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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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Health Guide
Foot Pain: Forefoot Pain
Forefoot PainThe incidence of forefoot pain and deformity increases with age. With early diagnosis, conservative therapy is often successful in treating common disorders of the forefoot. When a cause... Read more »High arch
...tone may lead to the development of high arches. Unlike flat feet, highly arched feet tend to be painful because more stress is placed on the section of the foot between the ankle and the toes... Read more »Foot Pain: Toe Pain
Toe PainA corn is a type of callus, a protective layer of dead skin cells that form due to repeated friction. It is cone-shaped and has a knobby core that points inward. This core can put pressure on... Read more »Gout: Risk Factors
...For example, gout is more likely if arthritis first appears in the big toe.The speed of the onset of pain and swelling is also important. Symptoms that take days or weeks rather than hours to... Read more »Endometriosis: Symptoms
Pain at the time of menstruation (dysmenorrhea ) is the primary symptom and occurs in nearly all girls and women with endometriosis. Studies suggest that endometriosis is the cause of about... Read more »Images
Medications
This drug is used to treat mild to moderate pain (e.g., headaches, cold/flu aches and pains) and to... Read more »
...(NSAID), specifically a COX-2 inhibitor, which relieves pain and swelling (inflammation). It is... Read more »
...combination medication is used to treat mild to moderate pain. Propoxyphene is a narcotic pain... Read more »
...medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone is a narcotic pain reliever... Read more »
...medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone is a narcotic pain reliever... Read more »
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