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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,…

probably envision having your spine adjusted. You may not realize a chiropractor can help you with foot pain by making adjustments to your foot instead. If you have chronic pain from plantar fasciitis, you may want to visit a chiropractor to help speed your healing. Here are a few things to know. What Causes Pain From Plantar Fasciitis The fascia is a web of tissue that runs along the bottom of your foot. It can be injured by prolonged running, walking, or standing, especially if you don't…

Charcot foot pathophysiology. Diabet Foot Ankle. 2013 Aug 2;4. 2. Madan SS, Pai DR. Charcot neuroarthropathy of the foot and ankle. Orthop Surg. 2013 May;5(2):86-93. 3. Schade VL, Andersen CA. A literature-based guide to the conservative and surgical management of the acute Charcot foot and ankle. Diabet Foot Ankle. 2015 Mar 19;6:26627. 4. Nóbrega MB, Aras R, Netto EM, et al. Risk factors for Charcot foot. Arch EndocrinolMetab. 2015 Jun;59(3):226-30. 5. Sanders LJ, Fryberg RG. The Charcot…

Climbing techniques - the drop knee shouldn't be mysterious; here's a few things that everyone should know about it. What is the drop-knee? The drop-knee, also known as the Egyptian, is a rock climbing technique that reduces muscle strain in the arms. This technique let's you rotate into the rock and use your hips to push upward. With this technique, one knee ends up in a lower position and the body becomes twisted toward the other leg. It's designed to give you a longer reach as the body…