Ankle sprains are one of the most common sport injuries but can occur in people of all ages. Ankle sprain injuries can also occur from simply losing your balance and/or taking a wrong step on an uneven surface. The cause of an ankle sprain is an abnormal twisting or rolling of the ankle joint usually […]
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Treating Plantar Warts
Plantar warts are small rough skin growth caused by a viral HPV (human papillomavirus) infection, which is the most common viral infection of the skin. Walking barefoot is a risk factor since the virus enters the skin often on the heels or soles of the feet through thin breaks or cuts on the feet. They […]
Stress Fractures in the Foot
Unlike obvious acute injuries, stress fractures have a more insidious and subtle onset. Stress fractures are small hairline cracks cause by microtrauma from overuse or repetitive normal cyclic loading on the bone. Some risk factors are a change or increase in physical activity, and even a change in shoe gear can contribute to a stress […]
What’s This Round Lump on My Foot?
A Ganglion Cyst is a benign growth that arises from a herniated dense connective tissue from tendon sheaths or joint capsules. The cyst is a synovial sac filled with gelatinous fluid and is the most common benign soft tissue mass to occur in the foot, often on the top of the foot. The exact cause […]
What is a Tailor’s Bunion?
Tailor’s bunion, also known as a bunionette, is a bony prominence or bump on the base of the little fifth toe bone that can be painful and be difficult fitting into shoes. These little bunions are historically called tailor’s bunion due to the fact that in the past they often happened in tailors who sat […]
Second Toe Crossing Over the Big Toe?
Capsulitis involves chronic inflammation of the ligaments around the base of the toe joint which composes of the metatarsal phalangeal joint capsule. Capsulitis can occur in any toe joints but most commonly affects the second toe. When the chronic inflammation is not treated, the ligaments over time can weaken causing dislocation of the toe. This […]
Painful Curved Toenails Growing Into the Skin
An ingrown toenail is a very common nail condition that causes pain, swelling, and warmth at the nail border. As the nail continues to grow into the skin, bacteria can get into the skin and lead to a soft tissue toenail infection called paronychia that results in redness, pus, and a bad odor. Once paronychia […]
Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD): Painful Flat Foot
Posterior Tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) is a painful and progressive condition where there is an inflammation or rupture in a major tendon called the posterior tibial tendon. This tendon functions to support the arch of the foot and overtime, PTTD causes the foot to flatten. Most often PTTD occurs from overusing the tendon through physical […]
Morton’s Neuroma
Morton’s neuroma is a painful benign fibrotic enlargement and swelling of the 3rd common digital nerve in the foot often as a result of nerve compression or micro-trauma. This entrapment syndrome is more common in females possibly due to certain shoe gear with high heels and a small toe box. When walking, especially in these […]
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Tarsal tunnel syndrome is a painful foot condition that is similar to the hand condition of carpal tunnel syndrome in that the pain occurs through a nerve entrapment. In the case of tarsal tunnel syndrome, the nerve being compressed is one of the major nerves in the foot called the posterior tibial nerve. This nerve […]