Thank you, Frank, for your years of service and your question. What you have is actually very simple if you recognize it and know how to treat it. Let’s go over Peroneal tendonitis. There are actually ...

Ankle injuries are a frequent cause of patient visits to the emergency department and orthopaedic and primary care offices. Although lateral ligament sprains are the most common pathologic conditions, ...

You have thousands of tendons in your body. Tendons connect muscles to bones with tissue that is strong and flexible but not very elastic. Tendons are very strong, but they can be strained. The point ...

Ice application helps reduce swelling and control pain from peroneal tendonitis. Physical therapy can help restore normal ...

Also known as the peroneus brevis, the fibularis brevis is a short, peroneal muscle that lies just underneath the peroneus longus muscle. The peroneal muscles extend along the outer portion of the ...

Peroneal tendonitis is an inflammation of one of the tendons in the back of the foot. It can cause pain that radiates from the ankle to the outside of the foot. By performing gentle exercises and ...

You’re probably familiar with common running injuries such as shin splints, muscle strains, and stress fractures. But if you find that your foot is swollen and painful, especially the area under your ...

1 Department of Physiotherapy, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland 2 Department of Orthopaedics, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Study Design A case-control study.

The superficial peroneal nerve branches off from the sciatic nerve, or the common peroneal nerve, which ultimately winds around the head of the fibula, or shinbone, near the knee. The superficial ...