Arm day, leg day… foot day? When you’re working up a sweat, your feet likely get less attention than larger muscle groups (we’re looking at you, core workouts!), but when you have flat feet—which, ...

When I was a kid, my pediatrician was very concerned that my overpronated gait meant that I was on my way to having my father’s flat feet. My parents, determined to derail this, enrolled me in ballet ...

Muscle weakness may be due to a chronic condition or an infection. Conditions that can weaken muscles include Addison’s disease, anemia, diabetes, fibromyalgia, and more. Muscle weakness is a lack of ...

“Flat feet,” also referred to as pes planus, is a common foot condition that affects as many as 1 in 4 people throughout their lifetime. When you have flat feet, the arch bones in your feet are low to ...

Flat foot surgery aims to restore the arch at the base of the foot. Surgery may involve cutting bones, replacing tendons, or strengthening ligaments. An individual with flat feet has either no arch on ...

Choosing the best running shoes takes some trial and error—whether you’re a marathoner or sprinter, a neutral runner or a pronator (a.k.a. your foot rolls in when you run). But if you have flat feet, ...