Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain in adults. The most common and typical symptom of plantar fasciitis is first step pain. This is pain under the heel that is worse when putting the foot on the ground after resting and improves...
The plantar fascia is a strong flat ligament on the bottom of the foot that connects the heel bone to the ball of the foot and is responsible for supporting the arch of the foot. Plantar fasciitis is a painful conditions in which the plantar fascia...
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”...
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...
Sesamoiditis is an inflammatory issue with the small sesamoid bones and related structures under the big toe joint of the foot. The main symptom is pain under the big toe joint on weightbearing and pain on palpation of the small sesamoid bones under...
Sesamoiditis is a reasonably common painful inflammation of the two sesamoid bones under the big toe joint in the foot. The cause of sesamoiditis is typically an overuse or overload type problem in a vulnerable foot. The treating of sesamoiditis...
The sesamoid bones are two small bone embedded in the tendon under the big toe joint. The function of these bones is similar to that of our knee caps (patella) in that that help create a better lever for the tendon to help the joint to move. The...
Feet and legs that ache, especially after a hard day at work standing on your feet all day is very common. You can’t wait to get home from work and kick your shoes off and get off your feet. Some of these are due to a specific problem like...
Foot overpronation is associated with an increased risk for patellofemoral pain in runners. For this reason, foot orthotics can be used to treat patellofemoral pain in runners. However, the link is not that strong and there are many other factors...