Common Foot and Ankle Disorders

Did you know the foot has 28 bones, 37 joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles, and numerous tendons? These parts all work together to allow the foot to move in a variety of ways while balancing your weight and propelling you forward or backward on even or uneven surfaces. It is no wonder that most Americans will experience a foot problem that will require the care of a specialist at one point or another in their lifetime.

Click on the links below to read articles on common foot and ankle conditions.

• Abscess
• Achilles Tendonitis
• Ankle Sprain
• Athlete's Foot
• Blisters
• Bluish-Black Toenails
• Bunions
• Calcaneal Apophysitis
• Calluses
• Cellulitis
• Cold Feet
• Corns
• Deformities of the Toe
• Developmental Phases
• Diabetes
• Diabetic Periodic Care
• Dry Skin
• Flat Feet
• Foot Odor
• Fungus Nails
• Ganglionic Cyst
• Gout
• Acute Gout Attack
• High Arched Feet

• Ingrown Nails
• In-toe Gait
• Limb Length Discrepancy
• Lister's Corn
• Neuromas
• Neuropathy
• Orthotics
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteomyelitis
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Plantar Warts
• Pronation
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rheumatoid Nodules
• Shin Splints
• Soft Corns
• Stone Bruise
• Stress Fractures
• Tailor's Bunions
• Tendonitis
• Toe Fractures
• Turf Toe Injury
• Ulceration
• Wet Feet