An unexpected lump anywhere on your body can be a cause for concern, and the soles of your feet are no exception. A growth on the sole of one or both of your feet will probably be felt fairly early in its development, simply due to the pressure placed on your feet throughout the course of a day. While any lump should be reported to your doctor as soon as it has been noticed, a lump on the sole of your foot could simply be a plantar fibroma, although it of course needs to be diagnosed by your doctor as such.
Many toddlers have feet that appear to be flat, and they often grow out of that condition. However, if these kids continue to have flat feet well into their primary school years, that condition can lead to a lot of different issues. If your child has flat feet, here are the issues he or she may face if the issue is ignored:
1. Foot Pain
Flat feet in children usually consists of fallen arches.
As you get older, it's not that unusual to find that your feet start aching by the end of the day. There are a variety of causes for the foot pain, which you can fix in different ways:
Your feet are bigger
As you get older, your feet often grow. It can make sense to get your feet measured by a shoes sale associate if you find your feet are aching as your old size may now be slightly too small.
Hammer toe is a foot deformity that causes the middle joint of a toe to bend upwards. It usually affects one of the middle toes and leaves the affected toe joint susceptible to irritation from rubbing against your shoes when you walk. Here's an overview of the causes, symptoms and treatment options for hammer toe:
Causes
Causes of hammer toe include the following:
Injury—Any trauma to your toe such as jamming it in a door or stubbing it against furniture can cause inflammation and move the joints out of place.
Your feet have several tendons, which are bands of tissue that connect the muscles and bones in your feet and facilitate movement. Tendonitis occurs when any of your tendons become damaged and inflamed. Inflammation can prevent tendons from healing on their own by restricting the flow of nutrient and oxygen dense blood to the damaged area, so tendonitis requires treatment. Here's what you need to know about tendonitis of the foot.
