Severe swelling and pain in your heel can be daunting as it affects your ability to walk correctly. Although heel pain goes away with time after some home care, it’s not always the case. For instance, you may use ice or get new shoes to help relieve your heel pain. But, when your heel pain…

Custom orthotics are medical devices you wear to correct your gait and treat any foot conditions such as turf toe. Since custom orthotics aren’t inexpensive, most people look for cheaper alternatives to relieve their foot, knee, or hip pain. Unfortunately, cheaper options provide short-term solutions to your foot conditions. Hence, with time, you’ll need to…

It might sound like an injury a golfer would suffer when kicking the ground in frustration after a mishit shot – but it’s really no laughing matter for athletes. It’s actually a traumatic hyperextension of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. It can lead to a long-term reduction in the range of motion enjoyed by the great…

This is a painful condition that can affect those who regularly exercise, often through them doing so too much. But, with more people going for a run to alleviate being in lockdown, it can also affect those less used to taking such exercise – either as often, or for longer periods of time, and especially…