Archive for October, 2009

Symptoms of Morton’s neuroma

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Morton’s neuroma is a persistent chronic pain and a burning sensation in the ball of your foot. Mostly there are no outward signs or marks because there is no lump or tumor. This is not really a tumor but a thickening of the tissue that surrounds the nerve endings in the toes. It mostly develops [...]

Symptoms of heel spur:

Monday, October 19th, 2009

The term heel spur and planter fasciitis always confuses the doctor and patients too. Although these two diagnoses are somewhat related, they are surely not the same thing. Plantar fasciitis refers to the inflammation of the plantar fascia, the tissue that forms the arch of the foot. A heel spur is a hook of bone [...]

Symptoms of Bursitis

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Bursitis is a sudden sharp chronic pain, burning and inflammation or irritation of the bursa. The bursa is a soft, fluid-filled sac that covers and provides a cushioning to the movement between the bones, tendons and muscles near the joints.
There are different parts of the body where the Bursitis usually occurs:
1 Under the shoulder muscles,
2 [...]

Stretching Exercises

Monday, October 5th, 2009

What exactly is Heel Pain?
Heel pain, as its name suggests is associated with the heels, but there is more to that. Indeed the pain in the heels can cause extreme discomfort and put you off the ground it is always necessary to keep a check on any kind of pain you might feel in the [...]