -
    Vena saphena parva
  5. Large rose vein -
    Great saphenous vein
  6. Short big toe extensor -
    Extensor muscle hallucis brevis
  7. Long big toe extender -
    Extensor hallucis longus muscle
  8. Dorsal artery -
    Arteria dorsalis pedis
  9. Tarsus-Metatarsal Joints -
    Articulationes tarsometatarsales
    Causes of instep pain:
    A. - Arthritis (inflammation of the joints)
    Gout (deposits of urinary
    acid crystals) or rheumatic disease
    B - tendinitis,
    Tendinitis
    (Tendovaginitis)
    C - edema
    (increased liquid permeability),
    Swelling on the instep
    D - osteoarthritis
    (Cartilage abrasion, joint wear)
    Therapy:
    E. - Suitable footwear,
    extensive warm-up for
    Stretching the tendons
    F. - Cooling and heat therapy
    G - PECH rule -
    Break, ice, compression, elevation
    H - NSAIDs (nonsteroidal
    Anti-inflammatory drugs) -
    Ibuprofen, paracetamol

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