Freezing Foot Pain Treatment & Neuromas

Are your feet on fire?

The burning sensation you are feeling in your foot may be from a neuroma. A neuroma is an inflamed nerve in the ball of your foot that can be quite painful. Wearing uncomfortable shoes can aggravate an existing neuroma.

Freeze your pain!

Cryosurgery is a type of treatment that brings new meaning to cold feet. During this treatment, temperatures get to around -70 centigrade. A main goal during treatment is to instantly calm down and alleviate any inflammation that has developed from your neuroma.

Think of it this way. If you sustain an injury, a common response is to put ice on the area. With cryosurgery, it is the same principle although a probe is used to deliver “ice” right to the area that needs it. In the case of a neuroma, it is a nerve that needs to be treated.

The reason this freezing technique works so well is that the outer layer of the nerve that sends out the sensation of pain is stripped. This way, the nerve is no longer able to transmit pain. Another reason for choosing cryosurgery is that one treatment is often enough to take care of your pain. Sometimes you might be encouraged to try steroid injections but these often take a few rounds before they begin making a difference. After a cryosurgery, there may be some soreness or bruising but after a week, you will feel back to normal and have feet that are pain-free!  Is it for everyone? No, but Dr. Bowman will let you know the best options.

If you are tired of living with burning, painful feet, contact foot specialist Dr. Jeff Bowman. He can diagnose the exact cause of your pain and decide if cryosurgery is right for you. To make an appointment, contact our Houston, TX podiatric office at (713) 467-8886 or visit www.houstonfootspecialists.com.

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