Ouch! If you’ve ever had plantar fasciitis, you know just how excruciating those first few steps are when you get out of bed in the morning. It can feel like you’re stepping on a knife as the tight connective tissue on the bottom of your foot stretches out. As someone who has had a recurrence…
Have you sprained your ankle more times than you can count? You are likely suffering from what is called chronic ankle instability, aka CAI. Why does this happen? Once you injure your ankle once, unless rehabbed well, the function of the ankle itself is forever altered. Every part of your body has little internal GPS…
Rock Climbing can lead to many different types of musculoskeletal injuries. Some of the most common injuries to the lower body include; Many of these injuries occur from abnormal pressure or stresses that are applied to the knee or ankle. Because the nature of rock climbing consists of turning the body into an unnatural position…
The heel, also known as the calcaneus, is located on the bottom of the foot directly below the ankle joint. The heel bone has many muscles and ligaments attached to it. When injuries or irritation occur to the attached muscles or ligaments, it can create pain in the heel. This pain can lead to many…
Ankle sprains are a common injury for people. Ankle sprains are when your ankle “rolls” either in or out and causes the ligaments in your joint to stretch. The most common ankle sprain is when your foot rolls inward and you have pain on the outside of your ankle. This can happen from playing sports,…
Strengthening the Foot and Ankle: Ankle and foot strengthening is very important in preventing all sorts of injuries including plantar fasciitis, ankle sprains and tendinopathy. Here are some basic exercises to help: Toe Raises: Standing or sitting with your feet shoulder distance apart, try lifting your toes up off the ground, and slow and controlled…
The foot/ankle is a joint in the body that is made up of a multitude of different structures and tissues that can each be injured in many different ways. Primary structures in the ankle include bone, ligaments, muscles, tendons, and fascia. There are many injuries that can occur to these structures, but most common include: …
There are many reasons as to why your foot and ankle could be bothering you. Some of the primary injuries we see here at LSTC are: Ankle sprains Plantar fasciitis Achilles Tendonitis Ankle sprains are a very common injury we treat here at LSTC. The most common ankle sprain is an inversion sprain which happens…
If you suffer from knee pain, arthritis, low back pain or other aches and pains that keep you from being active, there are things you can easily do to become more active and put a spring back in your step. Change How You Sit A lot of aches and pains relate to how we use…
Choosing Footwear Usually when we go to pick out footwear, we often make our decisions based on: Our feet take on a lot of stress all day long. We often don’t think about the impact our feet take until the end of the day when they are sore or achy. When selecting footwear, think about…
