Category: Orthotics

The knees take on a lot of wear and tear over the course of the average day. With every step that you take, a certain amount of impact is absorbed by your knees and this situation can be further exacerbated by additional factors. Taken together, it is quite common to see a range of people suffering from varying levels of knee pain.

When people complain about pain in their feet, it is very common to find that this pain is localized in the part known as the ball of the foot. This is the “padded” portion at the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes. Pain in the ball of the foot is known generally as metatarsalgia.

It is called this, because the pain is focused on the metatarsal region of the foot. The bones in the toes are called the phalanges and the bones in the back part of the foot are called the tarsals. In between exist five long bones in the middle part of the foot and these are called the metatarsals. And so, metatarsalgia quite literally means pain in the metatarsal region.

Whether you find yourself sitting in front of a computer all day or you have a job that involves more physical labor, back pain is a very common complaint among people from all walks of life. The back involves a very complex network of 33 vertebrae, over 30 muscles, multiple intervertebral discs, and numerous ligaments, not to mention all the other parts of the body that are directly connected to the back.

One of the more common causes of heel pain is something called plantar fasciitis. This refers to the plantar fascia, which is the fibrous tissue that connects the heel to the ball of the foot. Similar to a ligament, the plantar fascia is relatively robust, but it can also get injured. This can commonly come about due to imperfect foot structure, obesity, and prolonged standing or walking (particularly on harder surfaces like concrete). This leads to inflammation, which in turn can be quite painful..