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The Treatment And Cause Of Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD)
Overview Have you noticed the arch in your foot collapse over a fairly short period of time as an adult? Or Do you suffer from pain on the inside and sole of your arch? If it does, then you may be...
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Leg Length Discrepancy And Orthotics
OverviewThe two major categorizations of LLD are structural and functional. A third more minor category is environmental. In structural LLD there is an actual anatomical difference in the bones of the...
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Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair Protocol
Overview Achilles tendon ruptures may be divided into full thickness ("total") and partial thickness ruptures. Total ruptures usually occur in formerly active athletes (average age 40) who resume sport...
View ArticleDoes Calcaneal Apophysitis Have To Have Surgical Treatment?
OverviewAlthough the name might sound pretty frightening, Sever's disease is really a common heel injury that occurs in young people. It can be painful, but is only temporary and has no long-term...
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What Does Over-Pronation Of The Feet Mean
OverviewOverpronation is when there is excessive rotation beyond the optimum level, more specifically involving more than 15 degrees of difference in angle between the plane of the foot and the plane...
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Bunions Everything You Want To Learn
Overview A hallux abducto valgus deformity, commonly called a bunion, is a deformity characterized by medial deviation of the great toe, often erroneously described as an enlargement of bone or tissue...
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Hammer Toe Fusion Surgery
OverviewA Hammer toe is a deformity that causes your toe to bend or curl downward instead of pointing forward. This deformity can affect any toe on your foot; however, it most often affects the second...
View ArticleBursitis Of The Foot Treatment
OverviewSwelling and inflammation near a joint may be a sign of bursitis, a condition that involves buildup of liquid and inflammation in a bursa sac that cushions a joint. This condition has earned...
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What Are The Warning Signs Of Heel Spur
OverviewA common cause of heel pain is the heel spur, 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 half an...
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Proven Methods To Treat Inferior Calcaneal Spur
OverviewA heel spur is a bony projection on the sole (bottom) of the heel bone. This condition may accompany or result from severe cases of inflammation to the structure called plantar fascia. The...
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How Shoe Lifts Overcome Leg Length Imbalances
There are actually not one but two unique variations of leg length discrepancies, congenital and acquired. Congenital indicates you are born with it. One leg is anatomically shorter in comparison to...
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What Is Mortons Neuroma
OverviewMorton?s neuroma is inflammation, thickening, or enlargement of the nerve between the bones of the toes (metatarsal bones). The condition is also called intermetatarsal neuroma. The thickening...
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Limb Length Discrepancy Exercise
OverviewDifferences between lengths of the two upper extremities (upper and/or lower arms) or between the lengths of the two lower extremities (upper and/or lower legs) are called limb length...
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What Can Cause Heel Discomfort
OverviewThe most common cause of heel pain is plantar fasciitis. Many patients with plantar fasciitis have a heel spur on the front and bottom of their heel, but heel spurs do not cause pain. The...
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What Can You Do About Fallen Arches?
OverviewThere are many different causes of and treatments for flat foot. The most important part of treatment is determining the exact flat foot type on an individual basis, and doing so early on. The...
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