Why do the bottom of your feet hurt after walking on concrete all day? What is it that’s even being affected? The skin or muscle or bone or nerves or something else?
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I worked in a warehouse with lots of cement floors. There were padded floors in areas where people would stand in one spot for a long time but most of the building was cement, and to be honest the padding was garbage. Yeah it had more give than the cement, but that only goes so far when you’re standing on it 9 hours a day.
I worked for almost two years, by that point I had done major damage to my heel bones just by working in that building. I couldn’t stand for more than an hour at a time without excruciating pain. It was exhausting and I only pushed through that job because I had no other choice.
I worked with a physical therapist for months, and after basically no improvement we determined I had what my physical therapist referred to as bone bruises. Basically bruises directly to my heel bones that were reinforced every time I stood on them. Really hard to get rid of and basically impossible to get rid of without staying off them for extended periods of time. I was fortunate enough to be able to move in with my parents after I left that job and have been able to stay mostly off my feet for like 6 months. I can now walk for a normal amount of time before the pain is unbearable. I think it still gets painful sooner than it does for most people, but now I can do normal activities on my feet without wanting to cry after an hour, so that’s cool.
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