If you have a painful bump appearing on the back of your heel, you may have a Haglund’s deformity which is characterized by a bony protrusion that forms where the Achilles tendon connects to the heel bone.
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While the importance of regular foot inspections, proper shoes, and strength and flexibility exercises can’t be overemphasized, another excellent way to ensure the health of your feet and ankles to use orthotic inserts.
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Flexible flat feet remain flat upon weight bearing, and are usually painless but may lead to other issues if untreated, including hammertoes, bunions and joint problems.
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The pain of a minor stubbed toe will usually subside within a day or two. Pain persisting beyond that may be an indication of a more serious problem requiring the services of a foot care specialist.
Read MoreAlthough numerous non-invasive options are available for treating the complications of hammertoes, sometimes a toe that is bent horribly out of position will require a surgical procedure to straighten it out if conservative measures are ineffective.
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One of the best ways to treat heel pain is to start doing strengthening and stretching exercises at the first sign of pain and discomfort.
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Injuries for dancers come with the territory, and there is certainly no shortage of them with all the jumping, pointing, flexing, turning and gliding that dancers perform every day.
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While high arches don’t always cause foot pain, they can cause other problems ranging from balance issues to foot deformities such as hammertoes, and calluses.
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One especially troubling development sometimes seen in diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy is called Charcot foot.
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When the sesamoid tendons become inflamed and irritated from overuse it can cause pain in the ball of the foot that tends to start gradually but eventually worsens and may lead to the big toe becoming rigid and difficult to bend.
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