What Would Cause Calcaneal Apophysitis?
Overview Sever's disease is an overuse syndrome involving an immature part of the skeleton. Pain goes away when the overuse is over, or when the growing is done. Hence, the disease is self-limited, in...
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What Actually Will Cause Feet To Over Pronate
OverviewAs with the "normal pronation" sequence, the outside of the heel makes the initial ground contact. However, the foot rolls inward more than the ideal fifteen percent, which is called...
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Hammer Toe Repair Surgery
OverviewA hammertoe is a toe that is bent because of a weakened muscle. The weakened muscle makes the tendons (tissues that connect muscles to bone) shorter, causing the toes to curl under the feet....
View ArticleTreatment For Bursitis Of The Foot
OverviewHeel bursitis is a common foot pain in athletes, and is often mistaken for Achilles tendinitis, although it can also occur together with Achilles tendinitis. Heel bursitis occurs when small...
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The Diagnosis Of Heel Spur
OverviewHeel spurs are usually under the heel and are generally caused by excessive forces acting on the bone. By far the most common cause of heel spurs is abnormal biomechanics - often the same...
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Why Shoe Lifts Are The Ideal Solution To Leg Length Discrepancy
There are actually two unique variations of leg length discrepancies, congenital and acquired. Congenital indicates you are born with it. One leg is structurally shorter compared to the other. As a...
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Mortons Neuroma Cure
OverviewA neuroma is a thickening of nerve tissue that may develop in various parts of the body. The most common neuroma in the foot is a Morton?s neuroma, which occurs between the third and fourth...
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Apparent Leg Length Discrepancy
OverviewDifferences between the lengths of the upper and/or lower legs are called leg length discrepancies (LLD). A leg length difference may simply be a mild variation between the two sides of the...
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Do You Really Understand Heel Aches?
OverviewHeel pain is most often caused by plantar fasciitis, a condition that is sometimes also called heel spur syndrome when a spur is present. Heel pain may also be due to other causes, such as a...
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Are Fallen Arches Flat Feet?
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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