by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Musculoskeletal, Podiatry, Sports Medicine
Rolled your ankle months ago, and the ankle itself is fine, but the outside of your foot still aches every time you push off? Or you are a dancer or a runner with stubborn pain along the outer edge of your midfoot that nobody has been able to name? There is a commonly...
by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Musculoskeletal, Osteoarthritis, Podiatry
Does your big toe hurt when you push off, feel stiff first thing in the morning, or ache on top of the joint in tight shoes? Most people assume they are developing a bunion, or that it must be gout. Often it is neither. The most common cause of a stiff, sore big toe...
by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Musculoskeletal, Podiatry, Sports Medicine
A sore big toe might sound like a minor complaint, but for field-sport players it can be a genuinely stubborn injury that keeps them off the park longer than expected. It even has its own name, turf toe. Turf toe is a sprain of the big toe joint, and it is more common...
by Joshua T. Wall | Foot & Ankle, Musculoskeletal, Podiatry, Sports Medicine
If you have a nagging pain on the outer side of your ankle that is not settling like a fresh sprain should, it may not be a sprain at all. Pain along the outer ankle that flares with running or activity can be coming from the peroneal tendons, especially if you have a...
by Joshua T. Wall | Ace Sports Medicine, Foot & Ankle, Podiatry, Sports Medicine
If you have nagging pain along the inside of your ankle or arch, especially when walking or standing for a while, you might assume it is plantar fasciitis. But there is another common and often-missed cause worth knowing about, the tibialis posterior tendon. This...
