Why your feet hurt when you get out of bed in the morning

Do you ever get a terrible pain in your feet when you wake up (Picture: Getty Images)

Have you ever rolled out of bed in the morning, stood up, and been hit by a sharp, intense pain in your feet? If so, you’re not alone.

An estimated 70% of people in the UK will experience foot pain at some time in their lives, and while for some it’s little more than an occasional AM annoyance, for others it can be constant and debilitating.

Severe issues can be difficult to diagnose, in part because the human foot is extremely complex, made up of 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

But when it comes to early-morning foot pain, experts find a common ‘root cause’ is often to blame.

And even if the soreness doesn’t last through the rest of your day, unless you deal with it, the problem may simply keep returning.