Treatment for Tarsal Tunnel - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Liv

Treatment for Tarsal Tunnel - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX
Dr. Ed Davis discusses the symptoms, causes and treatment for tarsal tunnel syndrome.
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Tarsal tunnel syndrome is one of the more common of the less common causes of heel pain. The posterior tibial nerve is the main nerve to the bottom of the foot, its fibers taking origin from nerve roots L5, S1. The posterior tibial nerve travels through a canal along the inside of the ankle on its way to the sole of the foot. It is most likely to become squeezed or entrapped in that canal, the canal also being known as the tarsal tunnel.
The posterior tibial nerve has two main branches that give sensation to the bottom of the foot, the medial plantar nerve and the lateral plantar nerve. There are some small branches given off from the posterior tibial nerve before it splits into its main two branches known as the medial calcaneal nerves. Uncommonly, the medial calcaneal nerves th