It's estimated that about a third of the population live with some form of muscle or joint problem and those most severely ...

If you've ever been going about your day only to get hit with excruciating joint pain, it could be gout. While this type of ...

For nurses, servers, construction workers, and many others, work means a lot of time on their feet. Repeated motions can lead ...

Wearing the same socks repeatedly without changing or washing them might seem harmless, but it can have serious consequences ...

YOU probably don’t think about your feet much – unless they get stomped on. But your feet can tell you a lot about your health. From fungal infections and pesky warts to more complicated ...

Uric acid is a byproduct created from the breakdown of purines, which are found in various foods. Under normal circumstances, it dissolves in the bloodstream and is eliminated by the kidneys. However, ...

Some orthopaedic or supportive shoes have removable insoles so that you can insert your own orthotic (a moulded shoe insert designed to support or align the foot). “Just as the eyes need glasses ...

The guidelines of the American College of Rheumatology and the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology both propose the goal of managing patients with gout. However, they do not directly ...

Some gout patients sleep with a special cage over their foot that lifts up the bedclothes because they can’t bear even the weight of a bed sheet on the affected joint. Gout can affect other joints. It ...

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The acute form of gout usually begins suddenly without warning. Seventy percent of attacks involve the big toe, although other joints, including in the ankle, foot, foot, knee, wrist and elbow can ...

One big piece of news that surfaced Wednesday night is that Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter -- the potential No. 1 overall pick -- has a foot injury that may require surgery. My initial ...