What is the cause of instep pain and swelling?

If there is pain or swelling in the instep, it should be considered that there is soft tissue damage in the foot or factors caused by vascular disease in the foot. The patient may also have an inflammatory reaction due to skin allergies on the feet or adverse irritation. Patients should also consider swelling and pain caused by infectious factors. After patients develop swelling and pain, they can choose specialist laboratory examinations and imaging examinations to clarify the specific local lesions. Patients can take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs orally, such as ibuprofen sustained-release capsules, loxoprofen sodium tablets, etc. to relieve local pain symptoms. They can also consider proprietary Chinese medicines, such as Zhongtong 'an, Xinhuang tablets, etc., which can reduce inflammation and relieve swelling., relieve pain, and auxiliary physiotherapy methods will help to some extent.