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Foot Anatomy


Gouty Arthritis

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Heel Spurs


Toe Deformities

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As a frequent online consumer, I have purchased many different products in past and know what good service is (and isn't). I can honestly say, I have simply have NEVER experienced such incredibly good service as I have had with MENDMESHOP, absolutely phenomenal! Fast, reliable, and efficient...I can't say enough - great work!
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Pickering, Ontario

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First, I was very impressed with the ultrasound kit. I carry extreme tension in my neck and traps and it has done wonders for loosening me up. I used to get tension headaches regularly but they're all gone since I started with regular ultrasound.
Second, I've bought an awful lot of stuff online and you guys are right up there with the best I've done business with. When I called to add extra gel to my order your customer service was very pleasant, they had the order information on hand, and it even shipped out the same day. If only all online companies were this good.
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Jimmy Jones, Cleveland, OH
I came across your site online while trying to research how to deal with my badly strained achilles tendon. I ordered your portable ultrasound and 10 bottles of the necessary gel. I am thrilled with the results so far. The ultrasound wand is easy to use; the booklet was very informative and very professionally done. The gel is wonderfully soothing and the healing nature of its scent is a draw all by itself. I have been using it for about two weeks now and the swelling in my tendon is greatly reduced and the redness is totally gone. I had been getting ultrasound treatments from my chiropractor, but only every other week as the cost was prohibitive. Even he thought it it was a great move on my part to supplement it with the Mend Me Shop product. As I am a cautious consumer, I had called your customer service department before I ordered, with questions. Amazingly, a person answered immediately. She was very knowledgeable and totally helpful. I am thrilled to have connected with MendMeShop and am very confident that your products will be an integral part of my healing! Thanks so much.
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Susan, Littleton, CO
I purchased the System 8 months ago. Why did I wait so long to review it? Because I forgot about it. I was in such excruciating pain from the plantar fasciitis that I was actually considering surgery. This was my last resort. I used it as directed 2 times a day for about a week, then cut down to once a week, then used as needed. I haven't needed to use it for over 2 months now. I definitely recommend it for heel spurs!
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Patricia Brooks

Anatomy of the foot

Anatomy of the foot

Your foot is made up of 3 sections. Your forefoot is comprised of 4 smaller toes (phalanges) and 1 big toe (hallux). Your midfoot (metatarsal bones) and hindfoot (tarsal bones) make up your foot arches, instep, heel and ankle; these are responsible for weight bearing and propulsion. Your arches contain bones, ligaments, muscles and tendons of your foot, which require a lot of stability and flexibility.

Your foot bones work with your foot muscles to move your foot in 4 directions: dorsiflexion (moving foot upward), plantar flexion (moving foot downward towards sole), abduction (moving foot outward) and adduction (moving foot inward). Your lower leg muscles have long tendons that cross your ankle and attach to your foot and toe bones to help move your foot. Your extensor muscles and tendons attach on the top of your foot, and your flexor, abductor and adductor muscles and tendons attach on the bottom of your foot. Your achilles tendon is the strongest and largest tendon in your body and it connects your calf muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus) to your heel bone (calcaneus), allowing your foot to push off when your calf muscles tighten. It is essential for walking, running and jumping.

Anatomy of the foot

Your plantar fascia (plantar aponeurosis) is a pearly white, sheet-like band of strong and fibrous connective tissue (collagen fibers) that resembles a flattened tendon or ligament which connects the bones and tissues on the sole of your foot. The plantar fascia starts from a nodule on the middle portion of your heel bone (medial calcaneal tubercle) - the largest bone in your foot, which transfers weight from your body to the ground. It then moves across the bottom of your foot and fans out around the ball of your foot attaching at the base of your toes forming the longitudinal arch. The plantar fascia cushions and provides shock absorption from pressure, acting like a rubber band that loosens and contracts with movement, supporting and stabilizing your medial and lateral foot arches, and locking your bones in place when you put weight on it. It is used during the "take-off" phase when you walk or run (heel-lift to toe-off).

The fat pad in your heel covers your plantar fascia to help with shock absorption.

The plantar and calcaneal nerves on the bottom of your foot are closely associated with your plantar fascia.

Extreme pain can be felt in you plantar fascia while walking - for more information please visit aidmyplantar.com