Eli Manning, Plantar Fascitiis, and the Morton’s Toe
Eli Manning has a Plantar Fasciitis according to the New York Giants. The major question is does he also have a Morton’s Toe . This is important because if he does have a Morton’s Toe, it can be really aggravating his Plantar Fasciitis . In fact in the last 48 hours I have been asked alot about this and been interviewed several times.
A plantar fasciitis is a swelling of the heel and or arch. It is the most common type of pain on the bottom of the heel. It is caused by a ongoing injury at the place the plantar fascia attaches to the heel bone. This spot on the bone is called the medial tuberosity of the heel. If there is an abnormal pulling or tugging at this spot, because of the Morton’s Toe it can resulting in pain and inflammation occur at the plantar fascia . This pain and swelling is known as plantar fasciitis
What is a Morton’s Toe?
In the 1920’s and 1930″s Dr. Dudley J. Morton of Yale Medical School and Columbia Medical School wrote that a problem with the 1st metatarsal bone, known as a Morton’s Toe could be the reason for most foot problems. Dr. Janet Travel, White House physician to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, and Professor Emeritus of Medicine at George Washington University took this concept further by writing and teaching that the Morton’s Toe could cause pain all over your body. She wrote and taught for four decades that a “Morton’s Toe could cause, back, hip, knee, leg foot and ankles problems. In the new book, Why You Really Hurt: It All Starts In The Foot also shows how it can also cause arthritis, fibromyalgia, sleep disturbances, and TMJ. The good news is that all of these problems can be treated with a simple pad that costs about two to three dollars. .
