Suffering from Nerve Pain In Your Legs at Night? Find Out Why!

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...

Are diabetes and Restless Legs connected?

What do Restless Legs and Diabetes have in common? Other than that they both affect hundreds of millions of people, Restless Legs and Diabetes are commonly linked together. In this blog, we will cite excerpts from our peer-reviewed research, and dive into how these two diagnoses are connected, and reversed....

Five things to do before you visit the podiatrist for bunion pain!

Bunions are one of the most common foot deformities that cause terrible inconvenience to daily life. In this blog, we will share with you some conservative at-home treatments for bunion pain relief, before having to opt for surgery. Did you know bunions tend to be more common for women than...

Why you need to know about Charcot foot if you’re a diabetic!

Diabetes is a common problem that is affecting more people worldwide and Charcot foot is associated with the diabetic foot. It may be one of the most overlooked problems for not only the patients but healthcare providers in the diabetic population. Charcot foot can result in foot deformities which can...

The three things you need to know about diabetic foot amputation

What you can learn and do to prevent diabetic foot amputation Whenever you hear the word diabetes, you may have heard of someone you know of who has lost a foot or limb because of their diabetic state. In this blog, I will break down what you need to know...

Can Flat Feet Cause Ankle Pain and Swelling?

Flatfeet, commonly referred to as Pes Valgus or Pes Planus, is a condition with varying degrees of physical issues. If the condition is severe, there may be a minimal arch, and the arch may be touching the walking surface. The term pronation is often used to describe the motion of...

Reconstructive foot and ankle surgery may have better options. Read this!

Put your best foot forward after reconstructive foot and ankle surgery The purpose of reconstructive foot and ankle surgery is to restore normal function to the foot and ankle. It may also be needed to eliminate a painful condition and in some situations improve the cosmetics of the foot or...

No More Icky Fungal Nails! Consider Laser Toenail Treatment

Toenail fungus is one of the most common foot complaints. For many it can be very embarrassing with yellow discoloration of the nails. The nails may also become thickened, crumbly and even painful and difficult to trim. At Anderson Podiatry center we have the most experience as we were the...

Restless Legs Syndrome Has To Do With The Brain Right? Wrong! No It’s In The Legs Where You Feel It.

Many of you have been led to believe that restless legs may have to do with dopamine a neurotransmitter in the brain, or your iron levels or magnesium levels. Yes this may have a role however from my experience, the experiences of my patients along with my research point another...

Five Stages of Peripheral Neuropathy and How to Cure the Nerve Damage

Have you heard these comments regarding peripheral neuropathy? “The nerve fibers have disintegrated so they are permanently damaged, it’s irreversible.” “There is no cure.” Listening to this, you walk away from whichever doctor told you this and you say to yourself “Oh well, I guess the nerve damage is permanent...