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Nov 11, 2008 4:00 pm US/Eastern
Health: Pain-Free High Heels
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ―
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Many women find that the shoes they love are uncomfortable, and at their worst can cause serious foot problems.
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Pain-free high heels? That's right, women can wear those fashionable shoes and not be in agony. Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl has the details.
Love the look, hate the pain -- spiky, sexy shoes, achy, achy feet.
"Like sharp, stabbing pain that took your breath away," described Sheila Verrillo.
But now Sheila is stepping out pain free, and can wear any kind of shoe.
"It's like getting my life back, it's incredible," said Sheila.
Another woman described her pain to Stephanie Stahl.
"Right in the ball of my foot, it was a sharp, shooting pain.
Felice Fina has also found high heel pain relief with Dr. Albert D'Angelantonio in Turnersville, New Jersey.
The treatment? A quick shot.
"Incredible, it's the best thing that could have happened," said Felice.
High heel foot pain is often caused by neuromas, nerve inflammation in the ball of the foot.
Dr. D'Angelantonio treats them with injections of dehydrated alcohol that's mixed with numbing medications.
"It short circuits the nerve so the person doesn't feel it. It makes it whither like a plant, so the nerve shrinks in size," said the doctor.
Brenda Melle, a busy working mom, says after a long day in heels her feet feel frightful.
This is her first injection and after just a few minutes …
"It's actually starting to feel better already," reported Brenda. "I was nervous but I actually did not feel a thing," she continued.
The treatment involves between three to seven injections over two weeks. Results usually last, but can be repeated if the pain returns and it is covered by insurance.
Dr. D'Angelantonio says he's used the injections on over a 1,000 patients with no down side, but he says women shouldn't spend endless hours in heels.
RELATED INFORMATION:
Albert M. D'Angelantonio, DPM, FACFAS
Program Director, Kennedy Memorial Hospitals- University Medical Center
Cell # 856-237-5207
Office # 856-875-8855
aldangelo@comcast.netRELATED LINK:
http://www.aapsm.org/neuroma.html
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