Plantar warts are noncancerous growths that develop on the bottom of the feet and undersides of the toes. Caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), these warts are highly contagious and spread ...

Verruca warts are a particular type of wart that appears on the bottom of your feet. These warts are also caused by HPV. They appear as a circle of hard skin with small black dots in the middle ...

Warts are usually not painful, except when one is on the bottom of a foot. There are many different types of warts. They each look different. The types of warts and their symptoms include: Common ...

Dr. Michael J. Trepal, a professor of surgery and academic dean at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine, warned against ...

The arch of the foot is an area along the bottom of the foot between the ball and the heel. It comprises three separate arches that form a triangle. Each arch consists of bones, ligaments ...

Any one of these best foot spas can make a great self-care gift. We lay out the features, price range, and pros and cons.

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Hammer toe pain is characterized by the following: Foot pain when the top of the bent toe is pressed Pain in the ball of the foot at the bottom of the hammer toe Redness ... Both corns and calluses ...

They are about as contagious as warts. They seem to be getting commoner, in fact so much so that just as with the common foot warts it is probably a waste of time trying to stop children with them ...

Both corns and calluses also look similar to warts, which may cause discomfort too. Besides wearing proper shoes, home remedies can ease the foot pain caused by corns and calluses: Soak your foot ...

The foot is a complex structure made up of 28 bones, 33 joints, 19 muscles, over 100 tendons and ligaments, and more than 200,000 different nerve endings. These work together to allow you to walk, run ...