Causes of Foot Pain and Numbness

Everybody feels pain in their feet at some point in their lives. The question is whether foot pain and numbness caused by something serious or not.

One cause of foot pain could be fibromyalgia. This is a syndrome that causes pain and tenderness in muscles, joints or tendons. This especially happens in women aged twenty to fifty. The cause of this syndrome is unknown.

Another of foot pain could be a kind of autoimmune disease of the brain and spinal cord called Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS mostly affects women that between the ages of twenty and forty. MS will be harmful to the myelin sheath. This sheath surrounds all nerve cells. Doctors are still not sure why this happens. They do know that the environment might be a factor in MS.

Another cause of foot pain could be from playing too much rough sports. A herniated disc is pinching of the discs that make up your backbone or spine. The damage could have been due to do physically stressful activities. A herniated disc could cause numbness in your feet.

One cause of foot pain could be that you are lacking a certain vitamin. A vitamin B12 deficiency could cause you to be numb in the feet. You might also feel a loss of balance and weakness. Animal products and other protein foods contain B12. Some older adults and other people who trouble with intestinal disorders could have trouble absorbing B12. With these people, no matter how much B12 they eat, they will not be able to use the B12.

Foot pain could be due to substances like lead, tobacco or alcohol could cause nerve damage. You feel pain because of nerves and if a nerve is a damaged, you may not know that you are in pain. You could have a temporary numbness or pricking sensations due to damaged nerves.

These are just some of the things that could cause you to have foot pain and you should see a doctor to see what is definitely causing the foot pain on a continuous basis. 

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