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Health Encyclopedia: Foot Pain Introduction

Introduction

The foot is a complex structure of 26 bones and 33 joints, layered with an intertwining web of over 120 muscles, ligaments, and nerves. It serves the following functions:

Supports weight
Acts as a shock absorber
Serves as a lever to propel the leg forward
Helps to maintain balance by adjusting the body to uneven surfaces

Since the feet are very small compared with the rest of the body, the impact of each step exerts tremendous force upon them. This force is about 50% greater than the pers...

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Expert & Community Posts

A Prescription for Fibromyalgia - Or, Should I Buy Stock in Pfizer?

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Whether the Weather...

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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: What Is It?

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...made a push to change the name to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Their hope was to shift... Read more »

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Health Guide

Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Diagnosis

...neuropathies are nerve disorders in the legs or feet. They can be caused by several conditions and can produce pain, burning, tingling, or shooting sensations in the extremities. Diabetes is a... Read more »

Headaches: Cluster: Diagnosis

...should describe:Duration and frequency of headachesRecent changes in their characterLocation of the painType of pain (throbbing or steady pressure)Pain intensityAssociated symptoms (visual... Read more »

Referred Pain: Can it be treated by Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)?

Leg pain, arm pain, and even headaches can all be referred from the facet joints in the spine. These small joints connect each vertebral body. Like other joints in the body, the facet joints can wear... Read more »

Headaches: Tension: Introduction

...familiar with headaches, the all too common affliction marked by throbbing, piercing, or vise-like pain around much or a part of the head. There are many different kinds of headaches, and they... Read more »

Type 1 Diabetes

...Severely restricted blood flow in the arteries to the heart muscle leads to symptoms such as chest pain. Atherosclerosis shows no symptoms until a complication occurs. Click the icon to see an... Read more »

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