What Causes Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
OverviewAdult-Acquired Flat Foot Deformity (AAFFD) is most commonly caused by a progressive degeneration of the tendon (tibialis posterior) that supports the arch of the foot. As the tendon ages or is...
View ArticleDo Bunions Always Need Surgery?
OverviewA bunion or hallux valgus is a prominence on the inner border of the foot effecting the big toe and at the level of the 1st metatarso-phalangeal (MTP) joint. The bunion prominence which is...
View ArticleConservative Hallux Valgus Treatment
OverviewBunions are a common problem that most people experience as a bony protuberance at the base of the big toe. A bunion, however, is more complicated than simply a bump on the foot. When a...
View ArticleHammertoe Repair Without Surgery
OverviewHammer toes, also called hammer toe, deformity of the second, third, or fourth toe in which the toe is bent downward at the middle joint (the proximal interphalangeal [PIP] joint), such that...
View ArticleThe Cause Of Contracted Toes
OverviewWhen there?s an imbalance in the muscle and ligament surrounding a toe joint, the effect is a bend in the middle joint of the toe, which causes the whole toe to bend upward. Because the toe is...
View ArticleWhat Causes Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
OverviewAdult-Acquired Flat Foot Deformity (AAFFD) is most commonly caused by a progressive degeneration of the tendon (tibialis posterior) that supports the arch of the foot. As the tendon ages or is...
View ArticleDo Bunions Always Need Surgery?
OverviewA bunion or hallux valgus is a prominence on the inner border of the foot effecting the big toe and at the level of the 1st metatarso-phalangeal (MTP) joint. The bunion prominence which is...
View ArticleConservative Hallux Valgus Treatment
OverviewBunions are a common problem that most people experience as a bony protuberance at the base of the big toe. A bunion, however, is more complicated than simply a bump on the foot. When a...
View ArticleHammertoe Repair Without Surgery
OverviewHammer toes, also called hammer toe, deformity of the second, third, or fourth toe in which the toe is bent downward at the middle joint (the proximal interphalangeal [PIP] joint), such that...
View ArticleThe Cause Of Contracted Toes
OverviewWhen there?s an imbalance in the muscle and ligament surrounding a toe joint, the effect is a bend in the middle joint of the toe, which causes the whole toe to bend upward. Because the toe is...
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