Foot Pain Blog

Having pain in your foot, ankle or lower leg? Evidently you are either trying to find out what you have and what to do about it, or you have been to a doctor and are trying to reinforce what he told you. Either way you have come to the right place. I discuss various types of lower extremity problems in an easy to understand manner; (You do not have to be a doctor in order to understand the doctor). This site is constantly being updated as I continue to discuss different subject matter and add to the existing subjects already present on my site. Since I am constantly reviewing various medical sites I also include items of interest that may not be related to the lower extremity but are important enough that I would like to share with my readers.

May 14, 2008, Ganglion vs sarkoma

I want to ask what is the differences between a ganglion and a sarcoma.. I dont mean in the medical aspect but how a patient can know the difference

May 14, 2008, Pain at the base of the third and second toe

I am having pain at the base of the third and second toe on both my left and right foot. It started on both feet back in December and I had cortizone

May 14, 2008, pain on outside of right foot

I have had plantar fasciitis surgery on both feet. the left took the right apparently did not. i have had persistent pain midway up the outside of my

May 14, 2008, heel pain, bone spur, plantar fasciitis and achilles tendon

a discussion on heel pain including heel spurs and plantarfasciitis

May 11, 2008, pain in the left foot

i am fifteen and ran track for the first time this year and toward the end of the season i began to experience pain in my left foot. the pain started

May 11, 2008, foot pain that goes away quickly

Hello, Thank you for considering my problem. I was woken up last night with terrible pain in my right foot just behind my toes. Upon getting up, my

May 11, 2008, Sporadic pain at base of second toe

I am a 47-year-old woman. I do not wear high heals because I have a history of intermittent back pain. I wear prescription orthotics and usually wear

May 11, 2008, foot lump

My daughter age 10 , has a lump midway on the lateral edge of each foot. Normally, prominent but not painful. Yesterday she did a lot of sports and

May 11, 2008, my toe

my toe on my right foot my big toe in the right hand corner turned black and blue under the nail i thought i hit it but i didnt i would have

May 11, 2008, reocurring tendonitis in ankes

My ankles have been swelling and extremely painful for about 4 months now. I'm not an extremely active person, but I do chase after a 3 year old all