The Achilles Tendon: Everything You Need to Know About Anatomy, Problems, and Treatment
The Achilles tendon joins the calf muscles to the heel bone and bears heavy loads. Its anatomy, the problems that affect it and how they are treated.
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Foot and ankle health guides by Dr. Luigi Manzi: bunions, heel pain, the Achilles tendon and minimally invasive foot surgery.
Taping for Heel Pain: A Technique That Really Works
Taping for heel pain supports the arch and unloads the plantar fascia with each step. How it is applied, how long it is worn and when it is useful.
Foot Physiotherapy: When Movement Becomes Medicine
Foot physiotherapy helps restore strength, mobility and balance after surgery or injury. What it involves, when it is needed and why it matters for recovery.
Plantar fibroma: when there's a lump under the foot that causes discomfort
A plantar fibroma is a benign lump in the plantar fascia, the band of tissue under the arch. Why it forms, how it is diagnosed and how it is treated.
Plantar fasciitis and ice: does this old wives' remedy really work?
Ice for plantar fasciitis reduces heel pain and inflammation after activity, but it does not treat the cause. How to apply it, how long and what else helps.
Plantar Fasciitis Bandaging: How to Do It and When It's Really Needed
Bandaging for plantar fasciitis supports the arch and takes strain off the fascia. How to apply it step by step, how long to keep it on and when it is useful.
Pain under the foot: here's everything you need to know
Pain under the foot, from the heel to the ball of the foot, can come from plantar fasciitis, metatarsalgia or a neuroma. The causes, symptoms and what to do.
Heel Pain: What You Need to Know When Every Step Hurts
Pain behind the heel, where the Achilles tendon attaches, is often due to insertional tendonitis, bursitis or Haglund's deformity. The causes and what to do.
Foot Pain: Remedies That Really Work
Pain in the sole of the foot when you get up in the morning is often plantar fasciitis. The causes and the remedies that help, from insoles to exercises.
Inner Ankle Pain: What You Need to Know
Pain on the inside of the ankle can come from the posterior tibial tendon, tarsal tunnel syndrome or arthritis. The causes, the symptoms and what to do.
Big Toe Nerve Pain: When Your Big Toe Hurts
Nerve pain in the big toe can make every step painful. The main causes, from a pinched nerve to neuroma and neuropathy, the symptoms and how it is treated.
Ankle Chondropathy: When Cartilage Wears Out
Ankle chondropathy is wear of the cartilage that lines the ankle joint, causing pain on walking and morning stiffness. The causes and how it is treated.