Peripheral neuropathy is damage of the peripheral nervesthe nerves in your toes and fingertips. In the United States, the most common cause of periphe...

Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease, Patients

Excessive sweating of the feet is called hyperhidrosis. People whose feet sweat excessively often also have problems with excessive sweating of the pa...

Skin Disorders, Patients

Tendinitis is the inflammation of a tendon. Achilles tendinitis, or an inflammation of the Achilles tendon, is one of the most common causes of foot o...

Muscle & Tendon Problems, Patients

The term Charcot foot describes a pattern of bone and joint damage that results in weaknesses.

Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease, Patients

Corns and calluses are areas of thickened skin that develop to protect that area from irritation. They are usually caused by rubbing or excess pressur...

Skin Disorders, Patients

Ingrown toenails, the most common nail impairment, are nails whose corners or sides dig painfully into the soft tissue of nail grooves, often leading ...

Toenail Problems, Patients

Toenail fungus is an infection underneath the surface of the nail caused by fungi. The disease is characterized by a progressive change in a toenail's...

Toenail Problems, Patients

Often when pain or deformity persists, surgery may be appropriate to alleviate discomfort or to restore the function of your foot.

Treatment, Patients

Haglund's Deformity is a bony enlargement of the back of the heel bone. Sometimes it's called pump bump because the deformity often occurs in women wh...

Muscle & Tendon Problems, Patients

The heel bone is the largest of the 26 bones in the human foot. Like all bones, it is subject to outside influences that can affect its integrity and ...

Muscle & Tendon Problems, Patients