Posts tagged feet
Croydon Total Footcare
Jun 21st
Croydon Total Footcare is known as a podiatrist in Croydon, Victoria, Australia that began providing podiatry in the Croydon as well as Ringwood and surrounding suburbs more than 15 yrs ago. The clinic was began by Mimi Chrzanowski following her first occupation as a nurse. She’s joined up with in the clinic along with Tom [...]
What is Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction?
Jun 12th
The posterior tibial muscle and tendon is surely an crucial muscle complex regarding supporting the mid-foot ( arch ) on the feet upward. If some thing goes wrong with the tibialis posterior muscle and it can no more conduct their function adequately, then a affliction known as posterior tibial tendon dysfunction might occur. The effects [...]
The Foot in Diabetes
Jun 11th
The type two diabetes pandemic that is starting to spread around society is being powered by way of multiple issues. There is a unhealthy weight increased prevalence, the issue of traditional physical exercise, the changes involving conventional diets (I’ve actually read this named the Coca-Colonisation of old fashioned societies). It is all adding up to [...]
Pain in the Big Toe is Often Hallux Rigidus
Jun 5th
Hallux rigidus is a issue with the great toe joint of the feet. Hallux is the technical term for the great or big toe and rigidus means rigid, so hallux rigidus is really a problem where the big toe joint will not extend. This joint is a significant joint that much motion is required as [...]
Weil Osteotomy For Forefoot Pain
May 28th
The particular Weil Osteotomy is a method that is utilized in foot surgical treatment to deal with difficulties of the ball of the foot and smaller digits. It was first described by by LS Weil. The osteotomy is the slicing of bone, and so the Weil osteotomy is really a slice of the metatarsal bone [...]
Cluffy Wedge
Apr 19th
There are plenty of purposes associated with feet orthoses to treat many base issues in the foot and also the lower limb. Most types of feet supports are aimed at solving the purpose as well as position of the foot. A recently launched device to help feet orthotics in their job is the Cluffy Wedge. [...]
Chilblains
Apr 12th
Chilblains or pernio tend to be a very frequent condition affecting the feet in people who has blood flow does not react well to adjustments to temperatures. They’re small patch of inflammation which is sore and itches. Popular idea is the fact that chilblains are generated by the chilly, but the cold isn’t sufficient to [...]
Navicular Stress Fracture
Apr 4th
A navicular stress fracture is an incomplete crack in the navicular bone in the foot. The navicular is an important bone in the arch structure of the foot, so is under a lot of strain. Weight bearing activities can place a lot of compressive forces through the bone. If these forces are high and repetitive [...]
What is Severs Disease?
Feb 20th
Severs disease is a well known and common problem of the childs foot that affects children (mostly boys) from the ages of 10 to 15 years. It is a common overuse type injury due to overload of the heel. It is more common in more active child. Calcaneal apophysitis is the name for this condition used by health professionals. Pain [...]
What is Podiatry?
Dec 27th
Podiatry is a health profession that deals with the diagnosis and treatment foot and realted problems by a range of mechanical, surgical and pharmaceutical means. Just what a podiatrist does, varies from country to country and is reflected in the scope of practice legislation of each country and the length of education in each country. In the United [...]
Cuboid Syndrome
Dec 26th
Cuboid syndrome is a common overuse injury that occurs in athletes and sports people. It is caused by the cuboid bone that becomes unstable and moves. The cuboid is a small cube shaped bone on the outside of the foot. When the muscles from the leg (the peroneal muscles) contract, the tendons that use the cuboid as a pulley will [...]
Laser Treatment for Toenail Fungus
Dec 26th
A new recent treatment for fungal infections of toenails is laser treatment for toenail fungus. This technique uses a laser beam to destroy the fungal infection. It can not fix the nail immediately, as you then have to wait until the nail grows out with the dead fungal elements in it. Laser treatment for onychomycosis is [...]
How good are the MBT shoes?
Dec 26th
Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) shoes are a unique shoe that are marketed as the anti-shoe. They are called this as the shoe is supposed to make walking more like barefoot walking and that has benefits for the posture, the biomechanics and the lower limb and low back function. The footwear is named after the Masai tribe in Africa [...]
Cracked heels
Dec 26th
Cracks in the skin around the heels are very common in those people who are overweight, tend to have dry skin, have thick callused skin around the edge of the heels and often wear open heel shoes. When we weightbear, the fat pad under the heel wants to expands outwards from under the heel. If the skin [...]