Guide To Treating And Preventing Sesamoiditis

Pain Medication

Pain medications can ease the discomfort of sesamoiditis even though they don’t treat the cause of the condition. Many patients only need ibuprofen to ease the pain. Ibuprofen, as an anti-inflammatory, is meant to reduce inflammation. It can be purchased over-the-counter if the pain is not too severe. If the pain is truly debilitating, doctors can recommend stronger pain medication.

Many patients find relief when the doctor injects a corticosteroid into the affected big toe, which also reduces inflammation. It is still important to treat the ultimate cause of the sesamoiditis, of course, because long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication and steroid injections come with their own side effects.

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