Metatarsal stress fracture. Pain occurs with activities, such as running and jumping. Area beneath the second or third toe. Low-heeled shoes with stiff soles. Sesamoiditis. Pain occurs possibly with swelling and local tenderness. Ball of foot beneath the big toe.
The Areopagus (/ Ë Ã¦ r i Ë É p É É¡ É s /) is a prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Its English name is the composite form of the Greek name Areios Pagos, translated Ares Rock (Ancient Greek: á¼ÏÎµÎ¹Î¿Ï Î Î¬Î³Î¿Ï). In classical times, it functioned as the court for trying deliberate homicide.
Achalasia is a disorder of the esophagus. There is a lower esophageal sphincter, which is a muscle, where the esophagus meets the stomach. In achalasia, that sphincter does not relax enough, there are fewer nerves than normal and there is no peristalsis in the lower two-thirds of the esophagus.