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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At least 50 percent of runners are injured annually, according to a 2010 review published in Current Sports Medicine Reports, and feet are one of the main culprits. But foot pain can be hard to manage ...

Even though running works your entire body – including your arms, hips, core and, of course, your legs – there’s no denying that your feet bear a lot of the burden when you engage in this sport. Your ...

Plantar fasciitis can be a particularly scummy injury. Anti-inflammatories don’t do much; ice doesn’t help. And if you let it linger, you could be waiting for over a year to find relief from chronic ...

One of the most common running injuries is pain in the arch of the foot, and it’s easy to see why. The main point of contact between you and the ground during your foot strike, the arch of the foot ...

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There are a few different stretches and exercises that can relieve plantar fasciitis. They'll help strengthen your foot and loosen up your plantar fascia ligament ...

Your feet work hard, sometimes walking thousands of steps per day. That’s why wearing shoes that fit correctly is so important. But finding the right fit isn’t just about length. Shoe width matters ...

A novel technique that transplants a patient's own fat into the sole of their foot could offer relief to those suffering from a common and painful condition called plantar fasciitis. A novel technique ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Mondays were normally OK. The soreness arrived in his foot on Tuesdays, an extreme soreness. By Wednesday came that throbbing pain in his foot with each rep. Thursday, if he even ...