B is for Budin Toe Splint

B is for Budin Toe Splint

The Budin Toe Splint is used to help align toes, overlapping toes, flexible hammer toes and claw toes. They can also be used for...

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P is for Policeman’s Heel

P is for Policeman’s Heel

Policemans heel is a plantar calcaneal bursitis. It is probably NOT as most sources claim is a plantar fasciitis. In the past the police...

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L is for Lateral Wedge Insoles

Lateral wedge insoles or inserts are used to help with the symptoms of peroneal tendonitis, chronic ankle instability and medial knee osteoarthritis. Lateral wedge...

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S is for Slides

Slides are a type of causal footwear. They are called slides as they are easy to slide the foot in and out of. They...

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I is for Interdigital Maceration

Interdigital maceration is the accumulation of perspiration that causes the skin between the toes to go white. Interdigital maceration is a very common skin...

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L is for Lace Bite

Lace bite is the term that ice skaters and ice hockey players use to describe the tibialis anterior tendinopathy that occurs from compression of...

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Z is for Zinc Oxide tape

Zinc oxide tapes are made from a cotton and/or polyester and they have a zinc oxide adhesive. They can adhere directly to the skin...

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P is for Poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitis (polio), is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Poliomyelitis, often referred to as polio, is a highly infectious viral disease that primarily...

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S is for Squamous cell carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin is the second most common form of skin cancer, characterized by abnormal, accelerated growth of squamous cells....

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