Fungal nail infection is all around us, so it’s hard to avoid, but foot soaks for toenail fungus can help. Toenail fungus is a very common foot complaint. It is thought that by the age of 80, a high percentage of patients will have had this problem.
How to deal with foot and ankle surgeries? When it comes to sports injuries, your foot and ankle are areas at highest risk of injury. Within sports themselves, injuries are common. A foot or ankle injury could result from the repetitive stress of running on hard surfaces, or from the stress of side-to-side activities in…
One of the most common foot and ankle complaints I see in my patients is pain in the ball of their foot. The feeling of your sock wrinkled, or something in your shoe? Maybe an uncommon burning or tingling in your toes? You could have experienced an increased pain while in your tight shoes, high…
What can you do if your child complains about heel pain? Sever’s disease is a problem that afflicts many active children worldwide 1. Sever’s Disease is when the growth plate on your heel bone becomes inflamed and swollen, causing pain. Another name for this condition is calcaneal apophysitis. Typically, active children ages 8-13 are at…
Are You Annoyed with Toenail Discoloration? Should You Worry and What Can You Do? Toenail discoloration is a common concern for many patients, and the most common complaint is yellow discoloration. The yellow discoloration can present itself in different forms. The nail itself may be discolored on the end of the nail or the entire…
Teamwork, Savings, And Great service – Why It All Really Matters! When you’re needing surgery for your foot problems, having a surgical center within the clinic gives you an advantage. When non-surgical options such as physical therapy fail to give relief of your foot or ankle problems, surgery may become part of your treatment plan….
Stabbing heel pain is one of the most common foot complaints. There can be a multitude of reasons for such pain, but the most frequent cause is plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is a name most are familiar with. However, in this blog, you will see me use the proper name, plantar fasciocis. This may come…
Don’t be Fooled! Sural nerve pain is a common problem that is overlooked or misdiagnosed by doctors. Your lower extremity, such as your back, can be a common guess for the source of your pain. Typically, this is not the case for most, and it’s important to investigate further for those whose nerve pain may…
Is the common peroneal nerve the solution for you? In all diagnoses of drop foot, we must first define the signs, symptoms and causes. Drop foot is a disorder that most commonly creates problems while walking. A correlated symptom is difficulty pulling your foot up towards you off the ground while walking. Along with this,…
Unfortunately, most people reading this may experience poor sleep due to nerve pain. Difficulty falling asleep, poor sleep quality, exhaustion; these can all be factors of nerve pain at night. Not to mention the anxiousness of thinking what you’ll do the next night. Many individuals experience the pain all the way from their hips, to…