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Foot and Ankle Conditions

Achilles Tendonopathy TA AT Achilles Heel Calf Tendonitis Tendon strain Pain on Tip Toes Limp Sport Injury Common Flat Feet Over Pronation Orthotics Insoles Arch SUpports Orthotic Brace Heel Raises Lifts Elevation Heel Height
Achilles Tendonopathy

Pain and swelling around the back of ankle where the calf muscles attach to the heel bone.  There is often stiffness and a weakness associated with this condition.  

 

It is common in runners and the general population due to overuse and overload of a tendon that is not used to that amount or load or use, often assocoiated with a sudden spike or increase in activity.

 

Baxter's Nerve Entrapment Burning Tingling Numbness Heel Pain Digiti Minimi Wastage P)lantar Heel Pain Plantarfacitiis SHarp Stabbing Shooting Policemans Heel Plantar Lateral Sole Getting Worse Arch Supports Insoles Orthotic Orthotics
Baxter's Nerve Entrapment

This is a fairly common cause of pain on the underside of the heel and accounts for up to 20% of all plantar heel pain.  Many symptoms of this condition are similar to plantarfaciitis, and because of this sometimes the correct diagnosis is missed.  

 

Unlike plantarfaciitis, with this condition there is not usually any pain when getting out of bed in the morning.   See More

 

Callus Corn Intractable Plantar Keratosis Hard skin ball balls of foot feet forefoot Dry Skin bone protrudence
Calluses and Corns

This condition refers to small area of skin that has become thickened and hard in repsonse to excessive pressure and friction. Corns have a central core are often found on the soles of the feet in the forefoot area, the heels and on top of or between the toes.

 

Calluses are also found on the feet at the ball of the foot and heels, over boney prominences and along the inside of the big toe area, but can also form on the hands and in other areas of the body that are exposed to too much pressure. 

 

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Hallux Limitus or Rigidus

This term describes the restriction of normal movement of the big toe (hallux) joint.  The degree of restriction of movement may be partial limited (limitus) or completely stiff (rigidus).  

 

The big toe may be very painful and stiff during walking as a person transfers their weight through the big toe joint and can cause a limp.

 

It can be a result of previous injury or trauma such as kicking something hard, it is linked to arthritis or due to poor foot posture and alignment.

Bunions - Hallux Abducto Valgus HAV Tailors Taylor Pointy Shoes Enlarged Big toe Joint Wide Feet
Bunions

A deformity of the big toe joint in which the joint becomes enlarged, stiff and often painful.  The area can become red as shoes rub over the enlarged area.  

 

The big toe often moves towards the 2nd toe and in the medical profession is known as Hallux Valgus.  See More

 

Ankle Sprain Twisted Ankle Deltoid Ligament Rolled Over Medial Lateral Twist Landed on ankle bone Fall Curb Pothole Brace Orthotics Strappig Orthoses Insoles
Ankle Sprain

A common injury caused by a twisting over on the ankle (the ankle usually rolls outward as the foot turns inward) resulting in overstretching or tear in one of more ankle ligaments. 

 

An ankle sprain usually causes immediate pain, swelling, bruising and tenderness near the site or the ligament, and ranges from mild to severe. See More

 

 

Flat Feet - Pes Planus Pes Planovalgus Low arches Flattened Fallen Medial Longitudinal Arch Hindfoot Valgus Tibialis Tendonitis PTTD Posterior Tibial Dysfunction Arch supports Orthotics Painful No Arches
 
Flat Feet

Flat feet, fallen arches, low arches, overpronation, pes planus,and hindfoot valgus are all terms which describe a lowering of the arch of the foot and a tilt of the heel towards the midline.  


None of these terms are a diagnosis, and the term overpronation has been and continues to be a topic of great debate over the last decade or so in the medical profession.  See More

 

 

 

 

Mortons Neuroma Forefoot Pain Toe Burning Numbness Tingling Nerve Pain in thrid and Fourth Toes
Morton's Neuroma

This is a relatively common cause of burning pain and numbness or tingling which affects the ball of the foot and two adjacent lesser toes - usually the third and fourth toes, or less often the second and third toes.  

 

It is caused by thickening or inflammation of the interdigital nerve as it branches into the toes.  

Metatarsalgia Forefoot Pain Ball of the Foot Metatarsal Pebble in Shoe Stone Marble
Metatarsalgia

Metatarsalgia is not a diagnosis as such but a term which describes pain the forefoot in the region of the metatarsal bones.  It is important to see a foot specialist who can assess this condition in more detail to get the proper diagnosis and treatment.  

 

There are several causes of Metatarsalgia: Mortons Neuroma, Capsulitis, Plantar Plate Tear, Freiburgs Infarction, Fracture, Calluses and Corns.

Plantarfacitiis Heel Pain Plantar Policeman's Heel Painful Foot Morning
Plantarfaciitis

One of the most common causes of foot pain.  Characterised by a sharp pain in the centre of the heel on the underside or sole of the foot which may also spread into the arch area.  Pain is often worse in the morning with the first few steps of the day, or after sitting for a while.  See More

 

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Numbness Tingling Burning Pain Inside Plantar Heel
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

This is a less common condition that is characterised by electric shock or shooting pain, tingling, burning and numbness underneath the heel and the sole of the foot  

 

It is cause by excessive compression of the Tibial Nerve as it passes through the Tarsal Tunnel which is a sheath of connective tissue that runs across the inner aspect of the heel. See More

 

 

High Arched Foot Pes Cavus Charcot Marie Tooth High Instep Supinated Varus Cavoid Equino-Varus
High Arched Feet

High arched feet, Pes Cavus or Supinated and Varus feet are all terms that describe feet with an increased arch height and a outward heel tilt (away from the midline).

 

High arched feet are much less common than Flat Feet and are generally descibed by their function as either rigid or flexible.

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