ECHOES, you said this pain was due to an injury. Was the injury suffered on the job? If so, workers comp would cover it, no matter if you have health insurance or not. Just a thought that occurred to me as my sister recently was injured on the job. That is interesting that having arms on a chair helped your foot/leg. If your employer doesn't provide comfortable chairs etc., and you suffer pain because of that, it seems that might be covered by workers comp also.