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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Scar Tissue around and within the Foot

There are several places where scar tissue can commonly be seen around and within the foot.

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Sciatica

Sciatica describes an impingement upon the sciatic nerve.

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Sesamoiditis

Another forefoot problem that causes pain in some individuals is irritation, imbalance or fracture of two small bones in the front of the foot that are largely unknown to most people.

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Sever's Disease

Sever’s disease is not a disease at all. It is an inflammation of the growth plate in the heel bone which leads to pain in the heel.

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Shin Splints

Shin splints generally occur in the lower section of the leg around the shinbone. Shin splints are commonly known as the muscle attachment of the lower leg tearing away from the bone.

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Short Leg or Leg Length Discrepancy

There are basically two different types of leg length discrepancy categories.

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Sinus Tarsi Syndrome

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Soft Corn

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

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Sore Tendons

Tendons are fibers of muscle. Their origin is at the muscle and it branches out as a very strong fiber and attaches itself to the bone.

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Sprained Ankle

A sprained ankle refers to the tearing, stretching and rupture of the tendons and ligaments around the ankle area.

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Spurs - Bone

A bone spur is a bone growth that is actually formed on the existing bone. Bone spurs are most commonly seen on the heel bone of the foot, and sometimes on the bottom surface, or the side of the foot.

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Spurs - Heel

Heel spurs are generally located on the bottom surface of the heel bone. In some situations they may actually be located on the bottom side portion of the heel bone.

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Steroid Injection

Steroids are used during the inflammatory process to reduce swelling, pain and the reduced range of motion of the affected joint.

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Stiff Toes

There are a number of different things that can create stiff toes.

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Stress Fractures

A common question that we are asked at Superfeet is "Will the footbeds help stress fracture situations?"

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Subungual Exostosis

Subungual exostosis is a bony proliferation beneath the nail from the bone at the very tip of the Great toe and covered with cartilage.

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Supination/Supinator

Supination is the opposite of pronation. It is the foot's ability to become much more rigid and strong so the foot has the power to propel the body forward and improve balance.

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Sweaty Feet

If your feet have a tendency to perspire a great deal, there are a number of things that you can do at home to help manage the situation and there are a number of things that a medical foot specialist, such as a foot doctor, can help you with.

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Synovitis

Synovitis is inflammation of the synovial membrane of a joint. It is equivalent to arthritis.

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