News tagged with toes

Blame your parents for bunion woes

A novel study reports that white men and women of European descent inherit common foot disorders, such as bunions (hallux valgus) and lesser toe deformities, including hammer or claw toe. Findings from the Framingham Foot ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism May 20, 2013 | not rated yet | 0 |

Study looks at muscle adaptation of transition to minimalist running

For tens of thousands of years, humans ran on bare feet. Then we developed an assortment of specialized shoes, including – particularly since the 1960s – a seemingly limitless variety of running shoes. ...

Health May 02, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

'Toe-walking' more common in kids with mental woes: study

(HealthDay) -- As many as one in 20 children may predominantly walk on their toes in early childhood. Youngsters who have developmental delays or neuropsychiatric disorders, however, are more likely to walk ...

Health Jul 23, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

Study sheds light on stem cell role in regenerating fingers, toes

(Medical Xpress) -- Tissue-specific adult stem cells are responsible for the ability of mammals to re-grow the tips of fingers or toes lost to trauma or surgery, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. ...

Medical research Aug 25, 2011 | not rated yet | 0 |

Don't suffer in silence with toe pain

While deformities of the lesser toes (all toes other than the big toe) can be very painful, there are numerous surgical and nonsurgical treatments for these conditions that are usually quite effective. A literature review ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Aug 01, 2011 | not rated yet | 3

For some, hypnosis eases pain, recovery of surgery

(AP) -- As the surgeons cut into her neck, Marianne Marquis was thinking of the beach.

Other Jul 27, 2011 | not rated yet | 0

Foot positioning during walking and running may influence ankle sprains

(Medical Xpress) -- The position of the foot just before ground contact during running and walking may put people at risk for ankle sprains, according to a new study published by a University of Georgia kinesiology researcher.

Health Jun 30, 2011 | not rated yet | 0