There are 24 bones in each foot and it has two arches. Longitudinal arch travels across the entire length of your foot and you can find transverse arch running across the breadth. All the bones of the arch are held together to give the required shape to the foot and they are joined by soft tissues called ligaments which bind the bones with each other. Both the muscles and the tissue surrounding the bones offer secondary support to the foot. In addition, fat pads are also present in the foot which is responsible for bearing weight. A person will get arch pain if any of the above position goes wrong. It can be due to trauma or injury to the foot or tearing up of ligaments and tissues inside. Most of the arch pain in foot can be managed by giving complete rest to the foot and by taking pain killers.
Causes of Arch Pain :
It is the arches present in our foot that absorbs the pressure or force given by the body weight on the foot. They are responsible for giving back the pressure to the body when you are continuously on your feet. Any disturbance in the function of arch will cause pain to the foot.
Primary reason for arch pain is injury to the foot during a fall or motor accident. Sometimes heavy weight is put on the foot when you go beneath the vehicle during accidents. On such occasions, the ligaments or tissues may tear apart unable to bear the weight or impact of injury.
Arch pain can occur due to muscle strain or improper alignment of ligaments. It can be due to airline fracture on the bones when you hit your foot badly on something. The pain can occur when the joints are not able to bind together the bones when they lose tightness.
Plantar fascia is a group of tissues present in the arch and any injury to these tissues can cause severe pain. Since the foot loses support when the plantar fascia gets damaged the arch develops inflammation and pain.