Common Foot Ailments & Conditions

The ailments below are some of the most commonly experienced foot conditions. PowerStep® Orthotic Insoles can help alleviate and even prevent some of these issues from developing.
- The most common foot problem
- Overstretching of the fibrous plantar aponeurosis
- Creates edema (swelling) and moderate to severe pain
- Ankle pain and joint deformity
- Hammertoes
- Calluses
- Neuromas
- Haglund’s deformity (pump bump)
- Ankle and knee pain
- Partial dislocation of 1st metatarsal/phalangeal (big toe) joint
- Produced by jamming and buckling of joint
- Tailor bunion is same condition adjacent to 5th toe
- Toes deform and lose flexibility
- May eventually lose ability to straighten
Haglund’s Deformity
- Commonly known as pump bump
- Caused by improper footwear, biomechanical imbalances or trauma
Calluses
- Uneven distribution of weight on the ball of the foot
- May cause ulcerations in diabetics due to neuropathy
- Neuroma is a very painful condition often caused by irritated, enlarged plantar nerves.
- Most people can relieve this condition by switching to more comfortable shoes and leveraging insoles.
How PowerStep can help
By stabilizing and balancing the foot and reducing pronation, prefabricated orthotics offer:- Immediate and affordable relief from heel and arch pain and other foot conditions
- A delay in the progression of, or help in preventing, many of these foot problems