Recent research confirms foot pain and long term damage caused by incorrect and fashionable footwear. According to a recent study, one third of women say they wear high heels every day and 75 percent of those women say they experience regular foot pain and suffer from bunions, arthritic big toes, calluses, hammer toes, and plantar warts. “Many women wear shoes to work every … [Read more...] about Long term foot problems linked to “pretty shoes”
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Idiopathic toe walking
A recent paper published on Medscape suggests that Idiopathic Toe-walking in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults may be due to localised joint stiffness. Raoul Engelbert; Jan Willem Gorter; Cuno Uiterwaal; Elise van de Putte; Paul HeldersIdiopathic Toe Walking (ITW) is present in children older than 3 years of age still walking on their toes without signs of neurological, … [Read more...] about Idiopathic toe walking
Research-Shockwave and Injection
A recent article published in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association suggests that extracorporeal shockwave therapy and corticosteroid injection are effective in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of high-dose extracorporeal shockwave therapy applied with an ankle block and corticosteroid … [Read more...] about Research-Shockwave and Injection
Surgeons say treat foot pain early
According to foot and ankle surgeons attending the 68th Annual Scientific Conference of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons in Las Vegas at the end of February 2010, heel and foot pain continues to be the most common reason patients seek advice and surgeons advise the best defense to keeping pain in control is early treatment. Heel pain can have many different … [Read more...] about Surgeons say treat foot pain early