A rigid plate, usually made from carbon is often employed to stiffen footwear to help several different painful conditions with the foot. These plates are quite inflexible and rigid because they have got to restrict up the sole of the footwear, particularly over the ball of the foot. These plates can be found in a […]

There are a variety of diverse foot lotions that are offered on the market with virtually every one of these proclaiming is the most effective and capable of working like a charm to repair every case of dry skin about the feet. If you have skin around the foot that is dry or hard skin […]

Plantar fasciitis is regarded as the common orthopedic disorder observed in the foot. It is an inflammatory reaction and also degeneration of the plantar fascia which is a lengthy ligament like structure which spans across the arch of the feet. The common indications are pain under the heel bone and even worse pain on standing […]

Plantar plate tears are a relatively common problem that causes pain in the ball of the foot. The plantar plate is a strong ligament that forms the bottom of the joint capsule around the lessor metatarsophalangeal joints. The pain is typically just under the joint and just distal to the joint on the bottom of […]

Foot orthoses really are a extremely effective method used by foot doctors to deal with a wide range of foot conditions. All of the clinical experiences and research data is that they are very effective. Nevertheless, one trouble with them is that they must be used in footwear. That is naturally a lifestyle choice, but […]

Chilblains really are a reasonably prevalent problem once the weather is colder. These are a painful and itchy reaction of the small blood vessels in the toes to the variations in temperature. They lead to a painful red lesion, that later turns into a dark blue color should they become chronic. They have recently been […]

Severs disease or calcaneal apophysitis is a common problem of the heel in growing children. At the back of the heel bone is a growth plate which most of the growth of the heel bone takes place at and this condition is an overuse injury of that growing area. It is more common in kids […]

Diabetes is becoming so common, it is almost as though society has become complacent about this. The prevalence is rising in most places despite public health strategies are working to control the obesity crisis which is underpinning the diabetes issue. Diabetes has a number of problems which join together to put the foot at considerable […]

The cuboid is a small cube shaped bone on the outside of the foot around about the center of the foot. The bone is a little larger than a common gaming dice. The bone takes part in 3 joints and operates as a pulley for the tendon of the peroneus longus tendon to pass under. […]

Cracks in the skin at the back of the heel are common, are painful, and do not look very good. They happen when the fat pad beneath the heel expands out sideways beneath the foot and the dried-out skin cracks or splits to develop a heel fissure. A good way to fully understand these is […]