Learn About Foot Conditions

Shin splints is a catch-all term to describe pain along your shin bone which worsens with exercise. Most shin splints are caused by Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS).

Ankle Instablility, sometimes known as chronic ankle instability, is, as the name suggests, an instability of the ankles. Often caused by a previous ankle strain or sprain, ankle instability increases the chances of these injuries occurring again with the outside of the ankle “giving way” when walking, running or even simply standing on poorly balanced feet.

Cuboid Syndrome, also known as dropped cuboid, locked cuboid and subluxed cuboid, is a condition affecting the cuboid bone, found on the outer side of your foot, down from your little toe.

Metatarsalgia is commonly used as a catch-all term to describe pain and inflammation on the ball of the foot. Specifically, it is when the balance between the metatarsals (long feet bones) is disrupted, and most commonly causes pain and inflammation on the balls of feet.

Arch pain, known interchangeably as Arch Strain, is a pain and discomfort originating in the arch of the foot. Arch pain is often a side effect of a pre-existing case of Plantar Faciitis which effect the heel, arch or both, but can also be brought on by direct injury to the area or general stress.

Supination is the term given to feet which tend to roll outwards when in motion, placing the majority of weight on the outside of the foot. Usually described as the opposite of Pronation, Supination causes the ankles to roll outwards, away from the body, unlike Pronation which causes them to roll towards it. As such, Supination may also commonly be referred to as Under Pronation.

Achilles tendinitis (also known as Achilles tendinopathy) is the inflammation of the Achilles tendon, the tissue which connects your heel bone to your calf muscle. This tissue is supposed to be stretched and strained as a part of its normal function, however if it is put under too much strain it can become inflamed.

Hallux Rigidus, or to give it it’s scientific name, Stiff Big Toe, is a foot condition where arthritis effects the movement of the big toe.

Morton’s Neuroma, also known as Morton’s Metatatsalgia or Interdigital Neuroma, is a condition that affects one of the nerves between the toes. Most commonly effecting the recess between the third and fourth toes – though also occurring between the second and third – this irritation leads to the nerve thickening and enlarging, resulting in a compression of the nerve as a whole.

Plantar fasciitis (also known as Jogger’s Heel) is the thickening of the plantar fascia, which is a band of tissue which runs from your heel to your toe along the sole of your foot. This happens when the plantar fascia is injured, either through a sudden injury or long term strain, hence the name Jogger’s Heel.