YOU might not think much about the 206 bones that make up your skeleton.  That is until yours start to ache, or you suffer ...

rather than the more solid bone found in the heels of other apes. First Family: toe bones Toe bones found among the First Family are long compared to those of humans, but they don't curve forward ...

Does your small toe hide beneath its next-door neighbor? Although there isn't scientific evidence that this condition, known ...

It's usually caused by another issue affecting the five metatarsal bones in your foot. Metatarsalgia can cause all types of sensations in your foot, ranging from sharp and shooting to aching and ...

We’re all familiar with the major bones of a human body, although many folks don’t know their official names. Far less well-known are some small bones, most of which are really tiny, roughly the size ...

Bands of tissues called ligaments surround each toe joint. Ligaments connect the bones in the toes and allow these digits to move. As with other joints in the body, twisting, overstretching ...

Small bones and large bones, jawbones and ankle bones, finger bones and foot bones and skulls. The bones belonged to strange creatures that lived a long time ago, before there were humans.

Bone spurs, or osteophytes, are small, bony growths that occur near damaged joints. Sometimes, they can appear on the top of the foot and become visible through the skin. A common cause of bone ...