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Ways To Identify Heel Spur

Overview Heel spur (Calcaneal spur) is a bonny outgrowth of the heel bone which is pointy in shape. It?s a calcium deposit that happens under the heel bone. In some cases, the protrusion due to heel spur can extend up to half inch and can …

Bursitis Foot Pain Signs Or Symptoms

Overview Retrocalcaneal bursitis is the inflammation of the retrocalcaneal bursa, which is located behind the heel bone, also known as the calcaneal bone (hence the name retrocalcaneal). The retrocalcaneal bursa is a thin, slippery, fluid-…

Hammer Toe Treatment In The Home

Overview hammertoes is often a harmless and painless condition. Although the toe may be curled permanently, hammertoe should not cause any long-term problems other than a more difficult time finding shoes that fit. If hammertoe is treated …

Is Hammer Toe Debilitating

Overview The term, hammertoe, is commonly used as a general classification for any condition where the toe muscle weakens, causing digital contracture, and resulting in deformity, a digital contracture like this can actually be a hammertoe…

Is Over-Pronation

Overview The anatomy of a normal foot allows for both to occur at the same time. Approximately 30% of the population have a normal foot. The remainder of people either overpronate (95% of abnormal feet) or oversupinate (5% of abnormal feet…

What Are The Causes Of Severs Disease?

Overview Foot pain is not only limited to grown-ups. Often, healthy and active children will complain of pain in one or both heels shortly after running, engaging in sports or even walking. The pain is centered at the back of, or under the…

Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction Orthotics

Overview Adult-acquired flatfoot or collapsed arch occurs because the large tendon on the inside of the ankle - the posterior tibial tendon - becomes stretched out and no longer supports the foot?s arch. In many cases, the condition worsen…

Heel Soreness

Overview The most common cause of Heel Pain is plantar fasciitis which is commonly referred to as a heel spur. Plantar fascia is a broad band of fibrous tissue which runs along the bottom surface of the foot, from the heel to the toes. Pla…

What Causes Achilles Tendinitis ?

Overview Achilles tendonitis (tendinitis), is a painful and often debilitating inflammation of the Achilles tendon than can progress into degeneration which we call Achilles Tendinosis. The Achilles tendon is the largest and strongest tend…

What May Cause Heel Discomfort

Overview The plantar fascia is a thick fibrous band that runs the length of the sole of the foot. The plantar fascia helps maintain the complex arch system of the foot and plays a role in one's balance and the various phases of gait. Injur…

What Can Cause Pain In The Heel And The Ways To Treat It

Overview Plantar fasciitis is a very common condition resulting in pain under the heel which often radiates into the foot. We explain free of charge everything you need to know to cure your pain and prevent it from returning. Causes This i…

What Is Heel Discomfort

Overview Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of heel pain in adults. The pain is usually caused by collagen degeneration (which is sometimes misnamed “chronic inflammation”) at the origin of the plantar fascia at the medial tubercle of the…

Exercises For Plantar Warts

Pain across the bottom of the foot at any point between the heel and the ball of the foot is often referred to as "arch pain” Although this description is non-specific, most arch pain is due to strain or inflammation Mallet Toe of the plan…

Learn About Feet

Elderly individuals (can be called geriatric) are susceptible to a number of foot specific conditions Some of these conditions can leave individuals disabled if they are not prevented and/or taken care of. Some of these common foot related…

Pictures, Remedies & Treatment

Foot reflexology is a massage technique that is used as a complimentary therapy in some medical conditions to provide added benefits to the patient. Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral illness that mainly affects infants and chi…

Callus

These are an area of thickened skin usually found under the soles of the feet and on the tops of the toes. Please contact us for an appointment Dr. Kelly can evaluate Contracted Toe your feet by obtaining in-office x-ray and gait analysis.…

What Is Back Pain?

Sciatica pain indicates that you have damaged the sciatic nerve, which is located in the back of your leg. Symptoms of sciatica include pain anywhere from the lower back and buttocks to the toes, and weakness, numbness or tingling in the l…

What Is A Hammer Toe?

Putters come in all sorts of shapes and sizes plus the latest models have different pieces of technology that makes it easier to line the ball up with the hole or the path that you wish to send it down. Also, you can try a wide variety of …

Bunion

A bunion is not always painful! However, if pain develops, you typically experience a gradual onset of pain. You may notice your big toe is swollen and painful to the touch after technique or rehearsal. Pain when going up onto demi-pointe …

Mallet+toe

Strike the bowl gently and repeat in 3 second intervals, changing the length of time between strikes to attain different tunes. Repeat this process and play this ancient instrument finding your own personal inner melody resonating with in …

Bunion (Hallux Valgus)

Once you've mastered the basic exercises, crank up the intensity. For the short-foot exercise, progress from a seated to a standing position, putting some weight on the working foot. When you're comfortable standing, do the short-foot exer…

What To Do About Serious Aches And Pains In Your Feet

If you have pain in a corn, even when you do not have shoes on, you have most likely developed bursitis which is inflammation of the joint under the corn. Bursitis is often treated with an injection of anti-inflammatory into the inflamed a…

Diabetes & Foot Pain

Motion control shoes incorporate support features into the shoe. Shoes with adequate arch support and firm heel counters help control over-pronation and will stabilise the heel and ankle during walking. Some shoes also have side posts for …

Bunion Pain Relief And Treatment

Pes Planus, or flat feet, are commonly encountered with Down syndrome. In fact, this foot type will be seen in the vast majority of individuals. This condition may present with neutral gait (no excessive flattening of the arch) in mild cas…

Bunions

If athletes were given less care and more thought, the doctors might come up with some original ideas on why illness persists, why injury doesn’t clear up. If more non-physicians – podiatrists and physiotherapists for instance – could be i…

Common Foot Problems In Children

To prevent foot odor and perspiration, Dr Scholls foot care had also created products in form of deodorant spray, powder, and comfort insoles. These products are all-day destroyers for problems of foot odor and perspiration. Bunions are bo…

Diabetic Foot Pain Relief

The research that was carried out involved 24 volunteers who were suffering from diabetic foot ulcers but showed no evidence of infection or circulation problems to their extremities. During this research some of the patients were assigned…

Causes Of Foot Calluses And Corns On Feet

Warts are caused by a virus, which enters the skin through small cuts and infects the skin Children, especially teenagers, tend to be more susceptible to warts than adults. Most warts are harmless and benign, even though painful and unsigh…