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This brochure covers bunions, heel pain, Morton's neuroma, corns, callouses, plantar warts, and hammertoes.... Details >
Do your child's feet look flat when he or she is standing? This document details symptoms and treatments options of a condition that most children eventually outgrow without any problems. ... Details >
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Years of wear and tear can be hard on our feet. So can disease, poor circulation, improperly trimmed toenails, and wearing shoes that don't fit properly. Problems with our feet can be the first sign o... Details >
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The warmth and dampness of areas around swimming pools, showers, and locker rooms, are also breeding grounds for fungi. Because the infection was common among athletes who used these facilities freque... Details >
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Heel pain is generally the result of faulty biomechanics (walking gait abnormalities) that place too much stress on the heel bone and the soft tissues that attach to it. The stress may also result fro... Details >
Swelling (edema) of the feet is common during long airline flights. The main factor that contributes to the problem is physical inactivity. ... Details >
Plantar warts are noncancerous skin growths on the soles of your feet caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which enters your body through tiny cuts and breaks in your skin. Most plantar warts are... Details >
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It is a good idea for a beginning jogger to visit a podiatric physician before starting an exercise program. Your podiatrist will examine your feet and identify potential problems, discuss conditionin... Details >
This online fact sheet defines tinea, a fungus that can grow on skin, hair or nails. Tinea transmission, affected body areas, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and potential health consequences are di... Details >