Archive for 'Foot Conditions'
What Are the Best Bunion Splints and Protectors?
Posted on22. Feb, 2010 by admin.
What is a bunion?
It is the enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe. This is called the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. A bunion develops when the tissue or bone at the joint of the big toe becomes misaligned.
If you have any of the following symptoms you may have a bunion: big toe [...]
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What Are the Best Foot Drop Braces?
Posted on21. Feb, 2010 by admin.
How can you recognize Foot Drop?
If you are having difficulty lifting the front part of your foot, this could be a sign that you have foot drop (also known as drop foot). Sometimes this is the only symptom associated with the condition.
Most people with this condition drag the front of their foot on the ground [...]
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What Are the Best Foot Braces for Heel Spurs or Plantar Fasciitis?
Posted on18. Feb, 2010 by admin.
What are the symptoms of heel spur?
If you have this condition you may feel tenderness, inflammation, limited mobility and severe pain in your heel. Heel spurs have often been described as a “toothache in the foot”. Pain usually begins at the bottom of the foot and travels into the arch of the foot.
Pain is usually [...]
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What Are the Best Achilles Braces for Tendonitis?
Posted on18. Feb, 2010 by admin.
What are signs and symptoms of Achilles Tendonitis?
When you have this condition you might feel a dull ache in your foot. You usually feel this ache when you are walking or when you rise on your toes.
The condition may cause your Achilles tendon to feel tender. This tendon may feel stiff, especially in the morning. [...]
