Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can affect foot, thus compromising the patient's gate and autonomy. We assessed the foot function RA patients by the Rheumatoid and Arthritis Outcome Score (RAOS) score, and investigated the associated factors to impaired foot function.
Common toe problems, including bunions, tailor's bunion (or bunionette), hammertoes, and hallux limitus, can be caused by abnormal foot anatomy and function as well as too-small footwear.
Your feet bear weight when you’re standing and when you walk to where you need to go. Because of this, foot pain is common.
Bunion surgery fixes a bony outgrowth at the base of the big toe. The growth is called a "bunion" or hallux valgus, and it forces the toe inward. Surgery for a bunion can involve cutting and realigning bone, repositioning muscles, tendons, and ligaments in the foot; and fusing or replacing a joint.
With drop foot, or difficulty lifting the front of your foot, physical therapy exercises can focus on different muscle groups in the lower leg and back. Balance exercises are also used to treat the condition.