Our title may sound as if a wrestling match is being advertised, but in actual fact, it’s a discussion about deformed toes. Hammertoe and mallet toe are both mild deformities of the toes. Often they get lumped together because in both cases the toes bend downward, but if looked at closely, there is a subtle […]
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Foot Care During the Golden Years
As people get older, life’s pace slows down. Retirement gives couples time for each other and with the children gone, responsibilities and priorities change. Hence these years are known as the golden years but, are they really golden? The following funny poem by an anonymous poet says it all: The Golden Years have come at […]
Never Take Turf Toe Lightly
With the start of the 2015 football season, many pedal injuries are going to be taking place amongst the athletes, the most common of which will be turf toe. When athletes play on artificial turf, because it is a harder surface, it does not have much give and when they push off into a sprint, […]
How You Can Treat Chilblains
With winter just a few months round the corner, it is time to recognize that hands, feet, tips of the ears, nose and cheeks (areas of the body most exposed) need to be protected from extreme cold weather. Exposure to cold and damp weather causes numerous painful skin problems, the most common of which are […]
Sesamoiditis – When Tiny Bones Cause Big Problems
Sesamoids sound as if they belong to the android family, but no, they are bones – the only bones in the body not attached to other bones but connected to tendons or embedded in the muscle. The knee cap or patella is the largest sesamoid, while two other, the size of a corn kernel, are […]
Want to Fix a Broken Ankle? Podiatrists Have the Best Glue
The ankle is located at the crossroads of three bones: the tibia, the fibula and the talus. These bones are in the lower leg and when one of these bones is fractured, it results in a broken ankle. Apart from the broken bone, the ligaments and the ankle joints are also affected. Prompt medical attention […]
Pampered Feet Are Better Than Pampered Vanity
It is interesting how feet and their owners (especially women), have a love-hate relationship. Women will go to pedicurists weekly to beautify their feet, but when it comes time to choose sensible shoes, they are their feet’s biggest enemies. What appeals to the buyer, is the highest heel, the narrowest toe, the flimsiest strap or […]
The Importance of a Podiatrist
Take care of your feet and they will take you places! People tend to neglect the niggling pain in their feet, ankles or anywhere in the lower leg. Home remedies may sometimes alleviate the pain for a while, but when the toes tingle and burn or when the ankle twists too often when you walk […]
Freiberg’s disease and the Little Piggy rhyme
This little piggy went to market This little piggy stayed home This little piggy had roast beef This little piggy had none And this little piggy went….wee wee all the way home Mothers, over the years, have always recited the nursery rhyme of the ‘little piggys’, while counting out on their baby’s toes with each […]
Plantar Fasciitis is a Real Pain in the Heel!
There is a thick band of tissue which runs along the arch of the foot connecting the heel bone to the toes called the plantar fascia. When this fibrous band of tissue becomes inflamed, it causes a stabbing pain in the heel. This inflammation is known as Plantar Fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is also known as […]