Tired and aching feet: throw the kitchen sink at them
‘Tired and aching feet‘ is not really a clinical diagnosis, but is probably one of the most common foot problems.…
Category: Orthopedics
Peroneal tendonitis: throw the kitchen sink at it
Peroneal tendonitis is a somewhat uncommon overuse injury of the peroneal tendons on the outside of the ankle joint. The…
Haglund’s Deformity: Throw the Kitchen Sink at it
Haglunds deformity is a painful bony prominence at the back of the heel bone (calcaneus). It is usually associated with…
Mueller-Weiss Syndrome: Throw the kitchen sink at it
Müller-Weiss Syndrome (Mueller-Weiss Disease) is an uncommon spontaneous avascular necrosis of the navicular bone in feet of adults. It was first described separately…
Fat Pad Atrophy: Throw the kitchen sink at it
Under the skin on the plantar surface of the foot is a layer of subcutaneous fat that makes up what…
Saddle Bone Deformity: Throw the kitchen sink at it
The condition of a ‘Saddle Bone Deformity‘ is the name used by lay people for what is technically called a…
Joplin’s Neuroma: Throw the kitchen sink at it
A Joplin’s Neuroma or neuritis is an entrapment of the medial plantar digital nerve that innervates the medial aspect of…
Sesamoiditis: Throw the kitchen sink at it
The sesamoid bones are two very small bones that are in the weightbearing area under the big toe joint. The…
Foot Pain in Pregnancy: Throw the kitchen sink at it
Foot pain is common during pregnancy. Just ask anyone who is or was pregnant. Most research suggests that around 50%…
Metatarsalgia: Throw the kitchen sink at it
Metatarsalgia is not really something that you can throw the kitchen sink at, as there is not really such a…
Tailors Bunions: Throw the kitchen sink at it
The word ‘bunion’ is typically used to describe the enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe.…
Hallux Rigidus: Throw the kitchen sink at it
Hallux rigidus simply means the big toe (“hallux”) joint is rigid (“rigidus”). There is some variability in the use of…