"Feet aren't supposed to hurt," she adds ... Additionally, if left without treatment, fallen arches may lead to arthritis in the area, Hogan says. If the tendon has been weakened over the years ...

The degeneration of the ankle cartilage associated with ankle arthritis can be caused by wear and tear over time (osteoarthritis) or from a chronic, rheumatic disease. There are two basic types of ...

Even though treatment has helped, her feet won’t let her forget that she has lupus. Every day, they swell and ache due to arthritis and turn blue from sensitivity to cold—a marker of a vascular ...

If your foot hurts when walking, it could be caused by overuse, injury, or multiple medical conditions. Here are the common reasons and what you can do next.

Your feet support your whole body. They allow you to stand, walk and balance. But do you take them for granted, or even abuse them by forcing them into ill-fitting, uncomfortable shoes? Arthritis and ...

As many of our community members know, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects everyone differently. The feet are one of the most common places where RA causes pain. When RA affects the joints of the foot, ...

beginning two years ago with a bout of excruciating pain and swelling in my left toe and progressing to episodes of pain and swelling in my feet, knees and wrists. While these incidents may have been ...

A painful big toe can be very distressing since we use our big toe whenever we walk, bend, climb or even stand.

All patients with psoriatic arthritis were excluded. Cox proportional-hazards models (α=0.05) estimated the HR for development of foot and ankle tendinopathy or enthesopathy among patients with ...

Rheumatoid arthritis of the foot and ankle is a chronic disease that causes painful inflammation of the joints. The inflammation can become so severe that it affects the appearance and function of the ...