How to Wrap a Sprained Ankle
Wrapping your ankle is great for stability and immobilization during an injury. Learn how to care for and wrap a sprained ankle. Ankle sprains occur...
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8 Yoga Poses to Help Treat Plantar Fasciitis
Certain yoga poses can help alleviate the symptoms of plantar fasciitis. Try these eight simple positions and treat your heel pain at home. Plantar...
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What Is Causing My Lower Back Pain and Swelling in Legs and Feet?
Lower back pain and swelling in legs and feet are caused by various medical conditions or injuries that produce pain plus edema or inflammation. Many...
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What Causes Leg Numbness?
Numbness or tingling in your legs could be caused by something simple like how you're sitting, or it could be a sign of an underlying condition....
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What Is a Lisfranc Injury?
Lisfranc injuries occur when a sprain or fracture affects the midfoot. While this condition can be painful, treatment options are available. Learn...
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What Is Ankle Replacement Surgery?
In certain situations, an ankle replacement procedure called arthroplasty can help reduce the pain and disability associated with advanced arthritis....
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Pitting Edema Grading: When Swelling Becomes Serious
Learn the difference between edema and pitting edema, how pitting edema is graded to assess severity, and what to expect from treatment. Edema is a...
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Physical Therapy for a High Ankle Sprain
Following a high ankle sprain, physical therapy is often needed to reduce your pain, increase your strength, and restore your ankle function. A high...
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Ankle Sprain Stretches
Here's a selection of physical therapy exercises to perform after a sprained ankle to improve ankle flexibility and range of motion. If you have...
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What Is Sinus Tarsi Syndrome?
Sinus tarsi syndrome (STS) is a condition involving pain in the ankle caused by traumatic injury. Learn more about symptoms, causes, and treatment....
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The Best Leg Strengthening Exercises After Surgery
Get tips on good physical therapy exercises you can do to strengthen your legs after having a knee or hip injury or surgery. After surgery to the...
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Thompson Test for Torn Achilles Tendon
The Thompson Test is used to diagnose an Achilles tendon tear, which is when the tendon that connects the calf muscle to the heel bone is severed....
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Arthroscopic Ankle Surgery
Arthroscopic ankle surgery can be used to correct four sources of ankle joint pain. Learn more about this treatment option and how it is done....
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The OATS Procedure
The OATS procedure, or osteoarticular transfer system, is a type of surgery called a mosaicplasty, that's used to treat focal damage to the...
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Medial Gastrocnemius Strain Overview and Treatment
A medial gastrocnemius strain is an injury to the calf muscle that is also known as tennis leg. Learn exactly what it entails and how it is treated....
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Causes of Leg, Foot, and Ankle Pain
What is causing that pain in your foot or ankle? Explore common causes for leg pain so you can help your doctor with this often difficult diagnosis.
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Leg, Foot, and Ankle Health
Staying active means a solid foundation and healthy legs, feet, and ankles. Explore common causes of pain and discomfort so you can get treatment.
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Leg, Foot, and Ankle Treatment and Surgery
Surgery and medication are among the common treatments for various types of foot and ankle pain. Explore options your doctor may recommend.
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Treating Peroneal Tendon Tears and Tendonitis
Injuries to the peroneal tendons on the outside of the ankle joint can include tears and tendonitis. Learn about treatment and possible surgery. The...
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Plantaris Muscle Tears and Calf Pain
Learn about plantaris muscle tears, including the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and typical recovery expectations from this injury. The...
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Causes of Achilles Tendon Pain and Treatment Options
Poor flexibility of the Achilles tendon can result in inflammation and even rupture. Learn more about causes of Achilles pain and how they're...
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Overview of the Subtalar Joint
Learn about the subtalar joint, a complex joint involving the heel and talus bone of the foot in walking and pivoting. The subtalar joint, also known...
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Overview of Tibial Plafond Fractures
Learn about tibial plafond fractures, which occur in the end of the shin bone, just above the ankle joint. A tibial plafond fracture (also called a...
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Rehab for Faster Ankle Sprain Recovery
Proper treatment of an ankle sprain injury will require rehab to regain mobility and strength of the ankle joint. Learn how to speed your recovery....
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Anterior Ankle Impingement Syndrome
Anterior ankle impingement syndrome is a painful condition in which bone spurs develop in the front of the ankle joint. Learn how it is treated....
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Foot Problems and Deformities in Newborn Babies
Learn about foot problems and deformities in newborn babies as well as treatments, which may range from simple observation to surgical intervention....
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Can Cortisone Shots Treat an Achilles Tendon Injury?
While it may seem reasonable to treat an Achilles injury with cortisone, an anti-inflammatory drug, the consequences may far outweigh the benefits....
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An Overview of Edema
Resulting from injury or inflammation, edema causes small blood vessels to leak fluid into tissues swell. Learn about symptoms and treatment. Edema...
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