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What Is the Best Plantar Fasciitis Treatment?
The best treatment for plantar fasciitis depends on the severity of your condition. Options can include home remedies, medications, physical therapy, and, less commonly, surgery. People using nonsurgical treatments typically experience pain resolution within three to six months of consistent treatment
What Is Plantar Fasciitis?
Your plantar fascia is a tight, thick tissue that connects your heel bone to your toes. Plantar fasciitis occurs when the plantar fascia becomes inflamed or irritated, resulting in a sharp or dull pain felt at the bottom of the heel.1 This can be caused by several things, from carrying extra weight to wearing unsupportive footwear. Though treatments are usually quite simple, the pain of plantar fasciitis can be fairly severe.
What Causes Heel Pain—And How Can You Find Relief?
Heel pain causes a throbbing, aching, burning, or stabbing sensation in the back or bottom of the foot. This type of pain is a common complaint for people of all ages and activity levels. In fact, heel pain makes up over two million visits to the doctor's office each year in the U.S.
Athlete’s Foot: What Gets Rid of Fungus for Good?
Athlete's foot (tinea pedis) is a common fungal infection of the feet. It is often found between the toes and on the soles of the feet.Fortunately, many home remedies and antifungals treat it. Some are stronger and work faster than others, with antifungals being the most effective and acting the quickest.
Surgical fixation for pickleball-related Achilles ruptures may improve quality of life
Patients who sustained Achilles tendon ruptures while playing pickleball benefit from surgical fixation, according to data presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.
Limping
Many different health conditions can cause limping (antalgic gait) when you walk. This can include acute injuries as well as gradually progressing medical concerns. Paying closer attention to when the limping occurs and any symptoms that accompany it can help you determine its origins.
What You Should Know About the Forefoot
You may be surprised to learn that your forefoot carries and balances nearly half of the body's total weight, and is designed to handle significant force and wear-and-tear.
Sprained Toe Causes, Symptoms, and Healing Tips
You can tell if you have a sprained toe (also known as turf toe) because it will be painful around the main joint in your toe. In a toe sprain, the ligaments are stretched too far, torn, or hyperextended—which may cause pain, swelling, and more.
Ankles might point the way to cartilage repair in osteoarthritis
The ankle's ability to regenerate cartilage uses the same mechanisms that enable some animals to grow new limbs, and it could be harnessed to repair cartilage in knees and hips hobbled by osteoarthritis.
How to Spot and Manage Bone Spurs in the Feet
Bone spurs commonly grow on top of the foot, on the toe, and on the back of the heel where the Achilles tendon connects to the heel bone.1 This can result in pain, swelling, and tenderness in the affected area. The most common cause of bone spurs on the feet is osteoarthritis, followed by high-impact activities that cause foot joint damage, like running and dancing.
