Swollen and painful instep after running may be caused by inappropriate shoes, muscle strain, fasciitis and so on.
1. Inappropriate shoes: If the patient wears inappropriate shoes or hard shoes, the soft tissues on the surface of the foot may be damaged due to the constant friction of the shoes on the back of the foot, resulting in the swelling and pain of the back of the foot after running. It is recommended to wear loose shoes, and if the redness and swelling are obvious, you can use ice compresses, spraying the swelling and pain relief spray herbal preparations and other treatment methods.
2. Muscle strain: the swelling and pain of the instep after running may be caused by muscle strain, the patient in the process of running too much exercise, or running speed is too fast, injuring the ligaments, muscles and other tissues of the back of the foot, generating a large amount of lactic acid buildup within the muscles, which is not metabolized in time, and the patient will have the phenomenon of swelling and pain of the instep after running.
It is recommended to take rest to avoid re-injury, or wear foot support to avoid exertion during activities.
3. Fasciitis: the pain and swelling of the back of the foot after running may also be caused by foot fasciitis, due to the long time running, may make the dorsalis pedis fascia load increase, long time under the load state of the dorsalis pedis fascia will occur aseptic inflammation, manifested as the back of the foot swelling and pain. It is recommended to rest, or use acupuncture, physiotherapy and other physical therapy methods to relieve the symptoms.
If the symptoms are not relieved for a long time, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time.