{"id":7454,"date":"2022-05-06T16:38:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T06:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/templatevp.virtualpodiatrist.com\/?post_type=fact-sheets&#038;p=7454"},"modified":"2023-07-16T16:29:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T06:29:53","slug":"cuboid-dysfunction-fact-sheet","status":"publish","type":"fact-sheets","link":"https:\/\/footcheck.yourfootpain.co.uk\/fact-sheets\/cuboid-dysfunction-fact-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuboid Dysfunction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cuboid is a square shaped bone which lies between your heel and the 5th metatarsal.<br>Cuboid dysfunction can result if this bone and the surrounding joints are subject to repeated trauma and cause intermittent pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did I get this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The way that you walk, or if you have a high arched, or excessively flat foot can cause cuboid dysfunction. There is not usually a specific injury. 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