Do You Know Why You're Suffering With a Hot Foot?
Determining the Cause of Your Hot Foot Can Help You Find Treatment
Do you have a hot foot? A hot foot can be the result of a variety of conditions and different factors, so read on to determine why you might have a hot foot and the best ways to seek hot foot treatments.
Hot Foot Due to Running, Walking or Other Aerobic Exercise
If you're running or working out and feel like you have a hot foot, your choice in footwear might be the reason why. When poorly made socks rub feet the wrong way, blisters and burning, hot feet can result. Check out FootSmart's assortment of blister prevention athletic socks for men and women to help you relieve and prevent a hot foot. Many socks with CoolMax also help keep feet dry, cool and protected.
Hot Foot Due to Tight, Closed In Shoes
Sometime you get a hot foot simply because you are not wearing shoes and/or socks that let feet breathe. You may want to invest in breathable, ventilated socks or comfortable sandals (if weather permits) to help you treat your hot foot.
Hot Foot Due to Diabetes
Diabetics often feel like they have a hot foot. That's because diabetes can affect the nerve endings and blood vessels in your feet, producing symptoms like a hot foot and even tingling or numbness. In general, diabetics need to pay special attention to their feet because one main symptom is the inability to feel pain. The feet can easily become infected when sufferers don’t notice they have a pebble in their shoes, for example, and sores and lesions – even amputation – can result.
FootSmart teamed with The Podiatry Institute to bring you tips on what diabetics should – and should not – do to take care of diabetic feet and help avoid symptoms like a hot foot. FootSmart also sells many protective products like seamless socks to help control and prevent symptoms like a hot foot.
Hot Foot Due to the Athlete's Foot Fungus
Another condition that could be the reason why you're suffering with a hot foot is a condition called athlete's foot. This fungal infection is often described as making feet feel like they're on fire, thus producing a hot foot. The best way to prevent against athlete's foot and its symptoms – which include a hot foot, itching and scaly skin – is to keep feet dry and cool.
Additional Causes of a Hot Foot
The Podiatry Institute also lists erythromelalgia, a rare syndrome characterized by the dilation (opening up) of blood vessels, and peripheral nerve compression as other conditions that can lead to a hot foot. If you have additional questions as to why you're suffering with hot feet, talk to your physician.
Information on foot, leg and lower body health conditions like a hot foot provided by The Podiatry Institute, dedicated to advancing the standard of care in podiatric medicine and its effects on musculoskeletal health.