Suffering from a Charley horse, also known as a muscle cramp, can be very intense. The feeling is that of a strong, sudden contraction of the muscle in the leg or the foot. The contraction usually comes on suddenly and can last anywhere from a couple of seconds to many minutes. Many times, these cramps […]
Category: Foot pain
Injections for Plantar Fascia
Plantar fasciitis is a very common and painful condition that can affect the foot. It is usually caused by the overuse of the arch and its supporting muscles. Specifically, the plantar fascia in the foot becomes inflamed, swollen, and becomes painful to walk on. Sometimes the pain and damage become so bad that a patient […]
Stressing the Study of Stress Fractures
In the world of medicine, there are researchers, scientists and doctors who dedicate their lives’ work to the study, learning, and advancement of different causes. Some of them focus on diseases of the heart, while others focus on injuries of the foot due to sports. The types of research range and vary from individual to […]