Human skeletons are often described in neat textbook numbers, but real bodies are far messier and more interesting. Extra ...

Pain in the big toe joint can be caused by arthritis, bunions, or tendonitis. Wearing properly fitted shoes with a wide toe box can help reduce pain from bunions. If pain persists, see a healthcare ...

Memphis Grizzlies guard Scotty Pippen Jr. will undergo a procedure on his left big toe that will keep him out for the start of the 2025-26 season and more than likely longer, the team announced on Oct ...

There are four types of bones in the human body: long, short, flat, and irregular. Long bones are longer than they are wide and help with body movement. Short bones are about as wide as they are long ...

When people see their foot x-rays for the first time, they usually ask, what are those two little bones floating under my big toe? Are they normal? Are they in the right place, or are they broken? All ...

Pandas have an elongated wrist bone, known as a "sesamoid" bone, functioning like a thumb, enabling them to eat bamboo more efficiently by enhancing maneuverability with bamboo stalks. American Is ...

Maruti Suzuki is slowing down land acquisition for its second Gujarat factory, a Rs 35,000-crore project, due to sluggish car sales growth. Chairman R C Bhargava stated that current expansion plans in ...

It is too common an occurrence, people living with foot pain. They perform their job ably, spend time with their family, participate in the usual activities. But chronic pain detracts from quality of ...

Toe flexes and extensions are easy exercises that can help strengthen your sesamoid bones. Sit with your feet flat on the floor. Raise your toes slowly, hold them for a while, and then press them down ...

The groans of pain as we get up from the sofa or the sound of crunching cartilage when taking the stairs are all too familiar. Many of us look down at our aching knees and curse them – wondering why ...

The evolution of bones in primates' knees could have implications for how humans evolved to walk upright, a new study has found. Researchers from King's College London analyzed the presence of the ...