Orthopedics

How to fix Haglunds deformity in ice skates?

Everyone has a bump at the back of the heel bone. Most are smaller, but some can be bigger. When you put that foot into footwear that needs to be quite rigid (like ice skates) than that enlarged bit of bone (Haglund’s deformity) can become...

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How to treat Haglunds deformity without surgery?

Haglunds deformity is an enlargement of the bone at the back of the heel bone. Any shoe that pushes on that enlargement is probably going to eventually become painful. An inflamed bursa (retrocalcaneal bursitis) and develop from the continued...

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What is Haglunds deformity?

Haglund’s deformity is a problem with the back of the heel or calcaneus bone in which there is an enlargement of the bone and also a bursa commonly develops over the bone to protect it. The combination of the enlarged bone and the bursa can...

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What causes Haglunds deformity

Haglund’s deformity is caused by a combination of the genetic shape of the heel bone (calcaneus) and pressure from the footwear. Haglund’s is a prominence of the bone at the back of that heel bone and that shape is determined by your...

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How to prevent Bauer bump?

A Bauer bump is a reasonably common problem is those who participate in ice sports. Bauer are one of the most well known brands of ice skates, so the problem gets commonly called the Bauer bump. The problem is an enlargement of the bone at the back...

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What is Bauer Bump?

A Bauer Bump is what ice hockey players call a Haglund’s deformity. Haglund’s deformity is an enlargement of the posterior superior aspect of the calcaneus or heel bone. As the bone is a bit larger than average the footwear can place...

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What causes cuboid syndrome?

Cuboid syndrome is a disorder that is characterized by pain and dysfunction in the area of the cuboid bone in the foot. The exact cause of cuboid syndrome is not always clear, but it is generally believed to result from the displacement or...

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How to treat cuboid syndrome?

Cuboid syndrome is a vague diagnosis that is probably the result of a number of different conditions on the lateral side of the foot. The one thing they have in common is the involvement of the cuboid bone and structures around it. The actual...

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What is Cuboid Syndrome?

Cuboid syndrome is the name that is given to a vague condition that affects the lateral side of the foot that involves the cuboid bone.

Its not really clear exactly what is it, but the thought is that its related to a subluxation of the cuboid bone.

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What can I do for post static dyskinesia?

Post-static dyskineisa is a bit of a mouthful, but it is that worse pain under the heel when you get up from rest, especially in the morning. Post-static refers to the after resting and the dyskinesia refers to the pain. It is a characteristic...

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