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The sensation of burning feet has many causes:
- Prolonged, excessive alcohol consumption
- Mechanical causes, including neuromas and Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Trauma, either by accident or surgery
- Poisoning (rare, such as acrylamide poisoning)
- Infection, such as leishmaniasis( a parasitic infection caused by sandflies); viral infections: such as varicella-zoster virus, HIV, and cytomegalovirus; bacterial infections including Campylobacter jejuni and Lyme Disease, Both the viral and bacterial types of infections can lead to Guillain-Barre syndrome. Other infections include botulism and poliomyelitis.
- Illness, like thrombocytopenia,
- Diseases, with the rare including leprosy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome (an inherited disorder) and the most prevalent and fastest growing problem, Diabetes. Included with Diabetes complications is Charcot’s Foot.
Read about the 5 phases of Neuropathy:
Video: Magnetic Therapy For Diabetic Neuropathy
What to do about burning feet depends on the cause. If needed, first visit your podiatrist for professional advice.
Resources:
Mayo Clinic/Guillain-Barre
Mayo Clinic/Thrombocytopenia
CDC/Leishmaniasis
Golden Bamboo/ Acrylamide Poisoning,
CDC/Campylobacter jejuni
Web MD/Lyme Disease
emedicine/Varicalla-Zoster Virus
HIVsymptoms.org/HIV
Medicinenet.com/Botulism
TheBody.com/ Cytomegalovirus
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