Bruised heels/fat pads, also known as a fat pad contusion, is bruising of the fat pad or surrounding tissues of the heel bone (calcaneus). The bruising can be due to...

Heel spurs are described as a boney outgrowth on the bottom of the heel bone (calcaneus) that extends into underlying soft tissue of the foot. Heel spurs are often linked...

Bunions refer to abnormal enlargements/lumps overlying the big toe joint or metatarsal joint. It is medically refereed to as a ‘Hallux valgus’ or HAV, and are common causes of pain...

Sciatic is a painful nerve condition that affects the lower back, buttocks and leg. Pain radiates down the line of the Sciatic nerve and often affects certain movements in the...

Severs Disease, otherwise known as Osteochondroses, is the most common injury of its kind to affect children’s feet. The condition predominately affects children between the ages of 8 – 15...

Tendons are thick bands of connective tissue that connect muscles to bones. When muscles contract, force is place upon the attached tendon in order to create movement. There are a...

Osgood Schlatter (OSD) is a condition which affects active young children during peak periods of growth. Typically between the ages of 10-15 (boys/girls). During growth, our bones feature growth plates,...