Our feet can take a lot of punishment throughout our day-to-day lives. For some people, jobs that require a lot of standing and physical activity can lead to overuse injuries. For others, physical ...

As we age, aches and pains become all too frequent. For example, 70 percent of people between ages 50 and 80 report joint pain, according to a 2022 University of Michigan poll on healthy aging. In ...

Foot pain can become a persistent companion for those who spend hours standing, walking, or exercising. From the piercing discomfort of plantar fasciitis to the dull ache of overworked arches, finding ...

Ask anyone who’s tried a standing desk and they’ll all say the same thing: it makes your feet hurt. It makes sense since you aren’t used to it yet, especially if you’ve been sitting all day every day ...

A few weeks after she twisted her ankle, the girl’s foot kept getting worse. Her hand movements cued the doctor to a mysterious disease. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. The 9-year-old girl was strangely quiet ...

Joint pain in your foot is often due to inflammation of the joints (arthritis). This can be from an underlying condition, injury, or infection in your foot or elsewhere. But noninflammatory conditions ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Does this sound familiar: You get up in the morning and as ...

You’ve been busy lately (who hasn’t?), running errands and dashing from one activity to the next. But if this uptick in activity has triggered a sharp, shooting pain in your heel, it could a sign of ...

Bunions, corns, and curled-up hammertoes are among the more obvious causes of foot pain. But when it comes to your heels—a source of discomfort for almost 10 percent of adults ages 50 and up—it may be ...

Sudden hot flashes, tossing and turning at night, mood swings, down-there dryness, incontinence — you know all about these menopause symptoms. But aching feet? No one told us sore feet might be a ...