When it comes to foot injuries, tendonitis and stress fractures are two of the most common conditions that can cause significant pain and discomfort. While they both affect the foot, their causes, ...

Here's where the pain can be located—and what it might feel like at each location: Your feet are complex structures that ...

To prevent foot pain and injury, especially in the season of baseball, football and marathons, here is some important information about the Achilles tendon and the heel. Your Achilles tendon runs ...

The Achilles tendon joins the calf muscles to the heel ... Stand with the front half of your foot on the stair and the heel off, holding a rail to make sure you are balanced and will not fall.

My GP referred me to Steve Parsons, an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, and I first saw him in October 1999. He told me I had Achilles tendonitis, but before ...

lift your heels up on the in-breath. And on the exhale, drop the heels to the floor. You're working the back of the Achilles tendon here. And you're strengthening the front of the foot.

To decrease pain or swelling, apply an ice pack to the tendon for about 15 minutes after exercising or when you experience pain. Raise the affected foot above the level of your heart to reduce ...