Overview Achilles tendinitis is an uncomfortable condition where a person?s large tendon in the back of their ankle becomes irritated and inflamed. It is a very common type of injury, most often seen in recreational athletes. This makes se…

Overview Achilles tendonitis is commonly seen in athletes who sustain an increase in training load, and is most often due to overuse. Tendons respond poorly to overuse, therefore healing is slow. This can leave a tendon pathologically defe…

Although itching and blistery feet may be a sign of Athlete's foot, those who have constant numbness or tingling in their feet may be suffering from a condition known as peripheral neuropathy. You can barely remember the last time you were…

There are different types of foot fungus that occur due to many factors both internally and externally, that can alter one's physical state, foot wise. Every day there are many women around the world that wish that they could change the wa…

A bunionette is similar to a bunion, but it develops on the outside of the foot. Kate Middleton is barely seen out in public engagements without her trusty nude LK Bennett high heels on. When she made a pre-Olympic visit to a judo center h…

According to STARTHealthCare, three out of four Americans experience foot problems in a lifetime despite the fact that only a small group of individuals are born with foot problems. Calluses are caused by friction, and because feet tend to…

Bunions (medical term hallux valgus”) are formed when the big toe drifts in the direction of the second toe, forming a painful and abnormal joint angle. Bunions are bumps at the base of the big toe, on the outer side of the toe. This site …

All of these complications can be prevented without surgery if the disease is addressed quickly enough. Treatment started as soon as the first sign of disease appears can protect the foot or ankle from collapse. Without weight-bearing pres…

Bent elbows contribute to the habit of immobilizing the muscles of the waist by reducing the effect of the upper body upon the lower body. Although the bent-elbow technique is common and preferred among seasoned fitness walkers, an alterna…

There are some simple rules for the night before, that the doctor has already given me. I must not eat after dinner. Also, very little water. Being an insulin dependent diabetic, I must not take a dose that morning. Also they suggest that …

Although plantar fasciitis can occur in any sport, again running is the most common sport it occurs with. Injury to the plantar fascia can occur at any age, but is more common in runners over 35 years. As we age our soft tissues become les…

But I failed the physical because of “obtrusive pes planus,” which we commonly call really flat feet. I was stunned. My dad was furious. He had feet as flat as mine and somehow managed to soldier from North Africa through Italy in pursuit …

Spring-based or pneumatic, hand grip dynamometers play an important role in assessing the progress of physical rehabilitation and identifying the warning signs of muscle atrophy in the elderly. Due to the hand's inherent anatomical complex…

Funnel chest is a congenital deformity of the chest wall in which abnormal growth of the sternum and several ribs causes the anterior chest wall to appear caved-in. Almost all deformities of the chest wall are caused by funnel chest syndro…