This week we are going to discuss something which is very important to correctly diagnose in the foot and ankle as it mimics other conditions of the foot—tarsal tunnel syndrome. Tarsal tunnel syndrome ...

Tarsal tunnel syndrome is the compression of an important nerve that runs through your ankle and into your foot. It’s possible to develop tarsal tunnel syndrome after spraining your ankle, overusing ...

Background: Posterior tarsal tunnel syndrome is an uncommon clinical entity which is sometimes misdiagnosed in patients with pain of the retromalleolar region and the plantar aspect of the foot.

When it comes to numbness or burning on the bottom of your feet, this could happen for a few reasons. However, we are going to focus on a specific cause: tarsal tunnel syndrome. The tarsal tunnel is a ...

A healthy, 39-year-old man who works at construction sites arrived with a 1-year history of “electric shocks” in his right foot whenever he wore his work boots. This was initially attributed to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WAILEA, Hawaii — Lateral tarsal strip surgery can be used to tackle many issues presented in patients with lower ...

Treatment of tarsal tunnel syndrome may be conservative or surgical. Treatment of tarsal tunnel syndrome depends upon the cause, severity and duration of the nerve compression. Proper evaluation and ...

This week we are going to discuss something which we have previously discussed but not quite in as much detail – the symptom is foot pain. In this week’s article we are going to discuss another cause ...

Any condition that produces compression or squeezing of the posterior tibial nerve within the tarsal tunnel causes tarsal tunnel syndrome. Tarsal tunnel syndrome is a result of compression of the ...