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...
Sever’s disease is a common problem at the back of the heel bone in children that is typically self limiting but can be quite painful, so certainly needs to be looked after to allow the child to continue to be active and play sport. Treatment...
Policeman’s heel is an old name that used to be used to refer to the heel pain that was common in the police when they used to spend so many hours on the beat walking around doing police things. Any activity done to excessive amounts will...
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...
Pain in the foot does seem to be more common after menopause. This research on a group of women looked at the foot-related quality of life issues surrounding menopause and found that there is a poorer quality of life-related to foot pain after...
Heel fat pad atrophy occurs when the fat pad that is normally under the heel bone atrophies or wastes away. This naturally happens as we get older, but does occur earlier in some people and some people have a naturally reduced amount of fat there...
Heel fat pad atrophy is a condition that is characterized by the thinning or degeneration of the fat pad located in the heel area of the foot. The fat pad acts as a natural cushioning and shock-absorbing structure, protecting the heel bone and...
This is not an easy question to answer. For every person that says Crocs caused their plantar fasciitis, there is another who is adamant that Crocs cured their plantar fasciitis. There is no published scientific research on the issue, so there is...
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...
Post-static dyskineisa is the technical term for that worse pain under the heel when you get up from rest, especially getting out of bed in the morning. ‘Post-static’ refers to the after resting and the ‘dyskinesia’ refers to...