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How To Repair A Wood Floorboard
A hammertoe is a deformity that occurs when a toe is permanently bent downward or sideways. The affected toe (often the toe next to the big toe) has an unnatural bend in the middle joint. The biggest cause of hammertoes is wearing high heels or shoes...
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Bunion
A bunion is a bump that forms at the joint of the big toe that is made up of bone and soft tissue. This abnormal bony mass forms when your big toe pushes against your other toes, making the big toe joint go in the opposite direction. This abnormal position...
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Mid Back Pain Symptoms
Sciatic leg pain (also called "Sciatica") is basically caused by a constriction, or an inflammation, of the sciatic nerve. This nerve starts at the lower back and continues down the back of the leg. The pain can occur anywhere along the nerve, but it's...
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Caring For Your Feet As You Age
Foot reflexology is a massage technique that is used as a complimentary therapy in some medical conditions to provide added benefits to the patient. Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral illness that mainly affects infants and children but can...
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Workout Plans For Achilles Tendonitis
Did you know that redheads require 20% more general anesthesia than non-gingers before going under the knife? Often taken for granted, our feet and ankles are subjected to a rigorous workout everyday. Pain, such as may occur in our heels, alerts Mallet...
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What Are The Primary Treatment And Cause Of Achilles Tendonitis ?
Overview Achilles Tendinitis is the inflammation of the Achilles Tendon located in the heel, and is typically caused by overuse of the affected limb. Most often, it occurs in athletes who are not training with the proper techniques and/or equipment. When...
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What Is Pain Of The Heel
Overview Plantar Fasciitis is the most common condition of heel pain. This condition occurs when the long fibrous plantar fascia ligament along the bottom of the foot develops tears in the tissue resulting in pain and inflammation. The pain of plantar...
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What Exactly Triggers Plantar Fasciitis
Overview Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. Pain from plantar fasciitis is often most noticeable during the first few steps after getting out of bed in the morning. The plantar fascia is a thick band of tissue in the sole of the...
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What Will Cause Heel Pain
Overview Plantar fasciitis is a poorly understood condition. There is little consensus among medical professionals about what causes the problem, and no treatments have been reliably proven to treat it. A number of theories exists for why plantar fasciitis...
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What Can Cause Pain Under The Heel To Surface
Overview Heel pain is most commonly caused by plantar fasciitis, which is the swelling of the tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes at the bottom part of the foot, also known as the plantar fascia. Plantar fasciitis is often described as sharp...
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Guidelines For Chronic Back Pain Treatment
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Painful Feet & Arch Supports
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Diagnosis And Treatment
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Pain
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Orthotics For Plantar Fasciitis