What Causes Contracted Toes

Overview Hammer toes is most common in women, and a big part of this is poor shoe choices, which are a big factor in the development of many foot problems. Tight toe boxes and high heels are the biggest culprits. Genetics certainly plays a…

Causes Of Hammer Toes

Overview A Hammer toe is a contracture-or bending-of the toe at the first joint of the digit, called the proximal interphalangeal joint. This bending causes the toe to appear like an upside-down V when looked at from the side. Any toe can …

Bunions Cause And Effect

Overview A bunion is a bony growth in the lower joint of your big toe. It usually forms where the big toe pushes over against the second toe, forcing the joint to stick out. As a weight-bearing joint, this can be extremely painful. Calluse…

The Facts Regarding Overpronation

Overview Overpronation still continues to be misused and misunderstood. For example, there was a study that got a lot of recent mileage in the mainstream media and the blogosphere that claimed to show that foot pronation was not associated…

Physical Therapy And Severs Disease

Overview Sever's Disease, also known as calcaneal apophysitis, is a disease of the growth plate of the bone and is characterized by pain in the heel of a child's foot, typically brought on by some form of injury or trauma. This condition i…

Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction Treatment

Overview Adult acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD), embraces a wide spectrum of deformities. AAFD is a complex pathology consisting both of posterior tibial tendon insufficiency and failure of the capsular and ligamentous structures of the …

Do I Suffer Adult Aquired FlatFoot?

Overview Many foot problems can be contributed to Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity (AAFD), a foot and ankle condition that causes fallen arch of the foot. AAFD is also referred to as Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD). The posteri…

What May Cause Achilles Tendonitis Aches ?

Overview Achilles Tendonitis or achilles tendinopathy which is probably a more accurate term is an overuse injury causing pain, inflammation and or degeneration of the thick achilles tendon at the back of the ankle. The term achilles tendi…

What Is Heel Pain

Overview Heel pain is most often caused by plantar fasciitis, a condition that is sometimes also called heel spur syndrome when a spur is present. Heel pain may also be due to other causes, such as a stress fracture, tendonitis, arthritis,…

What Will Cause Heel Discomfort And How To Overcome It

Overview Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. It can be caused by inadequate or inappropriate footwear, weight gain, or a particular exercise or activity. It is common for plantar fasciitis symptoms to affect only one f…

Symptoms Of Sesamoiditis

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 Contracted Toe of the …

All About Achilles Tendonitis

Overview Achilles tendinitis is an inflammation of your Achilles tendon. It?s quite common in people who have psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis. It can also occur as an over-use injury in people who take par…

Plantar Fasciitis Stretches

As the arch rotates inward, the foot also rotates forward. The tibia or lower leg bone descends and turns internally with the flattened arch, pulling the entire skeletal frame with it. The toes point outward, and the leg becomes functional…

How To Remove A Callous

Personally, I've had the pain of experiencing a miscarriage and I know how devastating it is. Our very first pregnancy, one that we planned for and wanted so badly, ended in a miscarriage shortly after our very first ultrasound in 2004. We…

Bunion Surgery

Generally, observation is adequate to diagnose a bunion, as the bump is obvious on the side of the foot or base of the big toe. However, your physician may order X-rays that will show the extent of the deformity of the foot. How are bunion…

Heel Pain, Heel Spurs & Plantar Fasciitis Explained

Most people suffer from foot pain at some point in their lives. Often, shoes contribute to the problem because they do not offer the necessary motion control and arch support needed to insure proper foot arch function. Orthotic Arch Suppor…

Heel Pain Causes

Self-Care Several steps can be taken fully to care for a painful heel at home. Most unpleasant heels spurs resolve without surgery. Swelling of the heel is not common and, when associated with painful medial-lateral compression of the calc…

Natural Treatment Of Claw Toes

As soon as we can be more painful torture as ingrown nails, corns and other diseases of the feet. Many people suffer long on a ingrown toenail, the nail bed inflammation or other nail diseases. They are afraid of medical treatment because …