Pain around your back heel area, also known as posterior heel pain, can be a very debilitating condition. The first step in treatment is a proper diagnosis because different causes of this type of heel pain can require very different treatments. Three common causes of posterior heel pain are insertional Achilles tendonitis, pump bump (Haglund’s
Foot & Ankle Associates surgeon, Dr. Joe Ades, recently lectured at the North Carolina Foot & Ankle Society yearly meeting. Over 200 of the state’s foot and ankle surgeons were present for a four day series of lectures on various foot and ankle topics. Dr. Joe Ades lectured on two topics consisting of “Correction of
What Is an Ingrown Toenail? When a toenail is ingrown, it is curved and grows into the skin, usually at the nail borders (the sides of the nail). This “digging in” of the nail irritates the skin, often creating pain, redness, swelling, and warmth in the toe. If an ingrown nail causes a break in
Ever wonder if you were the only one with a short toe on one or both of your feet? Well, you are not alone. Short toes can be caused by many things: prior surgery, injury, a congenitally short toe bone or a short bone behind the toe (called a metatarsal). Regardless of the cause there
Are your heels hurting? The statistics say there is a good chance. According to a recent survey from the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), heel pain is the foot ailment that affects Americans most-16 percent of the population regularly experiences it. When you pound your feet on hard surfaces while playing sports, or wear shoes
