Surgery
The fix for foot pain could be a surgery you didn't know about
Brian Adams was born with very flat feet.
Feb 22, 2019
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News tagged with foot pain
Surgery
Custom-made foot orthoses appear to be no better than over-the-counter insoles or other treatments
Foot orthoses specifically moulded to help people with plantar heel pain appear to be no more effective than cheaper over-the-counter insoles or other treatments, suggests a study published in the British Journal of Sports ...
Mar 19, 2018
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Health
The best shoes for healthy feet
Wearing a pair of ill-fitting shoes can make walking across the room uncomfortable.
Oct 6, 2017
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Surgery
Foot pain? New study says look at hip and knee for complete diagnosis
A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and Harvard Medical School suggests new guidelines may be in order for evaluating and treating lower extremity pain. Investigators set out to determine if there ...
Sep 20, 2017
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Health
Severe foot pain linked to recurrent falls
Researchers from Hebrew Senior Life's Institute for Aging Research have discovered that foot pain - particularly severe foot pain - correlates to a higher incidence of recurrent falls. This finding also extends to those diagnosed ...
May 9, 2017
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Rock climbers consistently risking injury and pain to maximise performance
Rock climbers are routinely putting themselves at risk of pain and injury by wearing footwear several sizes too small for them, according to new research from the University of Dundee.
Apr 25, 2017
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Elderly people who choose the wrong shoes have a lower quality of life
As people get older, they experience changes in their foot morphology. If they do not change their shoe size along with these transformations, older people—most of whom choose the wrong shoes—suffer, among other things, ...
Mar 2, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Foot pain often occurs in clusters
A new study indicates that particular areas of foot pain are more likely to occur together, and these clusters have specific characteristics.
Feb 23, 2017
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Reducing pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the big toe
Prefabricated foot orthoses and rocker-sole footwear (in which the sole of the shoe is curved) are effective at reducing peak pressure under the big toe in people with a condition called first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis, ...
Dec 7, 2015
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PET/MR can effectively diagnose cause of unclear foot pain
A single scan could diagnose the cause of foot pain better and with less radiation exposure to the patient than other methods, according to a study in the March 2015 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Imaging with ...
Mar 9, 2015
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