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Compression Socks for Athletes

Compression Socks for Athletes

Compression Socks for Athletes    Compression socks, also known as compression stockings, have been gaining popularity over the past few years, especially among athletes and individuals who spend extended periods…
Diabetic Socks

Diabetic Socks

Diabetic Socks   NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) estimates that by 2025 there will be over 5 million people in the UK living with Type 2 diabetes.…
What are compression stockings

What Are Compression Stockings and How Do They Work? 

What Are Compression Stockings and How Do They Work?  Compression stockings and socks are a special type of hosiery designed to provide graduated pressure to the lower legs. The pressure…
Juvenile arthritis

Child Foot Pain – Juvenile Arthritis

Child Foot Pain - Juvenile Arthritis   Juvenile arthritis is not one specific disease rather a term for any type of arthritis that affects a child under 16. To be…
Child Foot Pain - Hypotonia

Child Foot Pain – Hypotonia

Child Foot Pain - Hypotonia   Hypotonia (low muscle tone) is a reduced tension in the muscle when it is at rest and results in a looseness of the muscle.…
Flat Feet in Children

Child Foot Pain – Flat Feet in Children

Child Foot Pain - Flat Feet in Children   It is perfectly normal for young children to have flat feet and usually this does not cause any problems. The arch…
Severs Disease

Child Foot Pain – Severs Disease

Child Foot Pain - Severs Disease   Severs Disease is also known as Calcaneal Apophysitis and is one of the most common causes of heel pain in children. Usually, it…
Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction - Foot Pain

Foot Pain: Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Tarsal tunnel syndrome is caused by the compression of the posterior tibial nerve as it passes through the tarsal tunnel behind the medial ankle bone. This nerve…
Osteoarthritis - Foot Pain

Foot Pain – Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis   Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition that can cause stiffness and pain in any joint due to the gradual breakdown of cartilage. OA can cause damage to bone tissue…