Sports injuries are commonly caused by overuse, direct impact, or the application of force that is greater than the body...
Heel pain is a very common and often observed problem in the people of India. Plantar fasciitis is the foremost cause...
This is a condition where the normal arches of the foot are not maintained. The arches become very low or there is no...
The Achilies tendon joins the calf muscle to the heel bone (calcaneum) and runs down the back of the lower leg...
Typically thought of as a bump on the side of the toe’s. This may reflect changes in appearance of the alignment of the toe’s and also the anatomy.
It is a hard bony enlargement which is situated at the back of the heel. There is a tendon known as tendo-achilies, which is important to raise the heel, situated between the enlargement and the skin.
It is literally inflammation of the bursa, a small sac which is located over the heel bone and just ahead of the tendo-achilies which inserts into the heel bone.
Generally termed as an inflammation of one or more joints, leads to pain and stiffness in the concerned joints. This particularly affects the small joints of the foot and ankle.
In a normal foot the inner border of the foot is raised off the floor in the middle to form the arch of the foot. The height of the arch varies from person to person.
It is the weakness of the foot due to nerve damage (neuropathy).This weakness of bones may lead to fractures with continuous walking and eventually the foot changes shape.
