With cutting-edge medical advances, you can now often get limb salvage surgery instead of amputating your foot after serious injury or medical conditions. Understand how limb salvage surgery works, and why no part of the foot is too small to save.
If you have diabetes, one part of your body that needs special attention and care is your feet. Find out more about the link between diabetes and your feet, and what you can as a diabetic do to take care of them.
Unmanaged, Morton’s neuroma can make it difficult to play sports and limit mobility. Fortunately, lifestyle changes help treat it. Keep reading to find out what lifestyle habits can aggravate Morton’s neuroma, and the simple changes you can make.
If you’ve gone through or been told you need surgery for your ACL, you’re likely eager to know when you can return to your favorite sports. Learn how time and careful post-operative rehabilitation can help you play the sports you love again.
Initially, getting an ingrown toenail might not seem like a big deal, but ignoring an ingrown toenail without resolving the issue can ultimately lead to severe problems. Here’s why you should always get your ingrown toenail professionally treated.
These days, there are a number of minimally invasive bunions removal procedures that permanently get rid of your bunions, with minimal pain and recovery time. Discover more about proximal and distal osteotomy and which is right for you.
If you’re experiencing a painful, chronic bone or soft tissue foot or ankle injury, stimulation is a convenient, minimally invasive option. Understand more about stimulation treatment options, and what they can do for your foot or ankle injury.
Hammertoes can be very painful and get progressively more severe. Encouragingly, options are available to relieve the symptoms and get rid of them altogether. Find out more about when you should get hammertoe surgical corrections at any age.
When your ankle has structural abnormalities that can’t be fixed by nonsurgical methods, reconstructive surgery can give you a new lease on life. Discover how ankle reconstructive surgery can bring your ankle to a new stage of complete healing.
Plantar fasciitis commonly causes heel pain, but other conditions can also have heel pain as a symptom. Learn more about different conditions that cause heel pain, and how to tell if your heel pain is more serious than plantar fasciitis.
It can be hard to tell the difference between the different types of damage you can get from ankle sprains. Keep reading to learn about the kinds of ligament and bone damage that can occur from ankle sprains, and how you can get the right treatment.
Getting your foot amputated is a scary prospect, but thankfully, it’s now often possible to avoid many limb amputations with the sophisticated limb salvage surgery. Discover more about this incredible procedure, and who can get it.
With the advent of revolutionary surgical techniques, you can get rid of bunions with less pain and recovery time. Find out more about Lapiplasty® 3D Bunion Correction™ and PROstep™ Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), and how to choose your procedure.
Sometimes, your feet need a little extra help to do their job well. Wearing medical grade custom orthotics can decrease your pain, correct alignment issues, and generally support your feet. Learn when you should consider getting custom orthotics.
Foot and ankle fractures can occur in anyone, and worse yet, you might get a nonunion fracture that doesn’t heal properly. Understand the different fractures, and what you can do if your fracture hasn’t responded as expected to treatment.
Diabetic foot ulcers can cause serious problems if they remain untreated. If you’re looking for a solution, stem cell grafts just might be the treatment you’ve been waiting for. Learn more about this revolutionary in-office diabetic wound treatment.
The amount of work your feet put in to support your body makes them especially susceptible to arthritis. With treatment, it’s possible to restore your quality of life. Discover more about arthritis in your feet and the treatment options available.
With the amount of contact your feet have with the ground, it’s no wonder getting foreign bodies, like splinters or glass, stuck in your feet is a common problem. Learn when you need to visit the podiatrist to remove a foreign object in your foot.
Ganglion cysts, one of the most common soft-tissue lumps that occur on your foot and ankles, can cause pain and impact your daily functioning. Understand what’s behind foot and ankle ganglion cysts, and what to do if you discover one on your foot.
Thanks to their high levels of activity and the moisture that can get caught in socks and shoes, your feet are especially vulnerable to becoming infected. Find out the most common type of foot infections, and what to do if you have symptoms.
Having a callus or wart is highly unpleasant. They require different treatments but can look similar and be difficult to tell apart. Here’s how to distinguish between a callus and wart, including the definitive diagnostic test available.
Most ankle injuries can be treated conservatively, but sometimes you’ll need to get surgery on your ankle to make a full recovery. Keep reading to learn when you’ll need to get surgery to recover from an ankle injury.
Experiencing a chronic burning sensation in your foot can be uncomfortable, frustrating, and make it difficult to go about your day. Read on to learn more about peripheral neuropathy, one of the most common causes of this symptom.
