Arthritis & Foot Health
The foot is a complex and hard-working structure that can quite often be affected by arthritis and related problems. Arthritis can cause your feet to become painful or unusually shaped.
Different areas of your feet can be affected by different arthritic conditions:
Ankles and heels
- valgus heel
- plantar fasciitis
Arches
- changes in the structure
- strain in muscles or tendons
Ball of the foot
- corns and calluses
- bursae
- neuroma
- rheumatoid nodules
Toes
- bunions
- hammer toes
You may find it difficult to find shoes that fit well if you have:
- permanently swollen feet
- very narrow, long or broad feet
- hammer toes
- bunions
You may need insoles in your shoes for a number of reasons:
- to pad out the shoe of your smaller foot if you have one foot bigger than the other
- to support the arch of your foot
- to help arthritis in the joint across the middle of your foot (the midtarsal joint).
Kent Foot & Ankle Clinic Cancellation Policy
Patients will be charged in full for any appointment missed, cancelled or rescheduled without giving 24 hour notice.
