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Budin Toe Splint

The Budin Toe Splint is used to help align toes, overlapping toes, flexible hammer toes and claw toes. They can also be used for issues withe the plantar plate. The Budin Toe splint is named after a podiatrist, Dr Harry Budin

Slides

Slides are a popular style of casual footwear. Slides are typically an open-toed sandals that are easy to slip on and off the foot. They get the name ‘slides’ as they are easy to slide on and off the foot. Slide were once criticized as have no aesthetic appeal and just being functional type of […]

Treatment for Haglund’s Deformity

Haglund’s deformity, also known as Haglund’s syndrome or “pump bump,” is a condition characterized by a bony enlargement on the back of the heel. This prominence can cause irritation and inflammation of the soft tissues around the Achilles tendon, including the bursa (a fluid-filled sac that helps reduce friction between the tendon and the bone). […]

Turf Toe Taping

Turf toe is a common sports-related injury that primarily affects the big toe. It is named “turf toe” because it often occurs when athletes play sports on artificial turf surfaces, which can be unforgiving and place significant stress on the foot. Turf toe is essentially a sprain of the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint, which is the […]

Foot Odor

Foot odour, technically referred to as bromhidosis, is a very common yet distressing problem which impacts men and women of any age and status. This issue comes from the interplay of perspiration with microorganisms in the skin, ultimately causing the production of smelly gas. The pervasive character of foot odour may result in social discomfort […]

Leg Pain in Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a chronic medical condition that occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (endometrium) grows outside the uterus. In a typical menstrual cycle, the endometrium thickens in preparation for a possible pregnancy and sheds if pregnancy does not occur, resulting in menstruation. With endometriosis, the tissue that has grown outside the […]

Freiberg’s Disease

Freiberg’s disease, also known as Freiberg infraction or osteochondrosis of the metatarsal head, is a relatively rare condition that primarily affects the second metatarsal bone in the foot. It is a form of osteochondrosis, which involves the disruption of blood supply to a bone, leading to the death of bone tissue (avascular necrosis) and subsequent […]