Overview Achilles tendinitis is an irritation/inflammation in the achilles tendon, which attaches to the back of the heel. It is often a result of overuse and occurs frequently in runners who have altered their training suddenly, either wi…

Overview Inflammation of the Achilles tendon.The Achilles is the large tendon connecting the two major calf muscles, gastrocnemius and soleus, to the back of the heel bone. Under too much stress, the tendon tightens and is forced to work t…

One of the hardest things to detect is the foot pain bone that is causing a severe foot pain on top of the foot of many women. Our feet are the most used (and abused) part of our body. Are you one of those people who are said to be flat fo…

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…

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…

Foot reflexology is a massage technique that is used as a complimentary therapy in some medical conditions to provide added benefits to the patient. Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral illness that mainly affects infants and chi…

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…

Anyone who's ever played hide and seek knows what a thrill it is to be well-hidden somewhere, perhaps only a breath or two away from the soft shoe scuffs of the seeker, almost bursting out laughing because you know if they just twitched th…

Bunions and hammer toes are the bread and butter of a podiatrist. Pes Cavus is caused by muscle imbalances in the lower leg and foot that draws the front of the foot, or sometimes draws the heel downward, making the arch higher than normal…

Your big toe has started to angle towards your other toes and you are noticing a bony bump on the inside of your big toe joint that is easily irritated by footwear. I've been a Reflexologists for 33 years, a licensed massage therapist sinc…

Once conservative therapy has failed, or if it has been determined that the severity of the bunion will not respond to non-surgical treatment options, we will consider your surgical options. There are about 100 different documented surgica…

Talk to your doctor if you're travelling to a country with limited medical resources. I have had doctors prescribe antibiotics for me to take with me in case I became ill when I knew no medical care would be available. Common-sense OTC med…

Prolonged working of the feet throughout the day, with consequent friction against footwear leads to the accumulation of hard skin Any part of the foot may acquire hard skin ; but it's most common on the heel and main joint of the big toe.…

Sculptra(r) injectable implants replaced the padding on the ball of my foot after the first treatment. Now I feel like I have pillows on my feet." Sculptra, also known as Poly-L-Lactic Acid has been widely used for many years in dissolvabl…

Home remedies include straps, cushions and corn pads that are available to relieve symptoms, but if you have diabetes, poor circulation or a lack of feeling in your feet, be sure to consult your physician before self-treating. If all other…