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Foot Pain In The Arch

Find Out How To Manage Pes Planus

OverviewRigid fallen arches are usually easy to distinguish from the flexible variety by the pain the cause, but there is a simple test that a person can perform if he is not sure. He should stand on the toes, and if the arch appears, the …

Do You Really Understand Heel Pain?

OverviewPainful heels are the number 4 concern bringing patientsinto the offices of many family doctors and the number one concern bringing patients to the offices of podiatric physicians (foot doctors).CausesWhile heel pain has many cause…

Leg Length Discrepancy Shoe Wear Pattern

OverviewChildren of many ages can have legs of unequal lengths. The medical diagnosis for this condition is called leg length discrepancy. The difference in length can be as small as one centimeter and as large as six centimeters or more. …

Mortons Neuroma Treatment

OverviewPatients with Morton?s neuroma present with pain in the forefoot, particularly in the ?ball? of the foot. However, not all pain in the forefoot is a Morton?s neuroma. In fact, most chronic pain in the forefoot is NOT the result of …

Shoe Lifts The Answer To Leg Length Imbalances

There are actually two different kinds of leg length discrepancies, congenital and acquired. Congenital means that you are born with it. One leg is structurally shorter than the other. As a result of developmental periods of aging, the hum…

Hammer Toe Signs Symptoms

Overview If the joint on one of your toes, usually the toe next to the big toe or the smallest toe, points upward rather than lying flat, you might have a Hammer toes. The condition is actually a deformity that happens when one of the toe …

Bunions Treatment Non Surgical

Overview Bunions (sometimes referred to as Hallux abducto valgus) are enlargements of the inner portion of the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint at the base of your big toe. More commonly, they are described as a bump on the side of the big …