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SubscribeWith summer’s hot humid weather passing and cool dry air returning to Florida, it’s time for kids to escape the clutches of indoor air conditioning and embrace the playground. Care for children’s feet begins even before birth. Mothers-to-be may face heel pain and flattening of the feet. In fact, hormones released to increase the flexibility of [...]
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April 9, 2011
Tendonitis
What is Tendonitis? When you use a set of muscles too much, you are likely to strain the tendons (soft tissues) that connect those muscles to your bones. At first, pain or swelling may come and go quickly. But if you do too much too soon, your muscles may overtire again. The strain [...]
April 9, 2011
Ankle Sprains
When your foot lands off balance, muscles may give away, allowing the ankle joint to move too far. If ligaments connecting the foot and anklebones over stretch or tear, a sprain is the result. These sudden injuries cause pain both at the time they occur and throughout the healing process. Depending [...]
March 23, 2011
Fixing Your Ankle Fracture
After a fracture, a cast may be used to hold the bone in its proper position for healing. Sometimes the section of broken bone must first be realigned. This is done by a process known as reduction. The type of reduction based on how far the bone has moved from its normal [...]
March 23, 2011
Ankle Fractures
A fall, an accident, or a hard blow may cause one or more bones in the ankle to fracture (break). Depending on the type of injury, an ankle may fracture in several ways. Spiral fractures may result from twisting injuries. If bone pulls away from bone, the break is often straight. After [...]