Case reports on two patients with tarsal tunnel
syndrome have been presented. Among the illustrated
cases, it showed the association of nature of the work and
existing comorbidities leading to the onset of a relatively
rare syndrome- TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. This
disease is clinically under recognized ,thus delaying its
treatment. It affects one or two branches of tibial nerve
either laterally or medially and anteriorly or posteriorly.
The clinical triad of the disease includes pain, paresthesia
and numbness. The incidence is actually unkown which
may occur in any age .Various underlying causes that
directly or indirectly causes a pressure over the tibial
nerve and may be confirmed by electromyography and
nerve studies. Combination treatment provides relief from
the symptoms if in milder stage and surgical
decompression as the stage worsens