Archive for December, 2009

What is heel neuroma?

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Frequently unnoticed in the discrepancy diagnosis of heel pain is neuroma of the medial calcaneal branch of the posterior tibial nerve. Heel neuroma is a significant disorder of the foot that has been misdiagnosed by physicians as heel spur syndrome. There are many studies that show how heel pain rarely has anything to do with [...]

What is Bursitis?

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Bursitis is the inflammation of one or more bursae, which are small sacs of synovial fluid in human body. Bursae rest on the pressure points between bones and tendons, in very close proximity to the joints. For example, bursae in hip, shoulder, ankle, and knee keep body’s movements smooth by acting as shock absorbers, and [...]

What can people do at home to ease their heel pain?

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Heel pain, the immobilizing pain
Since heel pain is associated with our feet that keep us moving and active and one would not be in any position to move to and fro with sore feet, one needs to take really good care and pay attention to any constant pain in the heels. Since the feet are [...]

The different forms of Heel Spurs:

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Heel Spurs are also known as Calcaneous’ are the bulge’s that are present in the Heels.
These problems are mainly faced due to the bones that are present around the heels. Immense pain can be caused due to these heel spurs. But if one can notice, the main is observed more when you wake up in [...]