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Restless leg syndrome is a very stressful condition in which it is hard to control movement of the legs when sleeping. It has a significant affect on the quality of life. A lot of the treatments only work for a low percent of those people who have it.

Rhagades is a term used to describe cracks that occur in the skin, usually around the mouth. Occasionally you see the term used to describe cracked heels in the foot, especially in European countries.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a common form of arthritis that affects the foot with inflammation and deformity.

Raynauds is a vasospastic condition of the fingers and toes that restricts blood flow to the superficial skin.

The Reebok Easy Tone are a popular toning shoe made by Reebok.

Running is probably one of the best and easiest way to get fit and get hurt. Not getting it right can lead to a lot of overuse injuries.

Using the wrong running shoe is a common cause of injury in running. The shoe needs to have design features that match the characteristics of the runner.

Reflexology is that nonsensical junk science that links different organ systems to regions on the foot. Every single good study and meta analysis shows that it does not work. Only the poorly done studies shows it works.