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There are so many professional associations worldwide that represent a wide variety of professions and professional groups. One of these is a organization called i-Fab. They are the International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics association that is a multidisciplinary organization of industry experts who have an interest in foot and ankle biomechanics. They're made up of academics, physicians, podiatrists, orthopaedic physicians, engineers, physiotherapists and other health care professionals, footwear industry individuals, insole/orthotic suppliers, surgical products manufacturers and connected areas. They are an incredibly diverse organization. The association goals to provide information about the worldwide activities associated with foot and ankle biomechanics. They connect individuals who are getting work done in the foot and ankle biomechanics discipline irrespective of their location and discipline they are from. Additionally they would like to facilitate discussion on major issues of interest for the worldwide group and make coordinated community wide activities. Above all they are planning to develop a profile for an global critical mass of research activities that are associated with foot and ankle biomechanics.

As a consequence among their main actions is an international convention which is held every 2 yrs. This convention moves around the world and it has been held by a number of different countries. The 2018 iFab meeting was held in New York in the USA. An episode of PodChatLive was devoted to a comments on that conference. PodChatLive is a regular live show for podiatrists and after the conference the hosts had a conversation of a lot of the relevant and interesting papers which were presented at the conference. This discussion was live on Facebook. It was later published to YouTube and made available as a podcast version obtainable form most of the podcast services. It was a unique strategy taken by the hosts to analyze a meeting, because they typically have an alternative guest on each month to go over a subject. It is not known if they are going to try and cover the 2020 conference.

There are times we will experience a sudden sharp pain in one of our feet. The pain sensation is usually felt between the 3rd and 4th toes.This pain generally are a neuroma or as it is also referred to, Morton’s Neuroma. This is usually a frequent foot problem seen by Podiatrists. If you have a neuroma you will have inflammation and shooting pain in the area. The symptoms you will experience if you have a neuroma typically are often sharp shooting pain, burning, pins and needles, tingling, cramps in the front part of the foot and frequently you will have deficiencies in sensation in that part of the foot.

The reason for the neuroma is frequently because the metatarsals of the 3rd and 4th toes are squeezing a nerve that is placed between them. You will get the signs and symptoms of the neuroma just after there's been significant force on the ball of the foot. Those activities which cause this kind of load are walking, standing, jumping or even sprinting. These are high impact activities that have been known to place a large amount of force and stress on your feet. The other way that you could get this disorder is by wearing shoes with sharp toes and high heels. The high heels places pressure on the foot as the weight of the body is supported by the front part of your foot. As there is no other balance for the feet you are forced to rely on the ball of the foot to balance the body when you are walking, standing or other exercise.

Neuromas certainly are a treatable foot disorder that can also be avoided from occurring altogether. The first step to treating the neuroma is to select and use the right footwear. The shoes you should choose will need to have a wide area for the ball of the foot and the top of the footwear should not press down onto your feet. Next give some thought to wearing a foot orthotic that has been designed with a metatarsal support. The support will be put behind the ball of the feet. By having the metatarsal pad placed in this spot the force on the feet are relieved since the weight on the foot is evenly distributed through the feet. If these self help methods don't help, then see a podiatrist for other options.