Calluses are hard thickened areas of skin that form as a consequence to rubbing, friction, or pressure on the skin. It is common to have a callus on the bottom of your foot, and this is called a plantar callus. Calluses can form from improper walking motion, from flat feet or high arches, or more commonly from ill-fitting shoes. A callus is generally benign (harmless), but depending on where ...

It’s true; the hip bone is connected to the knee bone, and the knee bone is connected to the? You guessed it: foot bone. You don’t need to take a fall to hurt your hip. Hip pain can be caused by arthritis, an injury, a pinched nerve, faulty biomechanics, or from other problems such as osteoporosis. Where you’re experiencing hip pain can help to pinpoint its cause, and ultimately help to ...

I really can’t think of anything more annoying than nagging knee pain. It can be debilitating, persistent, and if not property corrected over time can lead to premature osteoarthritis. The knee joint is a weight bearing joint that takes a lot of abuse over the years. It is separated by a shock absorbing meniscus and stabilized by several major structures; the anterior cruciate ligament ( ...

In Greek mythology, Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War who met his fate when Paris shot him in the heel with an arrow. It was because of this that later poets began to describe Achilles as invulnerable in all of his body except for his heel. Flash forward, and you have a pain in your, so appropriately named, Achilles heel that is so stifling that you yourself feel like Achilles ...

Do you ever experience a throbbing pain in your shins after a jog? Or maybe you’ve recently changed your work out, and now you’re forced to ice your shins afterward? Or maybe you’ve experienced the pain after simply running after the bus? Regardless of the circumstances, shin splints are the pits. Shin splints are very common, and can be caused by irritated overused muscles, stress fract ...

Have you sprained your ankle recently? Or maybe you had an ankle sprain a while ago, and your ankle has not fully recovered? An ankle sprain can leave your ankle in a weakened state, consequently making it more susceptible to another ankle sprain or injury. The key to helping your sprained ankle recover fully, and to prevent a sprain from happening again, is to give your ankle the support it ...

Do you experience ankle pain while walking? While running? Or maybe first thing in the morning when you wake up? Ankle pain can be caused by a myriad of things, and shouldn’t be taken lightly. Pain in the ankle can be caused by an injury, a medical condition, like arthritis, or from repetitive strain from walking, running, or jumping. Consequently, ankle pain can prevent you from the activiti ...

Spur /spƏr/ : a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider’s heel and used for urging a horse forward. A totally optional accessory, and questionably ethical. A heel spur? That’s a calcium deposit causing a tiny protrusion on the underside of the heel bone. Not fashionable, and can be painful. The good news? You may not need to rush to surgery to fix this problem bec ...

It shouldn’t be a surprise that the heel is highly susceptible to pain, given that it takes on the stress of roughly 1.25 times our body weight hundreds of times daily with each step, and 2.75 times when we run. The heel is designed to provide rigid support for our body weight, as well as absorbing the shock of the foot when we walk, run, skip, or jump, and it propels us forward into our next ...

Are you seeking relief from metatarsal pain? Are you wondering what part of the body that even refers to? Metatarsal pain is pain that occurs in the ball region of your foot (for more info check out our recent blog about “Metatarsalgia”). Metatarsal pain can be relieved by custom made orthotic inserts fully equipped with a metatarsal pad. Metatarsal pads help to relieve metatarsal pain b ...