Peroneal tendonitis is an uncommon tendon problem that typically causes pain on the outside of the ankle joint. The cause of peroneal tendonitis is usually increases in activity levels that are greater than what the tendon is adapted to take. The...
Peroneal tendonitis is an inflammation or irritation of the peroneal tendons on the outside of the leg. The peroneal muscles are two main muscles on the outside of the leg (lateral side) that insert into their tendons just about the ankle joint. The...
Yes. The main model that the use of foot orthotics in the use of patellofemoral pain is based on is that excessive pronation (‘overpronation’) of the foot causes excessive internal rotation of the tibia which cause malignment of the knee...
When you first get out of bed in the morning or get up from rest after a while and there is pain under the heel that can be severe for the first few steps before easing off is a symptom known as poststatic dyskinesia. The word...
Yes, obesity does cause foot pain and it does in a number of ways. The extra weight that is carried simply puts more load and pressure on the foot. This makes almost every foot problem that there is, worse. This include conditions like plantar...
A Durlacher corn is a corn or heloma durum that occurs adjacent to proximal lateral aspect of nail of the little toe and can often be difficult to see clear distinction between the corn and nail. Durlacher’s corn is a hard corn within lateral nail...
The Revitive is the most well known brand of a group of products in the category of the so-called “circulation boosters”. They provide an electrical stimulation to the muscles in the foot to get muscles to contract which is claimed will...
Cimetidine (Tagamet) is a drug which is histamine H2 receptor antagonist which was mainly used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease and peptic ulcers. There are plenty of anecdotes on how it can be used to successfully treat warts (verrucae)...
Tagamet (Cimetidine) is sometimes recommended for the treatment of warts or verrucae. It is normally used to treat gastrointestinal conditions, but anecdotes have suggested that it may have an affect on the warts or verrucae. The clinical trials...
Tagamet (Cimetidine) is sometimes recommended for the treatment of warts or verrucae. It is normally used to treat gastrointestinal conditions, but anecdotes have suggested that it may have an affect on the warts or verrucae. The clinical trials...
