The snake oil shave been hawking magnetic insoles as a treatment for a wide range of local foot problems and general medical problems for years. The gullible have been buying them up which is why the continued to be widely advertised on TV and in women’s magazine. Every single study has show that they do Continue reading →
The range of motion at the ankle joint is so important for normal foot function. If the calf muscles are tight a range for problems can occur due to the change that happens in the biomechanics. Is is particularly important in children and can lead to problems with toe walking. In athletes, the tightness can Continue reading →
Foot orthotics are commonly and widely used to treat a lot of different foot conditions and almost all the evidence supports their use. However, they do not necessarily work all the time, which is like any medical and surgical treatment method. There will be failures, but fortunately the failure rate with most treatments are low. Continue reading →
Looking around the forums, the fracture of the LisFranc joint is an interesting problem. Lots of people are posting messages in forums asking for help and advice for their fracture. I not sure that this is necessarily a good thing to get medical advice online in forums, but the numbers of people asking for advice Continue reading →
