 [ Symptoms ] my right foot doesnt lay flat while walking & i walk on the ball of my foot is there anything i can do to fix this  i have scoliosis and spina bifida from birth i am nineteen my former pediatric orthopedic doctor at the local children is hospital told me they could clip my achilles tendon and it would lay flay i was told by another doctor that i would lose function in my foot entirely if i did this i have been to therapy for this but the therapy did not seem to have an effect with what my insurance allowed me to have my foot has a large callous on it and is getting quite painful to walk on [ Disease ] it is important to differentiate between sore muscles from the workout and a possible injury you typically feel sore muscles about a day later and the feeling can last for 2 to 3 days you can treat it with rest and nonsteroidal anti inflammatory medicines such as aspirin ibuprofen or naproxen if there is pain associated with the sciatica you should consult your physician to make sure there is not a more intense injury that needs to be treated