{"id":14065,"date":"2020-03-10T07:40:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T07:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplyhealth.today\/?p=14065"},"modified":"2021-05-05T17:18:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T17:18:33","slug":"14-frequent-symptoms-of-tarsal-tunnel-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyhealth.today\/14-frequent-symptoms-of-tarsal-tunnel-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Frequent Symptoms of Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The majority of people have heard of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (or CTS) before, and a number close to this statistic is the number of people who have felt or experienced the pain that goes together with carpal tunnel before.
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 It’s one of the most common conditions to be diagnosed with, especially if you already live with conditions like arthritis and especially if you subject your hands to high-stress activities over a long period of time.
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Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (or TTS) is a similar injury, though found in the ligaments of the feet instead. In the same way as CTS, the injury is often caused by repetitive motions or high-stress movements, often over a long period of time.
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Certain careers (and just certain people), as well as certain health conditions, can increase your risk of being more prone to developing either Tarsal or Carpal Tunnel Syndromes in the hands or feet.
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Experiencing discomfort and pain in the feet, ankles, and shins? You might have Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome yourself, and you’re not alone. 
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Here are 14 frequent symptoms of Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome that you should know about.
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1. Discomfort in the Ankles or Feet<\/strong>
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Experiencing pain isn’t always the first obvious symptom that something is wrong in the body; sometimes there’s a considerable amount of tension or discomfort that you’ll notice (though might ignore) before the pain of the injury <\/a>becomes noticeable.\u00a0
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This is certainly true for the majority of repetitive stress injuries to any parts of the body. Years, months or sometimes weeks before the condition you have becomes obviously painful, it starts to become uncomfortable. The first thing you are bound to notice is that you are feeling something that is outside of your normal.
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if your ankles are feeling tired or the muscles and ligaments in your feet and ankles feel strained, this is one of the first potential signs of Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, and it happens far before the pain: But just because so many people ignore the symptom, it turns into pain pretty soon.
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At the first signs of discomfort, see your doctor find the condition causing it before it has a chance to become anything else.
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2. Numbness in the Ankles or Feet<\/strong>
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Numbness <\/a>is one of the first potential symptoms that can be associated with Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, and often with other related stress injuries like CTS. When it’s caused by an injury like Tarsal Tunnel, the numbness you experience will be due to the nerve damage the condition causes – often, surgery will be required by the point the injury has caused numbness.
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Sometimes the symptom might appear as tingling, but the numbness of the skin (that feels a lot like the recent application of general anesthetic) is very common – and if it happens anywhere from the ankles to the feet with some of the other symptoms mentioned on this list, then you should make a doctor’s appointment to get the symptom checked out.
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Tingling and numbness of the feet is a possible indicator of TTS, but not a sure one. The same symptom might also be caused by trapped nerves elsewhere in the body (including the spine, hips, and neck) or could indicate early warning signs of underlying conditions that are vast enough to include diabetes.
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For any sudden changes in your health, see your doctor for a proper check-up.
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3. Swelling of the Ankles (Not from Other Injuries) <\/strong>
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Swelling <\/a>of the ankles can be one of the most common symptoms that you might have tarsal tunnel syndrome; the problem is that swelling of the ankles can also be one of the most common symptoms that you might associate with a generalized ankle injury or other conditions like arthritis. This can make it pretty hard to distinguish simply by using one symptom alone.
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The best thing you can do if you experience ankle swelling is to try and figure out what it’s from. If there aren’t any other symptoms that you can associate with it to point to another, specific injury or condition like a sprained ankle or arthritis, then it might be TTS causing your symptoms.
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If your ankles swell up and you experience some of the other symptoms on this list at the same time – and this becomes a chronic condition, then you’re much more likely looking at TTS than anything else.
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See your doctor for any combination of symptoms like this, especially if you aren’t sure, and remember to give your doctor a thorough list of what you have been experiencing.
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4. Pain in the Achilles Tendon<\/strong>
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For anyone who doesn’t know this, the Achilles tendon<\/a> is the tendon that holds the heel – located right at the back of the foot. Feel it and tug at it: This is one of the most important tendons in the body, and it’s the one that is most likely to get injured from repetitive strain, spraining or walking-related injuries.\u00a0
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Once you’re done with a hard day’s work, then pain in the Achilles tendon (and additionally, heel and foot) are some of the most common symptoms that you are going to experience. If the pain is regular and goes together with some of the other symptoms that are mentioned on this list, then it’s even more likely that you might be looking at TSS as a potential cause. 
