Happy Feet One Step at a Time

Brachymetatarsia is a foot condition where one of the long bones of the toe is shorter than the rest, and the toe overlaps another toe.  It can happen with more than one toe (called brachymetapody), and usually appears between the ages of four and thirteen.  It usually happens on both feet, and usually is the [...]

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Love your high heels but having too much pain? You will love this solution! Doctors are now using Sculptra , a skin "filler" usually used in the face, as a filler placed in the ball of the foot. Called "foot pillows ", "foot lifts " and foot fashion’s hottest accessory, this technique [...]

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What is causing pain in the ball of the foot?
Answer: Usually either
1. Metatarsalgia or
2. Morton’s neuroma .
3. Atrophy of the Plantar Fat Pad

Here are easy ways to tell what the problem is:
1. The word ˜metatarsalgia" actually means ball of foot pain .
It feels like an ache in the arch of the foot, or a burning [...]

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