Chilblains are a common inflammatory reaction to waste products that build up in the skin due to issues with the circulation in very small blood vessels in colder climates. The key to the treatment of chilblains is prevention. Once a chilblain develops, there are a few things you can do to get rid of chilblains…
Read MoreWhat if you don’t need support under the foot and just need to improve the cushioning or shock absorption? It could be that you work all day standing on a hard floor and your feet are just very tired at the end of the day. There could be some atrophy of the fat pad under…
Read MoreIf you have a problem with the toes such as hammer toes, claw toes, bunions, overlapping toes or a condition like Morton’s neuroma or have feet that get cramped into tight fitting shoes all day at work, then you will most likely benefit from one of the devices that are designed to correct the toes.…
Read MoreThe sesamoid bones are two very small bones under the big toe joint. They kind of function like two mini knee caps which help the tendons be better levers to move the joint: Sesamoiditis is a painful inflammation of the structures around the sesamoid bones. The location of these two bones make them particularly prone…
Read MoreSo many people have those tired and aching feet at the end of a long day at work and can not wait to kick off their shoes at home and get off their feet. There is no need to go through that and there are things that can be done about it. You may work…
Read MoreMetatarsal pads or domes are a useful tool to help a number of foot problems, such as metatarsalgia, plantar plate problems, toe deformities and Morton’s neuroma. They do tend to work really well if they are placed correctly and not work very well if they are placed in the wrong place. You can see in…
Read MoreA Morton’s neuroma is a painful condition that can typically causes some shooting pains and numbness between the toes. It is due to an impingement of the nerves between the metatarsal heads. It can occur between any of the metatarsal heads, but is most common between the 3rd and 4th metatarsal heads: The most commonly…
Read More‘Metatarsalgia‘ is not really a useful term nor is it a diagnosis. It simply means ‘pain’ (‘-algia‘) in the ‘forefoot’ or ‘ball of the foot’ (‘metatars-‘) and that pain could be due to a number of very different and distinct conditions. This could be due to anything from a stress fracture of the bone to…
Read MoreIf you have a problem with chilblains then an important part of the treatment and prevention is keeping the feet warm. Wool is almost universally recommended as the material that socks should be made from to keep the feet warm. Wool is obviously natural and is warmer than synthetic materials that socks can be made…
Read MoreChilblains are relatively common in the colder climates and are a reaction of the small blood vessels to the change in temperature. The spasm of these small blood vessels and the resultant accumulation of waste products causes a range of painful symptoms. The symptoms range from an itchy to a painful area on the skin.…
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