Percutaneous technique for heel spurs: when heel pain has a minimally invasive solution
The percutaneous technique for heel spurs releases the plantar fascia through a tiny incision, with no open surgery. How it works, who it suits and recovery.
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Foot and ankle health guides by Dr. Luigi Manzi: bunions, heel pain, the Achilles tendon and minimally invasive foot surgery.
Achilles Tendon Scarification: When Minimally Invasive Technique Makes a Difference
Achilles tendon scarification is a minimally invasive procedure that stimulates healing in tendinopathy that fails to improve. How it works and recovery.
Achilles Tendon Bursitis: How to Best Treat It
Achilles tendon bursitis is inflammation of the fluid sac between the tendon and the heel bone, causing pain behind the heel. The causes and how it is treated.
Chevron Osteotomy for Hallux Valgus: When Surgery Is the Right Choice
The chevron osteotomy corrects mild to moderate bunions with a V-shaped cut that shifts the metatarsal head into line. How it works and what recovery involves.
Primary osteoarthritis: when joints "wear out" over time
Primary osteoarthritis is the wear of joint cartilage over time, without a prior injury or disease. The early symptoms, the joints it affects and treatment.
Deforming osteoarthritis: what you need to know about causes, symptoms, and remedies
Deforming osteoarthritis is advanced joint wear that changes the shape of the joint, with stiffness, swelling and bony bumps. Causes, symptoms and remedies.
The Big Toe and Its Diseases: What You Need to Know
The big toe and its diseases: bunions, hallux rigidus, gout and other conditions. How to recognize them and when big toe pain needs a specialist.
Kinesio Taping for Plantar Fasciitis: Does It Really Help?
Kinesio taping for plantar fasciitis supports the arch and may ease heel pain in the short term. What the studies show, how it is applied and its limits.
Calcaneal hyperostosis: when your heel really hurts
Calcaneal hyperostosis is a thickening of the heel bone, often with a spur, that causes pain on the first steps of the day. Causes, diagnosis and treatment.
Inflammation of the foot nerve: when pain becomes a serious problem
Inflammation of a foot nerve feels like pricking, burning or electric pain, often from compression, as in Morton's neuroma. The causes and how it is treated.
Healing from bunions: everything you need to know
Let's take a look at what "healing from bunions" really means and what all the options available to us today are.
Ice for heel pain: does it really work?
Ice for heel pain reduces inflammation and gives relief in the acute phase, but it does not treat the cause. How to apply it, how often and what else helps.