Orthotics are special shoe or heel inserts a doctor prescribes that are custom-made specifically for you. A doctor may prescribe orthotics to treat foot, leg, or back problems. Read on to discover the ...

Foot pain can put more than a damper on your daily activities; it can make them nearly impossible to enjoy. Without proper ...

Medicare covers the furnishing and fitting of therapeutic shoes and inserts, called orthotics, for people with diabetes and severe diabetes-related foot disease. It also covers medically necessary ...

In 1997, just two months after moving from the grass and dirt of Kenya to the paved roads of the United States, Stephen Ondieki, 28, started experiencing severe pain in both feet. He thought he just ...

Runners are prone to injury; we overtrain by increasing our weekly mileage too fast or sticking to a training plan instead of taking an extra day off. We’re devoted—which isn’t always a good thing.

Whether you have an injury (like me) that requires you to wear custom insoles, or you simply need extra arch support, sneakers, boots, and flats that work with your insoles can be difficult to find.

Hammer toe is a condition where the middle joint of a toe bends upward. The bend causes the tip of your toe to turn downward so that it looks like a hammer. Ulcerations can occur on the top of the ...

Plantar fasciitis can turn a marathon runner into a hobbler overnight, with almost no warning. A painful inflammation of the thick tendon that runs like a bowstring along the arch of the foot, the ...

Overpronation is when the arch of the foot collapses excessively downward or inward. A doctor may call this “pes planus” or “flexible flatfoot.” Experts often associate overpronation with flat feet.

Your feet are the foundation of your body’s “kinetic chain”: the way your foot strikes the ground effects the shin (tibia), thigh (femur), hips and spine. If your foot pronates (rolls inward) too much ...