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...
Once a navicular stress fracture has been suspected or diagnosed it is important that treatment strategies are begun as soon as possible. This involves several approaches: Activity modification:Activity levels need to be reduced to be within a...
A stress fracture will occur in any bone when the repetitive loads on that bone exceed what the bone is adapted to take. A navicular stress fracture is no different. The bone will develop a stress fracture when the loads exceeds what the bone is...
The only definitive way to tell if you have a navicular stress fracture is with imaging such as an MRI. However, it can be suspected from the history and pattern of symptoms. A navicular stress fracture typically hurts on the top of the foot at the...
A navicular stress fracture typically hurts on the top of the foot at the top of the arch just in front of the ankle joint. The pain starts of slowly but progressively gets worth with more activity. A characteristic feature of a navicular stress...
Mueller-Weiss Syndrome is a rare foot condition that affects the navicular bone, which is located in the midfoot at the top of the arch. It is considered a form of osteonecrosis, which is the death of bone tissue due to a lack of blood supply. In...
Metatarsalgia is a rather meaningless term that just means pain in the forefoot. Morton’s neuroma is one of those conditions that causes pain in the forefoot. Metatarsalgia can be due to many different conditions all with their own set of...
As metatarsalgia is such a bad term and is not a diagnosis, it is not possible to give any sort of shoe recommendations for it as it is due to so many different things. Some shoe advice could be given for the different diagnoses that get mislabeled...
What causes metatarsalgia? is like asking how long is a piece of string? or what causes a sore knee? There is no answer as there is no diagnosis of “metatarsalgia“, just like there is no diagnosis of “sore knee” and just like...