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  1. Dr Emily Splichal

    Joint Coupling: New Insights in Reducing Running Injuries

    Joint Coupling: New Insights in Reducing Running Injuries By Dr. Emily Splichal, DPM...
  2. Dr Emily Splichal

    Hip Pain. Now what?

    Hello and thank you for your question. Seems very odd that you can press into the 'back of your hip joint' as we are all supposed to have muscle there. If you can feel an indent in the back of your hips / glutes then that is a sign of an anterior shift in your femoral head. In this case...
  3. Dr Emily Splichal

    foot "lesion" from volcanic rock: treat it like a blister?

    Hello Canary Island Feet - What I would do with your foot injury is yes treat it almost like a blister - you want to keep it clean, dry and away from outside surfaces so best is really to avoid being barefoot. I would suggest topical betadine or iodine as this is a drying agent as well as...
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    Barefoot Strong - Dr. Emily Splichal's new book is NOW available at Amazon and iBooks!

    Hello Barefoot Runners! I am excited to announce that my new book BAREFOOT STRONG is now available via Amazon.com (will offer cheaper shipping options)...
  5. Dr Emily Splichal

    Look at my foot X-Ray

    Hi Corey - Hopefully I may also be able to provide some assistance. When you mention the "pain in your big toe at the 2nd joint" do you mean the joint that is at the end of the big toe? So that joint in the big toe that is near the nail? You do have angulation in that joint which...
  6. Dr Emily Splichal

    Morton's Toe Pad - What LENGTH should it be ???

    Hello Bobok May I also add that I personally do not use the padding that you are describing above. I have had many barefoot / mid foot runners with morton's toe and switched them to a different pad. The reason you are getting the callus on the 2nd metatarsal head is that - 1. One...
  7. Dr Emily Splichal

    SCAR TISSUE FROM NEUROMA SURG

    Hi Frank - I often see patients post-neuroma surgery who continue to experience pain - or now experience scar tissue pain. In these patients sometimes the scar tissue is more superficial (from the incision) vs. deeper where the neuroma actually was. And sometimes as TJ mentioned it does...
  8. Dr Emily Splichal

    Can managing a broken metatarsal barefoot optimize healing and recovery? Also, an adaptive fracture

    Hello SI Barefooter! To answer your question as far as rate at which people heal from stress fractures - it really can vary! Depending on when you catch the stress fracture they can heal as quickly as 2 weeks - or be as along as 8 weeks + Sounds like you eliminated the stress fairly...
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    Ankle tendon pains, solved, possibly

    Hi Neil. Great detective work and self-discovery on your injury! Low back and Achilles issues can often be related. We have to remember that with connective tissue, everything in the human body is integrated. This means (for example) that something higher up in the shoulder definitely...
  10. Dr Emily Splichal

    Second Toe Issue

    Thank you for the question Tim. You wouldn't happen to have a picture of your foot would you? Depending on your foot type, contacted digits (hammertoes / mallet toes) happen for different reasons. Sounds like your 2nd digit is creating more of a mallet toe (or contracture of the last...
  11. Dr Emily Splichal

    Broken Toe? (Gross picture warning)

    Hello Krieger - has your toe issue resolved? Did you ever go see the Podiatrist? Please let me know if you need any tips!
  12. Dr Emily Splichal

    Haglund's Deformity

    Hello Oriya Without examining you it is difficult for me to say exactly what is causing your pain and if it is just Haglund's Deformity. If there is an associated Achilles tendonitis or bursitis that changes the treatment. Any bursa over the deformity will easily be inflamed due to pressure on...
  13. Dr Emily Splichal

    Foot pain/Morton's Neuroma

    Hello scbj - Thank you for your message and I understand your frustrations from the foot pain. Based on how you describe your symptoms I'm not fully convinced that what you are describing is neuroma pain. You are describing a pain that is in all of your digits? Although you can have...
  14. Dr Emily Splichal

    Achilles tendonitis

    Thank you for your question Chad. Based off of your description and the treatment you've done thus far for your Achilles tendon - my biggest concern would be to see the actual health of the tendon. I would want to know if there is any degeneration in the tendon - or possibly and partial...
  15. Dr Emily Splichal

    Heel pain, plantar faciitis

    Hello - it does sound like you are experiencing plantar fasciitis. You are taking the appropriate steps to manage the stress you are placing on the soft tissue but would I would include would be: 1. Foot strengthening exercises such as short foot (you can find good youtube vidoes on this)...
  16. Dr Emily Splichal

    Barefoot + keto

    Hi Bryan - I am not a nutritionist so do not want to step out of the boundaries of my scope - so if there is a nutritionist or registered dietician they may be able to answer this more evidence-based than I! Good luck!
  17. Dr Emily Splichal

    Strange growth between balls of my foot.

    Hello Bill - Thank you for your question. Sounds like you did some home "bathroom" surgery ;) As far as calluses go - they are a direct result of pressure. If you had a linear callus it is often associated with either shoes or movement patterns that happen to cause the skin to fold...
  18. Dr Emily Splichal

    Shin Splints - please help me get rid of them!

    Hello Amigo I wanted to share my experience treating patients with shin splints. Patients get shin splints for a couple different reasons with it depending on foot type, bone density and strike pattern. In a more rigid foot type (high arched foot) that doesn't respond well to impact...
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    Numb ball of foot and Toes

    Hello Reunite1 - Just to add another comment - are they specific toes that feel numb? Or is it the ball of the foot? Is it all digits? This information helps to distinguish if it is in fact a neuroma - or you are putting pressure on a specific branch of the medial or lateral plantar...
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    Pain under big toe

    Hello Are-Harald Are you able to provide any pictures showing where you are feeling your pain? Based off of your description above it is not very clear. There are many moving parts and complex network of ligaments, sesamoids, capaule, tendons around the big toe joints - so the more...