Foot health practitioner

According to Dr. Bill Releford of the Releford Foot and Ankle Institute, gout is hereditary. As a matter of fact, people with parents suffering from gout are at a 20% higher risk of developing it. Here are some suggestions on 5 things you can avoid to prevent yourself from contracting gout: High Purine…

requires the use of the ankle joints. The ankle joint, also known as the Talocrural, is located in between the Talus, tibia, and fibula creating a type of synovial joint called a hinge joint. The hinge joint allows movement in only one plane, allowing the foot to exercise dorsiflexion, plantar flexion,…

trauma. Quite often the cause is a mix of all of these and also includes wearing incorrect fitting shoes, and poor stance putting strain on the feet, causing pain in side of foot, foot pain bottom of foot, pain in arch of foot, diabetes foot pain and so on. Let's take a look at a few of the more common types: SIDE OF FOOT I think many of us take our feet for granted - we do not usually notice or think about them, until they complain! When you have this sort of problem, it can be caused in…

treated this injury. Background: The injury occurred during the third game of the season. The athlete was on the ground during a play and another player had stepped on his foot while it was planted in the turf. The athlete was unable to continue playing the game. The athlete was locating pain on his medial and lateral sides of the foot as well as at the distal tibia-fibula joint. Differential Diagnosis: Lateral Ankle Sprain, Fibular Fracture, Tibialis Posterior Strain. Treatment: When it…

base of your support. When you are walking, running, or standing no one is thinking about how complex all of the 26 bones and 33 joints of the foot are or what would happen if you broke your foot. Most bones break suddenly as a result of an accident such as a fall, a direct hit, or having it crushed. More often than not when someone breaks their foot the pain is so intense that you are unable to walk. On the other hand sprains can also cause severe pain and swelling. Most times it is…

or the other, and this can lead to several different foot ailments. If your foot rolls to the inside the condition is called overpronation. If it rolls to the outside, it is called oversupination. Here is a look at how these two gait abnormalities differ and how they are treated. Pronation Of The Foot When you walk or run, the shock and weight are distributed evenly across your foot by natural, slight foot rolls. When your heel lands, your foot rolls inward slightly and the outward before…

realize these may be the only shoes the person can afford. Buddies are the off- brand shoes with huge unnecessary logos, unsymmetrical lines, thick soles and odd colors. People who own Buddies keep these shoes absolutely filthy and they have quite the foot odor. They don’t bother to knock off the mud from being outside or even throw them in the washer for a good cleaning. These shoes are kept in a state of breakdown, and this makes me look at the individual and question whether they have respect…

patients to patients. For many people the have foot drop—is when you have a difficulty lifting the foot at the ankle, so your toes point downward towards the floor. Which make you have an abnormal gait as you walk. People can wear a boot or high top shoes that go around the ankle to help support this problem. So times its others might require wearing ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) which is a cast the is removable that is fitted tightly around the ankle and foot. So those that have a much more…

need to fix, build and reconceptualize and so the path toward medicine was a natural progression. Years later, my facscination in podiatry emerged through formal and informal study; recognizing a medical universality about the specific region of the foot and ankle. In incorporating a range of specialties to include Dermatology, Orthopedics, and Pain Management, few areas of medicine seemed so encompassing. A personal turning point was the realization that mobility is what defined the very…

Neuroma If you have pain in the ball of your foot that radiates to your toes, you might have Morton's neuroma. A neuroma occurs anywhere in your body when irritation causes a thickening of nerve tissue. With Morton's neuroma, the thickening occurs on the nerve in your foot that's in the area of your middle toes. Here's a look at the symptoms and treatments for this foot condition. Symptoms Of Morton's Neuroma Because the nerve tissue in your foot is thick and swollen when you have a neuroma,…