The Biomechanics of Fall Fitness: How Jumping Workouts Impact Your Feet

Fall is the perfect time to shake up your routine with high-intensity jumping workouts. But before you add aggressive plyometrics or heavy jump ropes to your regimen, beware: repetitive, high-impact landings can harm your lower extremities.

Blog, exerciseWPVAugust 25, 2026PodiatryCare PC and the Heel Pain Center, Fall Fitness, Jumping, Exercise, heel pain, Plantar fasciitis, Achilles Tendon, Metatarsalgia

What Causes Ball-of-Foot Pain in Children?

When your child complains of a persistent ache in the ball of their foot, it's something worth paying attention to. At PodiatryCare, PC, and the Heel Pain Center, we refer to this general pain as metatarsalgia.

MetatarsalgiaWPVAugust 19, 2025Metatarsalgia, Children's Foot Pain, Children, Footwear, Podiatry, podiatrist, Ball of foot

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