Next Step: Foot Care In Connecticut

• posted: Jul. 02, 2013
• abnormally large toe,  causes of macrodactyl,  localized gigantism,  macrodactyl,  very large toe

Do you have one toe that is much, much larger than all of the others, including your big toe?       What you have is likely localized gigantism, a condition in which a certain Read More

• posted: Jul. 02, 2013
• jessie j,  jessie j broken foot,  jessie j foot,  jessie j foot problems,  jessie j on crutches,  jessie j singer,  jessie j surgery on foot

There will be no dirty dancing in the moonlight for singer Jessie J, as she continues to struggle with complications from a broken foot she sustained in June 2011.  The singer Read More

• posted: Jul. 02, 2013
• foot surgery questions,  foot surgery questions i should ask,  questions about foot surgery,  questions i should ask about foot surgery

If your podiatrist tells you that you need to have foot or ankle surgery, it is very important to ask questions. When you think of questions that are not included Read More

• posted: Jul. 02, 2013
• marcia gay harden,  marcia gay harden foot,  marcia gay harden foot problem,  marcia gay harden foot surgery

Oscar winning actress Marcia Gay Harden is recovering after having foot surgery.  The 53 year old Harden replaced Rosemarie DeWitt on the television show Newsroom and co-star Jane Fonda revealed that Read More

• posted: Jul. 02, 2013
• itch cancels gig,  itch rapper,  itch rapper cancels gig,  itch rapper foot,  itch rapper surgery

Rapper iTCH pulled out a London gig earlier this month to have surgery on his foot after sustaining a gross injury during a performance. The Bruises hitmaker broke three bones in Read More

• posted: Jun. 25, 2013
• capsulitis in feet,  capsulitis of second toe,  crossing over toe,  second toe moving towards big toe,  second toe pain,  treatment for capsulitis

Ligaments surrounding the joint at the base of the second toe form a capsule, which helps the joint to function properly. Capsulitis is a condition in which these ligaments have become inflamed. Although Read More

• posted: Jun. 25, 2013
• carpal tunnel in the foot,  pinched nerve in foot,  symptoms of tarsal tunnel,  tarsal tunnel in foot,  tarsal tunnel syndrome

The tarsal tunnel is a narrow space that lies on the inside of the ankle next to the ankle bones. The tunnel is covered with a thick ligament (the flexor retinaculum) that Read More

• posted: Jun. 18, 2013
• arch flattened,  flat arch,  pain in arch,  posterior tibial tendon dysfunction,  pttd,  symptoms of pttd,  treatment of pttd

The posterior tibial tendon serves as one of the major supporting structures of the foot, helping it to function while walking. Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) is a condition caused by changes Read More

• posted: Jun. 18, 2013
• bone spurs in foot,  causes of bone spurs in foot,  pain in heel,  symptoms of bone spurs in foot,  treatment for bone spurs in foot

A bone spur is a bony growth formed on normal bone. Most people think of something sharp when they think of a spur, but a bone spur is just extra bone. It's Read More

• posted: Jun. 18, 2013
• can't walk on foot,  foot collapsing,  symptoms of charcot foot,  treatment for charcot foot,  what is charcot foot

Charcot foot is a condition causing weakening of the bones in the foot that can occur in people who have significant nerve damage (neuropathy). The bones are weakened enough to fracture, Read More

• posted: Jun. 11, 2013
• bump near pinkie toe,  bump on side of foot,  bunion on side of foot,  tailor's bunion,  treatment for tailor's bunion,  what is a tailor's bunion

Tailor's bunion, also called a bunionette, is a prominence of the fifth metatarsal bone at the base of the little toe. The metatarsals are the five long bones of the foot. The prominence that Read More

• posted: Jun. 11, 2013
• flexible flat foot,  my foot goes outward,  symptoms of flat foot,  treatment for flat foot,  why is my foot flat

Flatfoot is often a complex disorder, with diverse symptoms and varying degrees of deformity and disability. There are several types of flatfoot, all of which have one characteristic in common: partial Read More

• posted: Jun. 11, 2013
• hallux rigidus,  pain in big toe,  stiff big toe,  symptoms of hallux rigidus,  treatment for hallux rigidus,  why is my big toe stiff

Hallux rigidus is a disorder of the joint located at the base of the big toe. It causes pain and stiffness in the joint, and with time it gets increasingly harder Read More

• posted: Jun. 11, 2013
• foot won't move,  stiff foot,  stiffness in foot,  symptoms of tarsal coalition,  tarsal coalition,  treatment for tarsal coalition,  walking with limp

A tarsal coalition is an abnormal connection that develops between two bones in the back of the foot (the tarsal bones). This abnormal connection, which can be composed of bone, cartilage, or fibrous Read More

• posted: May 29, 2013
• accessory navicular,  bony prominence on midfoot,  what is the extra bone in my foot

The accessory navicular (os navicularum or os tibiale externum) is an extra bone or piece of cartilage located on the inner side of the foot just above the arch. It is incorporated Read More