FOOT HEALTH INFORMATION

Superfeet wants to keep you healthy and active all day, every day. Read up on common lower leg ailments such as plantar fasciitis, bunions, blisters and Patella Tendonitis below. Use the key word search or search alphabetically by clicking on a letter.

If you are experiencing pain, we recommend visiting your family doctor or podiatrist immediately.

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Haglund's Deformity

Heel pump bump is associated with the style of shoe that is referred to as high heel pumps. Heel pump bump just designates its location, stating that it is on back of the heel bone.

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Hallux Abductovalgus - Bunion

A bunion is an excessive widening of the forefoot that occurs as the end of your first metatarsal (long bone in front of your foot behind your big toe) splays away from the rest of the metatarsals.

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Hallux Valgus

Position of the hallux to the first metatarsal head occurring at the first metatarsal phalangeal joint (MPJ).

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Hammertoes

Hammertoes are a situation where the tendons that are attached on top of the toes contract back, shortening the toe in length and raising the knuckle of the toe.

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Hard Corn

A corn starts out from a small amount of pressure or slight rubbing, created either by the sock, the knit of the sock, the seam of the sock with added pressure or the shoe covering and the shape of the shoe not matching the shape of the foot creating the pressure.

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Heel Fissure

Fissures are lines or grooves due to loss of continuity of skin without any loss of substance.  Fissures are a result of dry skin and repeated excessive skin irritation.

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Heel Pain - Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis not only creates pain in the heel region of the foot; it can cause arch pain.

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Heel Pump Bumps

Heel pump bump is associated with the style of shoe that is referred to as high heel pumps.

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Heel Spurs

A heel spur is a type of bone growth that develops on the outside of the bone.

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Heloma Molles

Soft corns, also known as heloma molles, are interdigital (between toes), white in color and moist calluses.

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High Arches

There are many reasons for arch pain within the foot. In regards to high arches, the bone structure is more like a tripod and when you stand on the foot, you are actually standing on the bony prominences of the bottom of the foot.

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High Instep

First, it is important to point out two different areas of interest concerning the foot. The top of the foot is referred to as the instep. The bottom of the foot is referred to as the arch.

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Hip Pain

The feet can have a very good effect on the hip if the feet are properly positioned. As the foot rotates as it hits the ground while we walk, that rotation travels up through the lower leg, the knees, the thigh bone and eventually reaches the hip region.

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Hyperkeratoses - Corns and Calluses

The buildup of hard thick skin is extremely common on the feet and toes, and is a major cause of pain and disability when the buildup gets too thick or causes pressure on sensitive parts of the foot.

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