- Bunions
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Hammertoes
- Heel Spurs/Plantar Fasciitis
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Costume Orthotics
- Foot Trauma
- Limb Salvage
- Forefoot & Rearfoot Surgery
Bunions
A bunion is a bony bump that forms on the joint at the base of your big toe. They can develop from an inherited structural defect, excess stress on your foot, or can result from an existing medical condition.
For the most part, bunions require no medical treatment. However, if you are experiencing one or more of the following, a podiatrist can help alleviate your symptoms.
Diabetic Foot Care
Daily preventative care can help you decrease your risk of developing these other serious conditions like ulcers and infections. Inspecting your feet at the end of the day to look for any abnormalities, maintaining proper hygiene, keeping your feet warm in cold weather, encouraging blood flow in the feet, and maintaining an overall healthy lifestyle can discourage other conditions from developing.
Hammertoes
Hammertoe is a deformity where one or both joints of the second, third, fourth or fifth toes begin to bend outside of their normal alignment. Pressure can begin to weigh heavy on the toes as you wear shoes which is where pain and other symptoms develop.
Hammertoes typically begin with small symptoms and deformities and continue to worsen with time. In its beginning stages, hammertoes are often impressionable which means they can be controlled using minimal treatment. It is important to know the signs of hammertoes to get them evaluated early. If left untreated, hammertoes can become more firm and difficult to manipulate, requiring surgery.
Heel Spurs/Plantar Fasciitis
Heel spurs occur in at least 50% of people who have plantar fasciitis. Past treatments for heel spurs, a bony growth that begins on the front of your heel bone and points toward the arch of your foot, included surgery to remove the growth. Nowadays, surgery is rarely a treatment option and more plans for physical therapy, ice, and pain medications are used to treat heel spurs.
Ankle Arthroscopy
Ankle arthroscopy is a minimally invasive ankle surgery that uses a fiber-optic camera to guide your surgeon in treating various ankle conditions.
If you struggle with arthritis in your ankle, an injury, infection, ankle fracture, ankle instability, or need ankle fusion surgery, an ankle arthroscopy may be recommended. Your doctor may also recommend an ankle arthroscopy to examine and repair tendons and ligaments of the ankle.
Compared to traditional ankle surgery procedures, an ankle arthroscopy can have a significantly shorter recovery time, less scarring, and faster healing.
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