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leg and back pain when standing and walking?
When I stand too long (about 30 minutes) or have to walk a long while, especially on hard surfaces, fatigues my legs and hurts my back. I have hereditary flat feet, (my podiatrist described my feet as pancakes) I wear orthotics but have really bad shoes. I'm about 30 pounds overweight and mostly sedentary, ( I'm a student) so when I stand for a while fatigue spreads up my legs from my feet and then into my back where it starts to hurt. So my question is, how do I prevent pain, what exercises or things I could do to be on my feet longer.
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- Retired R.N.Lv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
Hello, I am sorry but most people with flat feet are just like you with pain from standing and walking, "especially on concrete" and the extra weight doesn't help.
please get new shoes because they will help you a lot. You could search for any help and exercise at webmd.com or online but I really doubt that it will work.
Source(s): RN - Anonymous7 years ago
I cured my sciatica with this natural treatment ( http://cure-sciatica.info/ )
Normally, I would not answer a question like this as my expertise is generally in medication but I had severe sciatica while I was pregnant with my 3rd child (after having had twins) and I had sciatica so bad that I was finding it difficult to walk. I tried massage therapy and physical therapy and could not take medication
I went to the chiropractor and the pain was instantly relieved. My hips and lower back were out of alignment because I had carried twins the year before. On occasion a Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) can also work but they usually only work on one joint at a time - the chiropractor will do your whole back which works faster. Anyone who does not believe in chiropractors will tell you they are quacks - don't listen.
I don't necessarily believe that chiropractors can cure things like diabetes but they can definitely relieve some types of back pain especially if a pinched nerve is involved which is usually the cause of sciatica.
