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Foot injuries



Achilles Bursitis
Pain at the back of the heels especially when running uphill or on soft surfaces.



Athlete's Foot
Itchiness, redness and possible flakiness of skin between or on the toes.



Blisters
Redness over the skin, often at the back of the heel, the instep or toes.



Broken Toe
Pain, swelling, and sometimes bruising and deformation on a toe.



Bruised Heel
Repeated pounding of the heel can cause the fat pad to be pushed up the side of the heel leaving less of a protective layer causing heel pain.



Bunions
The ball of the big toe, and the surrounding area may be painful.



Calcaneal Stress Fracture
Heel pain sets in slowly and gradually.



Extensor Tendons
Pain on the top of the foot (dorsal foot pain).



Flexor Tendons
The course of the tendons becomes tender down the inside of the ankle and the sole of the foot.



Metatarsal Fractures
A gradual onset of pain in the foot.



Metatarsalgia
Gradual increase in pain on the front of the foot



Morton's Neuroma
A pain between the bones behind two toes which is worse when pressed or when the foot is squeezed



Plantar Fascia Strain
The local area over the plantar fascia (just in front of the heel on the bottom of the foot) will be painful and tender.



Plantar Fasciitis
Pain under the heel and usually on the inside, at the origin of the attachment of the fascia.



Stress Fracture
During activity pain in the forefoot gets worse .



Tarsal Tunnel
Pain radiating into the arch of the foot, heal and sometimes the toes.



Tibialis Posterior
Pain and swelling around the medial malleolus (bony bit on the inside of the ankle).