Podiatry

Podiatry

The study, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle.

Contributors in Podiatry

Podiatry

Hammertoes, exostosis (bone spurs) could also be grouped under arthritis. Hammertoes, bone spurs, and exostosis are all a result of an imbalance of the muscle structures of the toes, when the toes ...

sinistropedal

Health care; Podiatry

Using the left foot in preference to the right.

splayfoot

Health care; Podiatry

Flatfoot; talipes valgus.

stress fractures

Health care; Podiatry

Stress fractures are usually the result of altered biomechanics, in that the structures of the foot are either mechanically not stable and/or the bones of the foot are subjected to repetitive micro ...

supinate

Health care; Podiatry

The act of turning the palm forward or upward, or of raising the medial margin of the foot.

sweaty feet

Health care; Podiatry

Sweaty feet (hyperhydrosis) and smelly feet (bromohydrosis) are two very common, annoying conditions of the feet. While some cases of excessive smelling or sweating of the feet are systemic ...