Common Foot Problems

Symptoms – may cause inflammation and irritation on your big toe and second toe

Cause – hereditary or ill-fitted footwear

Footwear Solution – extra width footwear

Symptoms – pain in the heel and arch

Cause – soft-soled footwear with poor arch support

Footwear Solution – custom-made insoles for your shoes

Symptoms – often described as sharp heel pain during walking and standing

Cause – calcium deposit that grows between your heel and arch

Footwear Solution – supportive shoes with a slight heel raise incorporating a cushioned insert

Symptoms – calluses usually develop on the balls of the feet or the heels and corns typically have a cone shape with a point. Both can be uncomfortable or painful

Cause – formed by your body to prevent blistering on your feet. Corns are usually caused by poor-fitted shoes pressing against your toes (and are made worse if you have hammertoe).

Footwear Solution – accommodating footwear with extra width and depth.

Symptoms – the condition may cause pain and discomfort when walking or stretching your foot, and you may not be able to wiggle your toe(s). Irritation and other feet problems may develop without special footwear to accommodate the hammer toe as the prominent knuckle of the toe rubs on the shoe, producing an area of irritation which eventually forms a corn

Cause – can be the result of genetics, footwear that doesn’t fit right, or other foot problems like high arches, bunions, diabetes, or cerebral palsy. Arthritis or a toe injury may also be the cause of hammer toes

Footwear Solution – accommodating footwear with extra width and depth.

Symptoms –the area between your toes and arch may feel tingly or numb, sharply painful, or like you have a pebble in your shoe. Symptoms may get worse with time.

Cause – strenuous activity or ill-fitting shoes

Footwear Solution – accommodating footwear with added depth in the forefoot area to allow for extra cushioning

Symptoms – high arch which does not flatten with weight bearing and can result in instability

Cause – contracture of the plantar fascia

Footwear Solution – extra width and depth with correct arch support

Symptoms – the arches of the feet flatten during standing or walking and can potentially cause other foot problems

Cause – loss of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot

Footwear Solution – extra width and depth with correct arch support

Symptoms – swelling mainly in the ankle, feet and legs

Cause – excess fluid trapped in your body’s tissues

Footwear Solution – accommodating footwear with extra width and depth.

Symptoms – joint tenderness, stiffness and swelling mainly in the ankle, feet and legs

Cause – The risk of many types of arthritis — including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout — increases with age.

Footwear Solution – accommodating footwear with cushioned insoles

Symptoms – severe pain and swelling – the big toe is often affected by gout. Some describe the pain as feeling like your foot is on fire.

Cause – excess of uric acid in your body and occurs most commonly in men between 40 and 50 years old and in postmenopausal women.

Footwear Solution – accommodating footwear with added depth in the toe area