Why Do My Feet Hurt After Standing All Day?
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
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Standing all day is hard on our bodies. Gravity pulls us towards the earth, while we remain stationary. Our muscles are constantly contracting and
relaxing to give us balance, but over time, this can cause fatigue and pain. My name is Dr.Andrew Schneider and I'm a podiatrist in Houston, TX.
If you spend most of your days sitting, you might assume that standing up for hours isn't too much of a problem. But when you're standing all day, you stress your joints, bones, and ligaments. Your lower back knees, ankle, and feet take the brunt of this pressure.
Standing in one place is exhausting. When we walk, our muscles work in phases. When one muscle contracts the other relaxes and recovers. When you walk, there is a constant cycle of contracting and relaxing. That's how you can walk and run distances. There is recovery for each muscles built in.
When you're standing still, all of the muscles contract at once. None of them have a chance to relax. That's why your legs get so tired if you're confined to standing in a small area. This is also how many people manage their work days without pain because they've controlled the factors that would make them vulnerable, giving them the upper hand.
Now, let's look at some of the common reasons we see for foot pain in people that stand for the majority of their workday. First of all, the ground is amplifying the problem. The degree of pain that your feet are in is proportionate to the hardness of the surface that you're standing on. Just as you put pressure on the ground when you stand, the ground sends a force back up into your feet. This is called the ground reactive force. It
makes sense that the harder the surface you're standing on, the greater the force that's sent up into your feet. For instance, carpeting provides a nice soft surface with less force being sent up into you. Conversely, a marble floor sends a tremendous amount of pressure up your body. One way to alleviate pressure from a hard surface is to cover it with a softer surface. That's why you see silicone mats being used in any kitchens. They protect the feet from hard tile floors.
Your feet can also hurt when standing when your feet aren't supported. Depending on the mechanics of the foot, which is different for those with flat feet and high arched feet, you may need additional support than what the shoe provides. In some cases, a medical grade insole is sufficient to provide the additional support they need. In other cases, a custom orthotic is necessary.
Orthotics are designed to support the foot during movement, they can reduce pain, they can improve stability and balance and reduce the risk of falls. And they can even help with conditions such as arthritis. We evaluate our patients for orthotics every day and the results speak for themselves. These patients are able to walk longer, run faster, and play harder than they did without their orthotics.
All of the structures in our body have a certain amount of blood flow coming to them. That provides oxygen and nutrients to allow the structures to function. The muscles are no different. They have a certain amount of blood flow that's proportionate to how much these muscles are meant to function. After standing for a while, your muscles use up their allotted nutrients and become fatigued. They cry out for more, but no more is coming. That's when your muscles start to ache. It's a sign that you need to sit and rest and let your muscles recover. For people who already have a restriction in their circulation, this point comes much sooner. After sitting for a period of time, you should be good at stand for another while, but it's all gonna happen again.
Finally, you may be wearing the wrong shoes. There are good shoes and there are bad shoes. If you're stuck standing in dress shoes all day, they generally don't have good support. I suggest getting an insole for those shoes right off the bat. That's easy for men's shoes. It's a bit tricky for women's dress shoes. There's simply not a lot of space in there for an insole. If you can choose your shoes for work, choose wisely. Stay away from flexible shoes like Keds, Vans and Converse that look nice but don't have any support. Lean towards a good walking or running shoe from New Balance, Asics, Brooks or Hoka. These will make your feet feel much better after a long day of standing.
#standingonhardfloors #weargoodshoes #painwhenstanding
00:00 Introduction
01:42 Why standing in one place is exhausting
02:54 The ground is amplifying the problem
04:14 Your foot may not be well supported
05:11 The pressure is not evenly distributed between your two feet
06:02 Pain due to lack of circulation
06:50 You may be wearing the wrong shoes
08:00 How to connect with Houston podiatrist Dr. Andrew Schneider
my feet hurt so bad after standing all day that I can barely walk when I get home
You’res to
Same everyone always think I'm exaggerating but it's really painful 😫
You are so down to earth in expaining it all. Personally, I prefer your slower way of talking and pauses to the faster pace some of us talk. You are such a wealth of knowledge. Thanks for sharing.
I work in a warehouse here in the UK where I stand all day. I do four 12 hour shifts in a row and then have 4 days off. I've been doing this job for a year now. The heel on my left foot has been hurting for months now 😔 The pain subsides a bit when I rest on my days off, but it comes back as soon as I go back into work. I've bought gel insoles, Sketchers trainers etc... But nothing seems to alleviate it.
Do you have a stretching routine?
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Hi. Your video is very relevant to my foot experience at where I work. You taught me why carpets help my feet feel better when I do my job. I use a carpet to help my feet take less pressure.
Well explained . Thanks
thank you
You forgit the fact that shoes ruin your feet especially if they have a heel
Which slippers should we take?
Doc you mentioned that the hardness of the surface that I am standing on affect how much pain I will get on my feet. Does wearing a softer slippers, shoes cushion help?
Hey did u know?
Hello Dc
My feet pains alot while standing all day in the kitchen and the pain extends to the calf till knees what can be done to prevent the pain😢
Plz help me
My feet hurt even only standing 5 minutes
Weak
Same.. what's the cure :'((
My feet hurts all day and night if I stand for 2-3 hours in kitchen . Other days When I don't stand it's all fine.
Ur mad weak
What can we do? What's the cure? :'(
@@rudyragner1322if u don't know any cure then stop telling everyone weak in the comment section,do u know how much painful is it?
We see our friends are doing fine standing all day but whenever we try to push harder ourselves we fail to do so, we feel left behind! Pls stop making people feel more bad we already are in a bad state