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Insertional Achilles Tendonitis Massage

OverviewAchilles tendinitis is an irritation/inflammation in the achilles tendon, which attaches to the back of the heel. It is often a result of overuse and occurs frequently in runners who have...

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Treating Flat Feet In Adults

Overview Most flat feet are not painful, particularly those flat feet seen in children. In the adult acquired flatfoot, pain occurs because soft tissues (tendons and ligaments) have been torn. The...

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Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD)

Overview Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) is an inflammation and / or overstretching of the posterior tibial tendon in the foot. An important function of the posterior tibial tendon is to...

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Pain In The Arches All You Need To Know

OverviewFlexible flatfeet are considered normal in young children because babies are not born with a normal arch. The arch may not form fully until sometime between ages 7 and 10. Even in adulthood,...

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Treatment And Cause

Overview One in four adults in the U.S. has adult acquired flatfoot deformity, which may begin during childhood or be acquired with age. The foot may be flat all the time or may lose its arch when the...

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How You Can Diagnose Calcaneal Apophysitis?

OverviewSever?s disease or Sever?s lesion refers to an injury to the bone growth plate at the back of the heel bone (calcaneous) in young people, particularly those who are physically active. It...

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What Is Overpronation

OverviewOverpronation is a term that gets thrown around a lot by psuedo-experts and there is so much written online about it, that it can get very confusing to determine what is legitimate and what is...

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Hallux Valgus Treatments

Overview Sometimes, the big toe can become angled outwards towards the middle of the foot and second toe. This forces the top of the first metatarsal to stick out from the side of the foot at the base...

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Recovery From Bunion Hammertoe Surgery

OverviewThe smallest four toes of each foot have three bony segments connected by two joints. Hammertoe is a deformity in which one or more of the small toes Hammer toes develops a bend at the joint...

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Bursa Foot Signs And Symptoms

OverviewRetrocalcaneal and retroachilles bursitis are both common types of bursitis that can cause pain at the back of the foot, just above the heel. This pain, and often swelling, occurs when one or...

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Preventing Heel Spur

OverviewA common cause of heel pain is the heel spur, which is a bony growth on the underside of the heel bone. The spur, visible by X-ray, appears as a protrusion that can extend forward as much as...

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Getting Rid Of Inferior Calcaneal Spur

OverviewThe plantar fascia is connective tissue on the sole of your foot. When the arch of the foot is not properly supported, the plantar fascia can stretch and pull away from the heel area. When the...

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Leg Length Discrepancy And Shoe Lifts

There are not one but two unique variations of leg length discrepancies, congenital and acquired. Congenital implies you are born with it. One leg is anatomically shorter in comparison to the other....

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Mortons Neuroma Causes

OverviewMorton?s Neuroma is a pain condition that affects your feet and toes. If you are suffering from Morton?s Neuroma, a growth of tissue has developed over one of the nerves running from your feet...

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Do You Understand Heel Aches?

OverviewPain in the heel can be caused by many things. The commonest cause is plantar fasciitis (which will be discussed more in the next section). Other causes include, being overweight, constantly...

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The Management Of Pes Planus

OverviewFallen arches, or flatfoot, is a condition in which the arch on the inside of the foot is flat and the entire sole of the foot rests on the ground. It affects about 40% of the general...

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Functional Leg Length Discrepancy Explanation

OverviewThe type of surgery depends on the type of problem. Outpatient procedures may be used to alter the growth of the limb. This is often done through small incisions. If an outpatient procedure is...

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