You may have plantar fasciitis, a painful condition that is very common in runners or people who stand on their feet for long periods. Foot pain can inhibit a person from doing even the simplest activities, such as playing on the beach, wa…

I'm going to be talking about foot care so if feet turn your stomach, give this post a miss! It's easy to ignore how your feet look during the cold-weather months when you hide your feet in your shoes. Wearing the right shoes is an importa…

Diabetics often suffer foot and leg pain as a result of complications that are associated with the diabetes. The human foot is capable to adjust to irregular ground, in an extensive range of conditions. A detailed foot pain diagnosis is re…

See how much softer and smoother my skin looks in the second photo? Corns and calluses can be painful and frustrating problems in the foot. The stretching foot rocker is a helpful tool in relieving pain associated with lower leg conditions…

While there is a lot of awareness about the need to wear diabetic or therapeutic footwear, there is little information available on how to differentiate the real from the phony ones. Foot corn can be extremely painful and can obstruct your…

Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction is usually progressive, which means it will keep getting worse. Lack of the arch in the foot is medically described as pes planus, a common condition and usually not painful. Pes planus involves collapse…

Rest and ice will help decrease swelling and inflammation. Changing to footwear that allows for free movement in the toe area will relieve undue stress on the forefoot. A good quality pair of Replacement Insoles designed to relieve ball of…

Corns are areas of the foot where the skin has hardened or thickened due to pressure or friction. Wearing properly fitting, comfortable shoes can keep corns from forming. It can be painful to walk on corns. Treatments include using special…

The most common disorder is called sesamoiditis. This is inflammation of the sesamoid bone and is usually caused by repetitive trauma. It is commonly seen in young adults, athletes, dancers and women that wear high heel shoes. Most of the …

The risk group for osteoporosis includes those women who get their menopause early and who have not started hormone replacement treatments, persons whose relatives have had fractures due to osteoporosis, those who are underweight or overus…

Lapidus – This is very good for people that have a mobile metatarsal. By removing the bone in a wedge shape from either side of the joint at the base of the metatarsal, this allows the surgeon to correct the position of the metatarsal whil…

Jones recommended that on non-ballet days a dancer should try to wear a supportive shoe like a trainer or lace-up brogue to give the feet a well deserved rest. Wear a ballet shoe with a slight heel and higher sides which will offer the fee…

These shy, nocturnal creatures are the closest living relatives of the elephant. They look a bit like guinea pigs and a little like rabbit. But they have their teeth, toes and skull structure that matches the elephant. If you catch a glimp…

If your child has flat feet , there may be no need for worry – it could be normal for their age. Many parents become concerned when they notice that their child has flat feet Depending on the age of your child, it may be nothing to worry a…

Foe people like me who have picky feet, the comfort of shoes seems to be more of high value. I have a pair of flat shoes so that many kinds of foot wears are challenges to me. Once I tried high heels, but every trial ended in tremendous pa…

Foot calluses and blisters are often confused for being the same thing, however there are differences. Blisters are smaller than a callus and typically have a soft center surrounded by inflamed skin Blisters tend to develop on the parts of…

Calluses are caused by the increased pressure on the bottomof your foot. This can occur as the result of having a deformity that is onyour foot that causes you to have pressure points on your foot while walking.Calluses will build up over …