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Health Encyclopedia: Foot Pain Prevention

Prevention

The American Podiatric Medical Association offers the following tips for preventing foot pain:

Don't ignore foot pain -- it's not normal. If the pain persists, see a doctor who specializes in podiatry.
Inspect feet regularly. Pay attention to changes in color and temperature of the feet. Look for thick or discolored nails (a sign of developing fungus), and check for cracks or cuts in the skin. Peeling or scaling on the soles of feet could indicate athlete's foot. Any growth on the foot ...

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Jock Itch

...straps and gym shorts) after every workout -- that's where the fungus likes to hang out. Athlete's Foot What is it? It's a fungus kind of like the one that causes jock itch, but not as painful... Read more »

Foot Pain: Arch Pain

...passage behind the inner ankle bone down to the heel. It can cause pain anywhere along the bottom of the foot. It is often associated with diabetes, back pain, or arthritis. It may also be caused... Read more »

Sinusitis: Causes

...(IL-13).Cells from healthy patients released very little interferon-gamma and no IL-5 or IL-13.The Alternaria fungus caused the most extreme immune response.The researchers also compared nasal... Read more »

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...and pain. Sickling that affects the hands and feet of children causes a painful condition called hand-foot syndrome. A condition called avascular necrosis of the hip occurs in about half of adult... Read more »

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OverviewFoot pain is a very common problem. About 75% of people in the U.S. have foot pain at some time in their lives. Most foot pain is caused by shoes that do not fit properly or force... Read more »

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