"Many patients can be relieved of the pain by placing padding behind the fifth metatarsal head," Dr. Kornfeld says. This is where the pinky toe meets the long bone in your foot. This "disperses ...

Does your small toe hide beneath its next-door neighbor? Although there isn't scientific evidence that this condition, known ...

Some people might throw on any old socks in the morning but ill-fitting socks can contribute to problem foot health – socks ...

YOU probably don’t think about your feet much – unless they get stomped on. But your feet can tell you a lot about your health. From fungal infections and pesky warts to more complicated ...

For nurses, servers, construction workers, and many others, work means a lot of time on their feet. Repeated motions can lead ...

"An Irish pinky toe may look unusual, cause pain or increase your chances of losing ... but don’t tend to fit very well, causing the foot to slide about inside. "Repeated friction or trauma ...

In fact, it’s the reason podiatrists saw a spike in foot pain, particularly plantar ... end of the shoe and that the toe box isn’t squishing your big toe or pinky (to avoid causing or ...

This week we are going to discuss the foot, more specifically the fifth metatarsal or the long bone attaching to the pinky toe. The fifth ... a Jones fracture include pain and swelling on the ...

Known colloquially as an 'Irish pinky ... toes into unnatural positions over time. 'Some people might throw on any old socks in the morning but ill-fitting socks can contribute to problem foot ...

An Irish pinky toe may look unusual, cause pain or increase your chances of losing ... but don’t tend to fit very well, causing the foot to slide about inside. Repeated friction or trauma ...