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Why Do We Get Heel Spurs?
A heel spur is a calcium deposit that forms on the underside of the heel bone. This growth can affect other parts of the foot. Typically, heel spurs are tiny,
What The Heck Is Plantar Fasciitis And What Can I Do About It?!?
Plantar fasciitis is caused when the ligament that connects the heel with the toes becomes irritated and inflamed. When this ligament undergoes strain small tears can occur, leading to irritation
Why Do My Knees Hurt? What Can You Do About The Pain
The knee joint is one that bears a great deal of weight and pressure of both everyday tasks and hard physical activities. The habitual patterns of incorrect walking techniques are
Could Custom Orthotics Be The Answer To Your Foot Pain?
Custom orthotics are used to treat lower body issues including leg, heel, knee, foot pain, and back pain. They are designed to align your foot and ankle into the most anatomical
Can a Pedorthist Help My Pain?
A pedorthist is a trained orthotic and orthopedic footwear expert specializing in assessing and addressing conditions which affect the feet and lower limbs. With years of studying foot and lower limb
Suspect You Have Plantar Fasciitis? Here’s the Good News, It’s Treatable
What is Plantar Fasciitis? If you are having pain in the heel and the bottom of your foot that is usually most severe with the first steps of the day
How Long Does It Take For Heel Pain To Go Away? MY DOGS ARE BARKING!
Because the heel bone is the largest bone in your foot, having heel pain is often a painful experience that can interfere with your normal activities, and particularly exercise. Heel pain usually
Top 5 Foot Pain Problems And Their Solutions
The human foot has 42 muscles, 26 bones, 33 joints, and at least 50 ligaments and tendons made of fibrous tissues to keep all the moving parts together. Your feet are an
4 Easy Plantar Fasciitis Prevention Tips You Can Do Today
Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia caused by any motion of the legs that creates a pull on the plantar tendon. The annoyingly persistent pain of plantar fasciitis can
What Are Heel Spurs And What Can You Do To Treat Them?
What Are Heel Spurs? Heel Spurs and Plantar Fasciitis go hand-in-hand (pun intended!). Plantar Fasciitis is a condition that causes inflammation across the bottom of the foot, especially the heel.
Russell Pate
Russell Pate has been in the custom orthotics industry for over 28 years. He is a Certified Pedorthist and is trained in anatomy, physiology, and foot biomechanics.
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