Some people have one metatarsal that’s significantly shorter than the rest of their toes, a condition called brachymetatarsia. Discover more about brachymetatarsia and what treatment options you have if it’s negatively impacting your feet.
Thanks to cutting-edge, new surgical techniques, you no longer have to choose between living with severe pain from bunions and a lengthy, disruptive recovery period. Learn more about the benefits of PROstep™ Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS).
Finding out you need major surgery or another significant procedure on your feet can feel scary. In the following instances, consider getting a second opinion before proceeding or continuing with treatment.
Gout, a painful type of arthritis that strikes your big toe, has the potential to literally stop you in your tracks. Discover what causes gout, and what you can do to prevent it from recurring.
An ingrown toenail, a painful condition where the toenail grows into the skin of your toe, commonly occurs in children. Here’s what to do if your child develops an ingrown toenail.
Avoiding the chronic, burning pain of gout is possible through dietary changes. Learn what you should and shouldn’t be eating to prevent painful gout flare-ups and protect your long-term joint health.
Stabbing pain in your heel or pain along the arch of your foot could be plantar fasciitis. What is this common foot condition and how do you live with the symptoms? Learn the answer and discover effective plantar fasciitis treatment options.
If you have an ankle injury that isn’t healing on its own, learn more about how to prevent it from becoming a chronic instability.
If it’s difficult to fit your foot inside the shoes you normally wear because your big toe joint is enlarged, you probably have a bunion. And if you’re wondering whether need surgery, here’s what you need to know.
Does walking cause pain in your big toes, feet, or ankles? It could be arthritis. We have treatments to reduce your pain and get you moving again.
Many people are hearing the buzz about stem cell therapy for injuries and pain but don’t really know much about it. Here are 5 reasons why stem cell therapy is all the craze -- read on to decide if it’s the right option for you.
Did you know that having diabetes can affect more than just your blood sugar? Common foot problems can become serious medical complications when you have diabetes. Find out how diabetes affects your foot health.
Do you have painful heels and are concerned that heel spurs might be to blame? Discover the lowdown on what heel spurs are, their causes, and how they can be treated to help you resume your favorite activities free from pain.
Achilles tendinitis can leave you unable to run or take part in the sports you love, and it can also be debilitating in your everyday life. To celebrate National Runner’s Month, we’re sharing simple exercises to help you protect your Achilles.
Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It makes your first steps in the morning painful and may keep you from enjoying an active lifestyle. Find out if your heel pain is caused by plantar fasciitis and learn about treatment.
Did you stub or injure your toe, and you’re uncertain if it’s fractured? Recognize the symptoms of a broken toe you should look out for, and understand what might happen if you let the fracture go untreated for too long.
Your feet and ankles take a lot of stress when you run or participate in high-impact sports. Learn how to protect your feet and ankles to keep injury at bay. Exercising is good for your health, but it’s important to take care of your feet as you run.
An injured toe, left untreated, can lead to some serious complications, such as infection, loss of mobility, and even amputation. Find out why you should see a specialist, even for the most common toe injuries.
Arthritic foot pain affects nearly half of all people in their 60s and older. If you find arthritis impacting your mobility and your life more than you’d like, it’s time to learn more about your symptoms and find the treatment that works for you.
Don’t let the pain caused by an ingrown toenail ruin your day. These treatments will reduce swelling and pain. You can even get a permanent solution that will prevent future ingrown toenails.
If you have diabetes, it’s important to understand proper foot and wound care. Without it, you could end up with foot ulcers, or worse, a limb amputation. To learn about the modern innovations in diabetic wound care, keep reading.
As National Runner’s Month approaches, ensure you can run this month - and beyond - by choosing shoes that support your feet and discourage injury. Read on to learn how to evaluate your particular foot shape and strike to find the best shoe for your needs.
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Diabetes has the potential to damage nerves, particularly those in your feet. Since any foot condition could grow infected or ulcerated, your feet require special care to guard against deteriorating conditions, some that might catch you unaware.
Bad running habits can do a lot of damage to your body. Sore joints, torn muscles, and damaged feet are just some common symptoms. Change to good running habits for a better outcome.
Bunions, known by a bulge at the base of your big toe, are embarrassing when you wear sandals and make it hard to find shoes that fit. But your aesthetic and fashion sense aren’t the only problems — untreated bunions progressively damage your feet.
When the debilitating joint pain associated with gout flares up, it can feel like there’s nothing you can do but lie in bed and suffer. But what if you could prevent gout from flaring up in the first place? Take a minute to find out how.