Equinus causes...

and thus, calf stretching treats and can prevent these issues.

Treatment and Prevention (18)

• General start-up pain and stiffness

• Plantar fasciitis

• Sever's disease

• Shin splints

• Posterior Tibialis Tendon Rupture(PTTR)-Acquired flatfoot deformity

• Second MTP synovitis/plantar plate rupture, which leads to hammer toe

• Morton's neuroma

• Insertional Achilles tendinosis/Haglund’s deformity

• Achilles tendinitis

• Recurrent musculotendinous Achilles ruptures

• Calf cramps at night/Charley horse

• Midfoot osteoarthritis

• Ankle arthritis/Anterior ankle spurs (prevention)

• Navicular stress fracture

• Calcaneal stress fracture

• Jones/Fifth MT metadiaphyseal stress fx

• Diabetic Charcot arthropathy

• Diabetic malperforans ulcer formation

Prevention only (3)

• Metatarsal stress fractures (prevention)

• Achilles tendon ruptures (prevention)

• Hammer toe formation secondary to MTP synovitis (prevention)

Suspected

•Restless leg syndrome