In the heat of summer, your feet were naturally sweating more, which seemed a plausible reason for foot odor. Now that the cooler weather is here, you’re wondering why your feet are still sweating and still stinky! At Great Neck Family Foot Care, foot odor...
Do you sometimes have the feeling that there’s a rock in your shoe when there isn’t, or that your sock is bunching up under your foot? Do you experience pain in the ball of your foot, difficulty walking—especially when barefoot, and swelling around the base...
The Achilles tendon stretches from the bones in your heel up to your calf muscles. It is one of the longest tendons in the body, and also one of the most frequently injured. Sudden or excessive force on the Achilles tendon can cause inflammation and...
The heel bone or, as it’s officially known the calcaneus, is the large bone upon which the rear part of the foot rests. It connects to two other bones known as the talus and cuboid bones. Those two bones are connected by the subtalar joint,...
Haglund’s Deformity is a bony enlargement on the back of the heel. It is more commonly known as “Pump Bump” because the telltale bump on the back of the heel, which is the visible part of a bony enlargement, is aggravated by the stiff backs...
Of the 26 bones in the foot, 19 are toe bones (also known as phalanges) and metatarsal bones (the long bones in the midfoot). A fracture, or break in the bones of the toes is actually quite common but at Great Neck Family Foot Care,...
Hammertoe is a condition that can affect any toe except the big toe. It is when one or both joints of the toe bend down, causing the toe to look like a hammer. With the toe in an abnormal position, wearing shoes puts pressure on...
Gout is often portrayed as an “old person’s disease,” but in fact it is most common in 40 to 60 year old men and can actually occur in younger men and women. Gout is a painful condition that affects joints. In the foot, it most...
Did you know that about one in every 1,000 children is born with the deformity known as “Clubfoot” (or as it’s known by its official name, congenital talipes equinovarus)? Clubfoot describes a range of abnormal positions of the foot but usually it’s when the foot...
Although you may not be familiar with the fifth metatarsal, if you’ve fractured it, chances are you’re in pain and need treatment. The fifth metatarsal is the long bone on the outside of your foot that connects to your little toe. How Does the Fifth Metatarsal...
