Chronic injuries at the ankle may also narrow the nerve passage due to the scar/fibrotic tissue at the superficial fascia and by the osteophytic bone formation from the underlying bones. This condition presents in a manner analogous to carpal tunnel. Patients...
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Metarsalgia
This condition may cause significant pain at the bottom of the foot impairing the foot paddle action and when left untreated it may develop further into Turf toe or Hammer toe which is the most common toe related syndromes. Another associated toe condition that...
Flat arch
Mechanism of Dysfunction One of the main causes for the development of Flat foot, is the compromised of the alignment of certain key bones in the ankle and foot. There is a biomechanical compensatory phenomenon that occurs in the body as a response to misalignments...
Bunionette
Mechanism of Dysfunction The main predisposing factor for the development of bunionette is the impaired foot mechanics caused by a compromised of the arches (see Flat foot page for detailed information) particularly the lateral arch, therefore allowing the...
Bunion
There is much saying about bunions being only responsible due to genetic predisposition, in my opinion genetic by itself is rarely the cause of any condition. The epigenetics is what influence the genetic pathological predisposition of diseases to be...
Anterior tarsal tunnel syndrome
Mechanism of Dysfunction The main predisposing factor for the development of this condition is a dysfunction at either the tibia or the talus misaligning forward and irritating the peroneal nerve. Assessment Protocol The entire lower extremity...