Walking for miles through beautiful scenery is any hiker’s idea of heaven, but if you’re prone to uncomfortable swelling in your feet when you get out in the hills, you might be having second thoughts ...

Have you ever kicked off your shoes after a long day and realized your big toe was throbbing? If so, you aren’t alone. Big toe joint pain is a common, but crippling, foot problem. Thankfully, various ...

Foot pain is common and has a wide range of causes, including uncomfortable shoes, prolonged standing, athletic injuries, and chronic conditions such as arthritis. The location of pain in the foot can ...

They’re the farthest points from your heart, often stuffed into shoes and easily forgotten. But your toes might be sending important messages about your cardiovascular health long before other ...

Foot pain is often dismissed as a minor inconvenience, blamed on tight shoes or long days standing. Yet, in 2025, with 1 in 3 adults reporting chronic pain, experts recognize that discomfort in the ...

Medically reviewed by Danielle McNeil, D.P.M You can tell if you have a sprained toe (also known as turf toe) because it will be painful around the main joint in your toe. This joint is surrounded and ...

Psoriatic arthritis happens when your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells in your body. (About 1.5 million 2 people in America have psoriatic arthritis.) If you are trying to determine ...

Chilblains, painful itchy swellings, occur when cold air causes blood vessels to constrict and then rapidly dilate upon ...

A dislocation is a joint injury in which the bones are forced out of their usual positions and are completely separated. Your joints are where two or more bones meet. It can be hard to tell if a bone ...