Do you wake up in the morning, step down and suddenly get pain in your arch? Does this pain make you feel old? Then you might have plantar fasciitis . Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the tissue that helps support your arch. During the day while you walk or run the fascia develops micro [...]
Seventeen year old Alyssa Gialamas competed in the 2012 London Paralympics swimming events. Gialamas was born with arthrogryposis, a congenital condition affecting the joints and muscles. Out of the pool Gialamas relies on her leg-foot-ankle orthotics to stabilize her joints and support her muscles. Gialamas competed with 34 other elite U.S. swimmers at the games. Gialamas shows [...]
Steven Tyler, front man for leading band Aerosmith, was diagnosed with Morton’s Neuroma. Since the 1970s the lead singer would wear small shoes and his energetic stage performances caused him to suffer foot pain in the past. Tyler had posted pictures from his vacation in Hawaii with his family, displaying his deformed and swollen toes. According [...]
If your feet are feeling itchy, tender, cracked and even burning, chances are you have a fungal infection. According to co-author of ‘Fitness for Life’ Bharat Savur, ignoring your sweaty feet can lead to fungal infections, causing athlete’s foot.Savur shares some great tips, making sure no one goes home with a foot left untreated. Savur’s advice [...]
Nothing can be more painful or debilitating than arch pain. This can occur in children, the elderly, the sedentary or the athletic. When it happens, it can leave you nearly unable to walk. As with any potential injury, the key to avoiding arch pain is to prevent it from happening. According to Web MD, the definition of arch [...]
According to The Daily Mail, and online news agency, many women pay the price of wearing high heels when they develop bunions later in life. In order to fix these bunions, surgeries that inserts a metal rod into the foot or that fuse the joints together are done. However, this can create serious inflexibility and discomfort. But [...]
