UAN:222 Article type:--This condition comes about in the lower leg when a sheath containing a muscle bursts and allows the muscle to bulge out.Symptoms There will be swelling over an area of muscle, often with a reduction in pain of the compartment

UAN: Article type:--SymptomsIt’s hard to miss a rupture or break of the Achilles tendon (TA). You’ll feel an acute pain, possibly hear a noise as loud as a gunshot, feel faint and a little clammy and find that you cannot stand properly on your toes

UAN:207 Article type:--SymptomsYou’ll notice a painful, hot toe after a run in new shoes or without socks. This may then cause discomfort in any shoes.SignsYour nail turns dark red or black due to blood underneath. This happens because the constant

UAN:208 Article type:--SymptomsYou’ll feel tenderness over the inner side of the joint between your first metatarsal (MT) and big toe, or hallux, and notice that the end of the toe starts to point outwards, forming an angle of up to 90 degrees

UAN:209 Article type:--SymptomsWhere the tendon joins the calcaneal bone, friction can cause the spaces between the tendon, bone and skin to swell and inflame with bursitis. This constitutes a calcaneal bursa. Apart from swelling over the back

UAN:210 Article type:++add tibial periostitis link++--SymptomsUnlike compartment syndromes, this injury hits you with sudden pain, like a kick in the back of the calf. Trying to rise on tiptoe, let alone walk normally, hurts.SignsThe doctor

UAN:211 Article type:--SymptomsHallux rigidus refers to osteoarthritis of the first MTP joint. You’ll feel pain in the joint, worsened by pushing or pulling the toe up and down.SignsAlthough the joint may be swollen, there is often little to see

UAN:213 Article type:--SymptomsYou will tend to notice a tender swelling in the hollows normally found between the patella and the lower leg. As the discomfort may be worse after runs, it may limit training.SignsYour doctor will see exactly

UAN:214 Article type:--Symptoms You’ll feel pain down the side of the nail of the big toe (hallux), especially to the touch.Signs The signs are obvious – and unpleasant. There’ll be reddening, festering and ultimately discharge of pus, caused

UAN:218 Article type:--For completeness’ sake, one should include this cyst, which can form on the lateral side of the knee joint.SymptomsYou will notice the formation of a painful, solid swelling on the outer side of the knee joint. You may have