“Arch supports” for “flat feet” should really read “foot orthotics” for “biomechanical problems”. There are as many different types of arch supports or foot orthotics as there are flat feet or...
Pain down the sides of the toenails is reasonably common and almost always gets called “ingrown” when most cases are not actually ingrown toenails. A true “ingrown nail” is when the nail has actually grown into the skin...
The sagittal plane facilitation theory is a clinical theory or model of foot and lower limb biomechanics that is primarily concerned with facilitation motion in the sagittal plane as opposed to other models of foot biomechanics that are based on...
Friars Balsam used to be use a lot by podiatrists (and grandma’s) historically. Friars Balsam (Compound Benzoin Tincture). was used on the skin prior to applying tape as it protected the skin and the tape adhered better. It was very good at...
Bunions and hallux valgus are somewhat different things, but the terms are often used interchangeably. Bunions are a medial bony and soft tissue (mostly bursa) enlargement of the big toe (hallux) joint. Hallux valgus is a deviation of the toe in a...
A Tailor’s bunion is an enlargement of the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint on the lateral side of the foot. It is the opposite if the traditional bunion that occurs on the medial side of the foot: It got the name “Tailor’s”...
The “short foot exercise” refers to a specific foot designed to strengthen the muscles of the arch of the foot. It does have it fanatical adherents that ascribe magical and mystical “cure all foot ailments” properties to the...
Toe straighteners, toe spacers, toe braces, correct toes and toe splints come in multiple forms, materials, types and shapes. The terminology as to just what they are is also quite variable and there is certainly no standard definition of the...
Both gout and sesamoiditis cause pain in and around the big toe joint of the foot. That is about the only thing that they have in common. They are both two totally different entities caused by two totally different reasons and treated by totally...
