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Conditions of the foot can be notoriously hard to diagnose and treat due to the number of joints and ligaments connecting everything together. When your feet hurt, you can’t wait for someone trying to learn on the job, you need to go to the place that has successfully treated thousands of patients.
Dorsal toe (PIP) irritation +/- top tip pain.
Treatment: Accommodate with depth shoes or stretching, cushion toes-toe pads, toe crestÂ
Pain over medial or lateral forefoot prominences.
Treatment: Wide toe box shoes; Longitudinal arch support; shoe stretching.
Fatigue/ Arche in arch. Pain in arch
Treatment: Semi-rigid orthotic; shoes with extended heel counters; medial heel wedges.
Lateral ankle pain and instability, lateral foot overload-pain and calluses; metatarsalgia.
Treatment: Lateral heel flair +/- wedge, orthosis with lateral forefoot post and MT head relief.
Plantar forefoot pain aggravated By loading (especially on hard surfaces).
Treatment: Unload and cushion MT heads.
Burning, tingling, aching pain radiating into two adjacent toes.
Treatment: Metatarsal elevations (pad) shoes with a wider toe box and lower heel.
Central heel pain +/- arch pain.
Treatment: Initial- pre-made heel cup support or orthosis. Resistant cases- custom orthosis with rigid heel rim and central cushioning.
Medial ankle and arch pain; lateral ankle impingement pain.
Treatment: Semi-rigid arch supporting orthosis, shoe with extended medial counter or medial stabilizer. Semi-rigid arch supporting orthosis, shoe with extended medial counter or medial stabilizer.
Severe hallux valgus; marked plantar MT head prominence, claw toes, bunionette. Severe hallux valgus; marked plantar MT head prominence, claw toes, bunionette.
Treatment: Accommodate extreme deformity-depth or custom Shoe. Unload and cushion MT heads.
Also known as Diabetic Neuropathy.
Treatment: Full contact orthosis unloading high pressure areas; rocker sole, depth or custom shoes.