Heel Pain
Plantar Fasciitis: Pain directly beneath or in front of the heel; chronic inflammation of the fascia as a result of excessive pronation.
Bunions
Hallux Valgus (Bunions): a (sometimes painful) bump at the medial base of the great toe. Excessive pronation and hypermobility of first metatarsal ray causes toe-off to come off the medial (inside) side instead of the plantar surface of the great toe.
Hammertoes
Hammertoes are painful bone contractures of the toes, usually with an associated area of hyperkeratosis or callous. They may be individual, or there may be hammertoes present on all eight lesser toes. The great toe can also develop a hammertoe.
Calluses
Calluses are thickened, dead tissue involving the outer layer of the skin (epidermis). Calluses are located on the soles of the feet, particularly the ‘balls,’ while corns are located on the toes.
Achilles Tendonitis
Inflammation of the sheath surrounding the Achilles tendon; pain behind the heel, ankle and lower calf.
Knee Pain
As with all cases of tendonitis, patellar tendonitis is simply the inflammation, degeneration or rupture of the patellar ligament and the tissue that surround it, leading to pain and discomfort in the area just below the knee cap.
Shin Splints
Shin Splints is the inflammation of the tendons and muscles in the front or on the medial side of the lower leg.
Neuroma
Plantar Fasciitis: Pain directly beneath or in front of the heel; chronic inflammation of the fascia as a result of excessive pronation.
Iliotibial Pain
This outside or lateral knee pain is caused by the ITB pulling up on it’s insertion on the outside of the knee. Underneath the ITB near it’s insertion at the knee is a bursa. When that ITB is pulled tight it put too much pressure on the bursa and that bursa reacted by becoming inflamed and swollen, giving you pain.
Metatarsalgia
One or more of the metatarsal heads become painful and/or inflamed, usually due to excessive pressure over a long period of time. It is common to experience acute, recurrent, or chronic pain with metatarsalgia.
Back Pain
The act of walking is about efficiency and coordination, but when efficiency and coordination fail us, each step we take can have disastrous consequences.