Ingrown Toenail Self-Care and When to Seek Help
An ingrown toenail is when the corner or side of the toenail grows into the skin next to it. It is a common condition that can cause pain, swelling, and redness. Ingrown toenails affect around 20% of people who see a healthcare provider for foot problems.
What Causes Heel Pain?
The most common cause of heel pain is plantar fasciitis, but Achilles tendonitis, Sever disease, and bursitis are also frequent reasons for heel discomfort. Infections and other minor or severe injuries and disorders can cause throbbing, stabbing, burning, or aching pain in the heel.
10 Causes of Bottom-of-Foot Pain and Their Treatment
Pain on the bottom of your foot can be due to your activities, such as jobs that keep you on your feet or sports like running.1 The structure of your foot or the shoes you wear also can contribute to symptoms of shooting or aching pain. Conditions like plantar fasciitis, an inflammation of the sole of your foot, or neuropathy (nerve damage) due to an underlying condition like diabetes, often lead to foot pain
Foot Anatomy and Causes of Pain
The foot is a complex structure made up of 28 bones, 33 joints, 19 muscles, over 100 tendons and ligaments, and thousands of nerve endings. These work together to allow you to walk, run, maintain balance, absorb impact, and bear upper body weight
Intra-articular corticosteroid injections for the treatment of people with foot and ankle osteoarthritis: a systematic review
Intra-articular corticosteroid injections are commonly used in the management of foot and ankle OA. Although current clinical guidelines advocate the judicious use of corticosteroid injection as an adjunct therapy, none of these recommendations are specific to the foot and ankle. Therefore, the aim of this review is to examine the effectiveness of intra-articular corticosteroid injections in people with foot or ankle OA.
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