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4 Foot Care Essentials for Treating Diabetes

While it’s always a good idea to regularly monitor and care for your feet, in recognition of American Diabetes Month we’d like to reach out with this advice for all of our patients who are managing this potential dreadful disease. Fortunately, with proper medication, diet, exercise, and regular visits to your podiatrist, you can minimize […]

Painful Plantar Warts Hide Under Thick Skin

Plantar warts can be very sneaky and can cause severe pain on the bottom of your foot.  You often can’t even see them because they hide under a layer of thick skin. They form in the plantar fascia that spans the bottom of your foot, forming the arch. The only signs of the culprit are […]

5 Treatments for a Sprained Ankle

Ankle sprains are one of the most common injuries treated by foot doctors. You can suffer a sprain during workouts and sporting activities or just from stepping awkwardly on a curb while crossing the street. Your ankle rolls over with the full weight of your body causing tendons and tissues to stretch and even break […]

4 Treatments for Morton’s Neuroma

Morton’s neuroma is a nerve condition that occurs between the metatarsal bones of the toes. It usually happens between the second and third, or third and fourth toes, and involves a growth around a nerve that makes it feel like you have a pebble in your shoe. As the condition progresses, numbness, tingling, and pain […]

Achilles Tendinitis Causes Heel Pain

When the Achilles tendon becomes stressed and inflamed it can cause severe heel pain and radiating discomfort to other parts of the foot and leg.

Charcot Foot Disease Causes Severe Foot Problems

Charcot Foot is a terrible and largely avoidable complication of foot numbness that can strike unaware patients who have diabetic nerve damage or other neurological issues that make their feet feel numb. The numbness can hide severe physical damage that is occurring to the foot as the arch collapses and bones fracture. The injury is […]

4 Treatments for Corns & Calluses

Calluses and corns form as your skin’s protective response to excessive pressure and rubbing. However, these skin anomalies can become problematic when they contribute to blisters, cracks, and bleeding that can lead to infection—especially in patients who have diabetes. Large calluses on the heel can become heel fissures that can split open and cause extreme […]

How Orthotics Treat & Prevent Foot Problems

Orthotic shoe inserts are molded to fit your foot. When combined with properly fitted shoes, orthotics fix gait problems that can cause knee and back pain.

3 Early Stage Bunion Treatments

Treating bunions early before the big toe has become too rigid and inflexible can avoid the need for future bunion surgery.

2 Common Toenail Troubles

Among the most common toenail problems seen by foot doctors are ingrown and fungal toenails