Sometimes an injury or illness has a specific, identifiable cause. In other cases, a certain set of symptoms (or even a more specific injury) might arise from a wide variety of possible factors, in isolation or combination, and uncovering the source might take some...
Lumps and bumps at the back of the heel can, understandably, be concerning, especially when causing you pain. Although there are other, less common possibilities, two of the most frequent causes of bulging and swelling along the back of the heel are bursitis and...
Have you ever taken a moment to appreciate your joints? These magnificently complex structures require a wide variety of tissues—bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons—to function perfectly in concert with one another to achieve effective, pain-free motion and mobility....
Are you the kind of person who likes rocking a pair of fashionable pumps day after day? You might love the way they make you look and feel, but after a while you may notice an unfortunate development—Haglund’s deformity, or “pump bump.” This is an enlargement of bone...
Understandably, lumps and bumps that appear anywhere on your body can cause a lot of anxiety, especially if they’re painful or don’t seem to go away or get any better. A bony bump on your heel—also known clinically as Haglund’s deformity—is no exception. But what is...
