Plantar fasciitis is a common condition causing heel pain, often results from inflammation or degeneration of the plantar fascia, a thick band of tissue connecting the heel to the toes. One innovative tool designed specifically for strengthening and loading exercises for this is the Fasciitis Fighter and the Fasciitis Fighter Round 2. Exercises Using the…
Read MoreProbably, as stretching is a really important part of the treatment for plantar fasciitis. For more on what plantar fasciitis is, see this and for more on what can be done to treat it, see this. What is becoming increasingly clear when it comes to plantar fasciitis, there is not really the “one” cure. A…
Read MoreSometimes to treat foot problems you need to change the posture or alignment of the foot. The arch may need supporting or the heel may need to be tilted inwards or outwards. At times there are conditions in which the foot needs to be tilted in some more and laterally wedge insoles are used for…
Read MoreLace bite (or skate bite) is something that is well known in ice and roller skating communities, but is not so well known outside those communities. Lace bite is an inflammation of the tendons (mostly the anterior tibial tendon) on the front of the ankles where the laces are putting pressure on the area. It…
Read MoreHaglund’s deformity is a lump at the back of the heel bone where the Achilles tendon inserts into the bone that can get painful with pressure from the footwear. As a Haglund’s deformity is due to an enlargement of the bone, there is not really a quick way to get rid of it. There are,…
Read Morefisiocrem (and yes, the ‘f’ is supposed to be lower case) is often touted as an all natural topical gel that is effective for musculoskeletal pain. It is considered ‘natural’ as it contains the natural plant based ingredients of Arnica, Hypericum (St John’s Wort), Melaleuca alternifolia leaf and Calendula. This makes it a viable alternative…
Read MoreSo many people have those tired and aching feet at the end of a long day at work and can not wait to kick off their shoes at home and get off their feet. There is no need to go through that and there are things that can be done about it. You may work…
Read MoreMetatarsal pads or domes are a useful tool to help a number of foot problems, such as metatarsalgia, plantar plate problems, toe deformities and Morton’s neuroma. They do tend to work really well if they are placed correctly and not work very well if they are placed in the wrong place. You can see in…
Read More‘Metatarsalgia‘ is not really a useful term nor is it a diagnosis. It simply means ‘pain’ (‘-algia‘) in the ‘forefoot’ or ‘ball of the foot’ (‘metatars-‘) and that pain could be due to a number of very different and distinct conditions. This could be due to anything from a stress fracture of the bone to…
Read MoreThe best initial management of a saddle bone deformity is simply to avoid closed in footwear as much as possible as that will mean that there is no pressure on it. Sometimes you can just simply remove the laces from the eyelets in the shoe over the area of the enlarged bone and that could…
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