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A sign of chronic pain in the Achilles tendon is almost always a serious sign of something else: These conditions (including TSS but not limited to it) have the potential to cause permanent injury to the tendon, which can impair walking for the rest of your life. See your doctor as soon as possible for any pain: It could save your mobility.
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5. Pain in the Ankles<\/strong>
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Pain <\/a>and swelling will commonly go together, especially if you have an underlying inflammatory condition like tarsal tunnel syndrome, but it’s important to remember for any potential diagnosis that this isn’t always the case.\u00a0
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Sometimes you’ll experience pain in the ankles first, other times you’ll experience pain in the knees: It might go together with swelling or it might not. All of these cases can be potentially indicative of tarsal tunnel syndrome – and should be symptoms that get you to see your doctor as soon as possible
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Ankle pain that’s not because of a recent injury has the potential to mean that you’re putting too much strain on the ankle. Adding more strain without seeing your doctor is going to make your injury – whether it’s caused by tarsal tunnel syndrome or not – a whole lot worse.
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Even ankle pain due to a specific injury can mean a tarsal tunnel. Again, see your doctor.
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6. Pain in the Hips or Spine<\/strong>
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If there’s one single symptom that could be said with confidence everyone with tarsal tunnel syndrome will experience, it’s pain: While it might be a pain in varying degrees and pain in different parts of the body (most of which have been covered on this list), the most common symptom is still pain – simply, tarsal tunnel syndrome is a strain <\/a>condition that’s known to be painful.
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The pain isn’t always in the obvious places, either: Back in the neck, back or hips can easily relate back to tarsal tunnel syndrome because of the changes that the condition causes within the body: You tend to walk and step differently, you might even sleep differently, and this causes the condition to manifest with symptoms like pain in the back.
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Pain in the spine can also be due to various other factors, including nerve-related conditions, a curvature of the spine or other, related kidney conditions.
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7. Slower Speeds for Sportspeople<\/strong>
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Sports people measure their performance with speed, and one of the first things that someone might notice when they have picked up a potential injury (or before they are about to) will be that their speed slows down from what they are used to.
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While it might just be a fraction of a second, it’s something that you should always keep an eye out for: Watch your scores and times, and anywhere you see a decline, start to look for any symptoms that you might experience.
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Any symptoms on this list combined with “slower” than your usual speed will mean that it’s time to see your sports therapist <\/a>or doctor. It could be a very likely case of TTS if you can combine several of the symptoms on this list with one another – or it could point to a list of other conditions that are related to pain, inflammation, discomfort, and arthritis.
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8. Redness
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One of the first symptoms that show up in the case of serious inflammatory conditions is redness: Together with pain and discomfort, a red appearance to the skin that can’t be pointed to as a rash is likely to be due to some or other inflammatory condition – and is going to be more likely to be tarsal tunnel where you can combine it with several other symptoms that appear on this list. 
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A red flush to the skin can indicate active inflammation: You can likely match it to some of the other symptoms on this list if your condition is because of tarsal tunnel inflammation. Other symptoms are going to include pain and tiredness of the surrounding muscles.
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Redness <\/a>anywhere else in the body can also be indicative of inflammation, but can also be indicative of circulatory conditions: Diabetes can cause numbness and redness in the feet, for example. See your doctor be sure what condition you have.
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9. Heat<\/strong>
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Inflammation <\/a>can be very commonly indicated by a chronic feeling of heat: What’s causing this inflammation is why you should see your doctor as soon as possible – it could be tarsal tunnel syndrome where you experience several of the other symptoms mentioned on this list, but it could also be any number of other inflammatory conditions like arthritis.
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Where you can combine heat together with discomfort, a change in gait and pain, it is more likely to be tarsal tunnel syndrome. A clear diagnosis of the tarsal tunnel is also far more likely where you are going through any repetitive strain injury: If you are a jogger, runner or someone who has to spend a lot of time on their feet, you could be even more at risk of developing TTS (and you’re very likely to experience the accompanying heat that goes together with inflammatory conditions such as tarsal tunnel syndrome).
