From the category archives:

Running Injuries

Top of Foot Pain

Top of foot pain is something that is being reported more frequently in runners these days. It is more likely to occur with the use of minimalist footwear, but does occur in all types of running shoes. The pain on the top of the foot is most likely due to a condition known as dorsal [...]

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Sinus Tarsi Syndrome

A chronic pain on the outside of the ankle joint could be sinus tarsi syndrome. The sinus tarsi is a tunnel between the two bones in the rearfoot (the talus and calcaneus). It carries ligaments, blood vessels and nerves. Sinus tarsi syndrome in runners can be caused by one of two things: 1. During an [...]

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Severs Disease

Severs Disease is a problem with the growth area at the back of the heel in children. The heel bone has two centres of growth separated by a thin plate of cartilage. It is at this area of cartilage that growth occurs. Severs disease is thought to be a strain of that growth plate. Some [...]

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Cuboid Syndrome

Cuboid syndrome is an injury that happens along the outside of the foot. An important bone there, the cuboid bone, acts as a pulley for a tendon (peroneus longus) as it wraps around the bone. The tendon comes down the outside of the ankle, so changes direction at the cuboid bone. When the peroneus longus [...]

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Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is the most common injury that occurs in the foot of runners. The plantar fascia is a very strong ligament like structure that attaches to the base of the toes in the ball of the foot and to the heel bone (calcaneus). The role of the plantar fascia is to support the arch [...]

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Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

Medial tibial stress syndrome is the technical name for what most runners call ‘shin splints’, which is a name the medical community gave up using years ago and now considers the name of historical interest only. Medial tibial stress syndrome is relatively common in runners, but does not always get bad enough to interfere with [...]

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