Q: I started to have pain in the ball of my foot after playing soccer. I thought maybe it was turf toe, but my doctor told me my tendon bone was inflamed. What is a tendon bone? A: Most of the ...

Many different conditions can affect the health of your feet. If you’re someone who spends a lot of time on your feet, you may be used to a dull, aching sensation. If that pain prevents you from ...

Sesamoiditis refers to irritation and inflammation of the tendons surrounding the sesamoid bones. Symptoms can include pain, bruising, swelling, and more. Sesamoid bones are the only bones in the body ...

Pain in the ball of your foot can occur with an injury or due to some health conditions, including arthritis and hammer toe. Treatment may include rest and wearing more comfortable shoes. The medical ...

Last month, New York Giants linebacker Jon Beason went down with a foot injury—specifically, a sesamoid bone fracture and a torn ligament in his foot. NFL Network's Kimberly Jones and New York Daily ...

Robert Timmons, past cross-county coach for the Darien High School and middle school teacher, started a new fitness program that involves a great deal of jumping. Unfortunately, he now has ...

The foot is an intricate part of the body, consisting of 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, and 19 muscles. Scientists group the foot’s bones into into the phalanges, tarsal bones, and metatarsal ...

Your forefoot is the front part of your foot. It contains a complex network of ligaments, tendons, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels along with the metatarsal bones and phalanges. The metatarsal ...

Why Do My Feet Hurt? Feet. They carry you from here to there every day. But you may not think much about them until they hurt. And when they do, you want relief. To get the right treatment, you need ...

Bigg Boss fame Donal Bisht recently revealed her struggle with a foot injury that turned into a sesamoid fracture 1.5 years ago. The actress shared her journey of battling the injury, including three ...