Plantar fasciitis is a condition that causes foot and heel pain. Learn more about it, including symptoms, causes, and treatment.

If your symptoms are mild, medicines may be enough to reduce pain and swelling. For more severe arthritis, surgery may be needed to improve the condition of the joint.

Degenerative arthritis is a condition that slowly wears away joints. Learn how this can affect you if it occurs in your foot.

Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. Left untreated, it can cause painful foot and joint deformities.

Gout is a disease that affects the joints. Left untreated, it can lead to painful foot deformity and even kidney problems. The good news is that by treating gout early, you can ease pain and help prevent future problems.

Learn about the different treatments for corns or calluses.

Corns and calluses can form on the foot due to rubbing or pressure.

If you have Charcot foot, you will need to stay off your foot until it heals.

Charcot foot is a pattern of bone and joint damage that can lead to foot deformity. Charcot foot begins with peripheral neuropathy, a disease of the nerves in the feet.

Peripheral neuropathy is a disease of the nerves. It most often starts in your feet and may also eventually affect the arms. It may cause pain or may make you unable to sense pain. Sometimes, weakness occurs as well.