Both erosio interdigitalis blastomycetica (EIB) and tinea pedis are fungal infections that can cause problems between the toes. EIB is caused by Candida albicans and tinea pedis is caused by other fungal agents. The two cause a somewhat different...
By definition, forefoot varus is an pathomechanical entity in which the plantar plane of the forefoot is inverted relative to a perpendicular bisection of the rear of the calcaneus when the subtalar joint is in its defined neutral position and the...
Freiberg’s disease is a problem that involves damage to the blood supply of a metatarsal head, most commonly the second. It is more common in females than males. The classic feature of the condition is a flattening of the metatarsal head seen...
Freiberg’s disease is a condition of the metatarsal heads in the foot (most commonly the second) in which there is some sort of disruption in blood supply to the bone and an avascular necrosis occurs resulting in pain and a flattened...
Interdigital maceration is a condition that occurs when the skin between the toes is exposed to prolonged moisture or friction, leading to the softening, white appearance and breakdown of the skin. This can create an environment where bacteria and...
I can’t believe that so many are so gullible to fall for this junk. “Unlike palmistry, which claims to tell your future, foot reading can only reveal your personality because you are just carrying around the imprint of everything that’s...
Onychauxis is a uniform thickness of the toenails without deformity. Onychauxis is mostly associated with older age and poor circulation as well as repeated trauma to the nails from the footwear or a single episode of trauma a like dropping a brick...
The Foot Posture Index is a tool that has 6 observations associated with it to quantify the posture or alignment of the foot during weightbearing. It built on the limitations of previous measurements (which most tend to be unreliable) and...
The Foot Posture Index is a tool that clinicians and researchers can use for assessing the posture of the foot. Feet come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and there needs to be a way to classify them to help decide when something is not normal, to...
In the United Kingdom context a ‘foot health practitioner’ is an unregistered provider of routine and basic foot care. Unlike podiatrists, they are not registered by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Such practitioners do...
