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The Achilles tendon attaches your calf muscles to your heel bone, or calcaneus. .Continuous, intense physical activity, such as running and jumping, can cause painful inflammation of the Achilles tendon, known as Achilles tendonitis (or tendinitis).
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. It causes joint pain and stiffness.
Athlete's foot, known medically as tinea pedis, is a common skin infection of the feet caused by fungus.
When your metatarsal bones are injured, inflamed, or abnormal, you might feel intense pain in the ball of your foot.
A blister is a small pocket of body fluid (lymph, serum, plasma, blood, or pus) within the upper layers of the skin, typically caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure or infection.
A bunion is a deformity of the joint connecting the big toe to the foot. The big toe often bends towards the other toes and the joint becomes red and painful. Onset is gradual. Complications may include bursitis or arthritis.
A callus is an area of thickened skin that forms as a response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation. Since repeated contact is required, calluses are most often found on feet because of frequent walking and incorrectly fitting footwear.
Claw toes can lead to foot pain with corns on the top and tip of the toe often with painful callus on the ball of the foot
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Synonyms Pes planus, fallen arches A flat foot Specialty Orthopedics Flat feet (also called pes planus or fallen arches) is a postural deformity in which the arches of the foot collapse, with the entire sole of the foot coming into complete or near-complete contact with the ground.
A hammer toe or contracted toe is a deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second, third, or fourth toe causing it to be permanently bent, resembling a hammer.
Heel fissures, also known as cracked heels can be a simple cosmetic problem and a nuisance, but can also lead to serious medical problems.
eel Pain (Plantar Fasciitis) Heel pain is most often caused by plantar fasciitis, a condition that is sometimes also called heel spur syndrome when aspur is present.
Although heel spurs are often painless, they can causeheel pain. They are frequently associated with plantar fasciitis, a painful inflammation of the fibrous band of connective tissue (plantar fascia) that runs along the bottom of the foot and connects the heel bone to the ball of the foot
An ingrown toenail (onychocryptosis) is caused by the pressure from the ingrowth of the nail edge into the skin of the toe.
Metatarsalgia is a common overuse injury. The term describes pain and inflammation in the ball of the foot.
It's also known as Morton's metatarsalgia or interdigital neuroma. In Morton's neuroma, a nerve in the foot becomes irritated and thickened, which can cause severe pain. ... It usually affects the nerve between the third and fourth toes, but sometimes the second and third toes are affected.
Overlapping toes, when your toes rest on top of each other, can cause discomfort due to friction. Sufferers can relieve pain by wearing shoes with a wide toe box, or by adding supports like gel toe straighteners, gel toe caps and toe comps to keeptoes separated.
Plantar fasciitis is a disorder of the connective tissue which supports the arch of the foot. It results in pain in the heel and bottom of the foot that is usually most severe with the first steps of the day or following a period of rest.
Although heel spurs are often painless, they can cause heel pain. They are frequently associated with plantar fascists, a painful inflammation of the fibrous band of connective tissue (plantar fascia) that runs along the bottom of the foot and connects the heel bone to the ball of the foot
Shin splints is the name for pain in the shins, or the front of the lower legs, usually caused by exercise.
A tailor's bunion, also called a bunionette, is a bony lump that forms along the side of the little toe. It happens when the fifth metatarsal bone enlarges or shifts outward.
Onychauxis is thickened nail plate in general without the deformity or change in the curvature of the nail plate
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Fungal infection of the nail , onychomycosis can be treated using Clear Zal and reducing the nail using a metal or glass file