The New York Times, September 2, 2014, Science Times, page D4, reports on bunions and poses the question "Is surgery the only treatment for bunions?"  The brief article reminds us that bunions are caused by a number of factors including genetic (which makes the feet more susceptible to bunion formation due to their formation...

In the March/April 2014 edition of The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Volume 53, Number 2, (www.JFAS.org), several podiatrists in Iowa published an articled called "Clarification of the Anatomic Definition of the Bunion Deformity."  Most patients encounter only the word "bunion" when they see their podiatrist.  Most think that bunion is a bony...

An interesting article in Podiatry Today  (Vol. 27, Issue 6 - June 2014) (see "http://www.podiatrytoday.com/emerging-evidence-footstrike-patterns-running") tells us that many claims made by advocates for running barefoot are not supported by scientific studies.  

You might have wondered why your podiatrist has you stand barefoot and walk back and forth or even march in place.  One reason is that she is looking to measure certain relationships in how your feet are positioned in relation to each other.  And how you stand while having a foot x-ray taken is...

In the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (www.JFAS.org), Volume 53, Number 3,  May/June 2014, in an article titled "Incidence of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome after Foot and Ankle Surgery," researchers from  Scotland reported that from a limited study there was a higher incidence CRPS in those patients having foot surgery who are middle-aged...