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10. Arthritis<\/strong>
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Arthritis <\/a>is one of the most common types of inflammatory conditions we know of, and there are thousands of more cases of it diagnosed every single year; it’s not just a condition that waits until you are older to show up, but many cases of juvenile or childhood arthritis are also diagnosed – and your child might have it if they are complaining of too many “growing pains.”\u00a0
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The condition can commonly go together with tarsal tunnel syndrome, but might also not. The most important thing to know is that if you have arthritis, you might also have a tarsal tunnel – and the other way around. One can easily have both conditions, and the symptoms of one condition might cross over into the other.
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Watch for symptoms of tarsal tunnel syndrome and watch for the symptoms of arthritis: They can go together and many symptoms are the same. The best you can do is to see your doctor for a proper diagnosis.
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11. Inflammation <\/strong>
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Inflammation is one of the most common symptoms that you will experience with a variety of different health conditions. Inflammation is what makes the skin feel hot, the ankles swell up, the immune system reacts – and it’s what the body does if you have a condition like tarsal tunnel syndrome or arthritis.
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One thing that can be said for anyone who experiences inflammation is this: Inflammation is never pleasant, and whether it happens in your gut or in your tendons <\/a>and muscles, you will surely know it.
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Inflammation is painful and uncomfortable. It’s painful and uncomfortable no matter what’s causing it – and although there are many ways to symptomatically treat inflammation, it often won’t go away until you treat the cause of it. 
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This might be TTS, but it might also be a hundred other things, too. See your doctor in order to find out which – a proper diagnosis can put you on the right track.
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12. Different Shoe Wear<\/strong>
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If you want to know what your ankles, feet, legs or spine are doing, it’s a great idea to check your shoes first. Shoes tell us a lot about people – and sometimes they tell us a lot about crimes or who the suspect is in a crime TV show – but that’s not all they can tell us. Your shoes can reveal a lot of things about your health.
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Check your shoes for wear marks: Remember to check different pairs of shoes over different time periods to see the difference. 
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Wear marks, particularly on the inside of your shoes, show the pressure of your steps: If this changes from year-to-year, it means that you’re walking in a different way – and the answer to why you’re walking in this way might be a condition like Tarsal Tunnel or scoliosis <\/a>(a curvature of the spine).
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Most people don’t realize the importance of shoes and consistently checking, but anywhere things change, look for other symptoms that might match and see your doctor.
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13. Changes in Waking Pattern<\/strong>
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Conditions like Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome or arthritis affect more things in the body than one might think of at first. If you don’t see your doctor after the first and most obvious symptoms of pain, swelling and a potentially warm ankle and foot, any changes in your walking pattern are sure to convince you to make an appointment with your doctor.
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The type of stress injuries that will cause TSS to happen in the first place is the type of injuries that will become even more painful when subjected to the damage that TSS can cause: This creates a loop of pain and discomfort <\/a>– and it should make it obvious to anyone why it’s a good idea to see their doctor sooner rather than later.
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Differences in the way that you walk will likely manifest in other areas of the body such as the hips, feet or neck: Should any pain and discomfort in these areas have become your standard, see your doctor and you might find out that you have conditions like TTS.
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14. An Increased Likelihood of Other Injuries<\/strong>
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If you have a condition such as Tarsal Tunnel, then you might be a lot more likely to develop other injuries that might be related to the damage TTS has caused to the ligaments <\/a>and muscles. Some of the possible injuries can include straining and stretching anything from the ankles through to the knees or hips, but this might also extend to the potential for other injuries.
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Should you have other conditions diagnosed alongside Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (such as chronic arthritis or arthritis of the osteo-variety), the degradation of muscles, bones, and ligaments will be different to someone without these conditions (and the damage might be more advanced at a faster rate compared to others).
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See your doctor, especially for Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome and especially if you have several conditions needing to be managed at the same time.
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Other than this, developing Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome might also mean that you feel “clumsy” at times and could cause the kind of fall where it feels like you aren’t sure how your own feet work: If this happens, see your doctor and consider surgery to remedy the damage TTS might have caused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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