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Tendonitis In The Foot Treatment

May

12

2015

The RICE method The RICE method has been implemented by doctors and proven to work in many situations. Having an injury to the foot can be annoying, but can be quickly healed with Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. With a little support of Optimal Blood Flow, there are medical devices out there that have proven to ...

Symptoms of Tendonitis In The Foot Comments

May

7

2015

The symptoms of foot and ankle tendonitis will vary according to the location, severity and stage of the tendonitis. the most common symptoms are: pain, swelling and stiffness. Pain Pain is usually the first sign that there is a problem. There tends to be a sharp or burning pain, usually localized to the area of ...

Laser Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis

Apr

30

2015

Experimental Treatment Concept Recently podiatrists have been experimenting with the effects of laser treatments to help combat the problems associated with plantar fasciitis. The concept applied is that a light beam is placed on the injured area in effort to affect cellular metabolism, protein synthesis, wound healing and immune response. The hope is that all ...

Surgery for Tendonitis

Apr

21

2015

You should only consider surgery for your Tendonitis if conservative treatment has failed to give you any results. However, if you have a complete tendon tear, where your tendon is in two separate pieces, surgery may be your only option. For Tendonitis that doesn’t involve a complete tear, surgery should be a last resort. Surgery ...

Is Cortisone Good For Tendonitis

Apr

16

2015

This is a tricky subject to talk freely about. Cortisone has it’s time and place, but I think the most important question isn’t whether cortisone is good for tendonitis, but whether all other treatment modalities have been exhausted. Lets start out with a little bit of detail. For the purpose of this posting we are ...

Plantar Fasciitis Vs Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

Apr

10

2015

Two common causes of foot pain include tarsal tunnel syndrome and plantar fasciitis. The causes, symptoms and treatments for each are very similar, but there are some notable differences. Anatomy Of The Foot The tarsal tunnel is the space along the inside of your ankle between the heel and the top of your ankle. There ...

Pain Relief For Plantar Fasciitis

Apr

9

2015

Plantar fasciitis can have debilitating pain at times. Here are a couple tricks in reducing the amount of pain that you suffer during the day. Cold Compression Treatments that use cold compression on the plantar fascia will not only help reduce inflammation, but will work in reducing pain. Cold compression instead of icing the plantar ...

The Lengthened Plantar

Apr

1

2015

Having a lengthened plantar ligament can be extremely painful. There are many causes for this, but the most common are improper shoes, birth defects or injuries with prolonged healing times. Whatever the cause, the impact on your health could be more devastating than you originally thought. Over time you may notice that you have pain ...

Tendonitis In Foot

Mar

12

2015

There are plenty of ways to get tendonitis in the foot. Tendonitis refers to the inflammation of the tendon, so therefore any tendon in your foot can become inflamed and cause tendonitis in foot. A tendons purpose is to connect muscle to bone. There are over 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments in the foot. Tendons ...

What is Achilles Tendonitis? Comments

Mar

5

2015

Achilles tendonitis is a common condition that causes pain along the back of the ankle. The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body. It connects the calf muscle with the base of the heel, and it is used when walking, running or jumping. The Achilles tendon can withstand great stresses, and this is ...