One of the common foot and ankle conditions I see is foot and ankle tendinitis -- and not just with high performing athletes, but with every day folks. Patients will come to the office with tenderness about the ankle or to the tendons on the...
If your arch or areas close to the ankle hurt it may not be plantar fasciitis. It may be another very common foot and ankle problem. I've written about painful plantar fasciitis in the past and while the plantar fascia offers support to the arch, the...
Last week I attended the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) annual scientific conference in New Orleans, Louisiana and the tag line for this organization is "Proven leaders. Lifelong learners. Changing lives." This got me thinking about the whole continuing medical education process...
As a father of four very active and athletic children, I've seen my fair share of sports related injuries in my own family. My three girls are all swimmers competing at the club, high school and college level, while my son is a middle school...
As I’ve said time and time again, you really don’t know how valuable your feet and ankles are until you injure them, and often times, I see patients who come in months after their initial injury in excruciating pain. I ask them, “Why on earth...
You know the old wives' tail about holding a frog? According to this folklore, you hold a frog, you get warts – simple as that. Well, fortunately for me (because as a kid, I chased many of frogs), it turns out to be false, like...
As I’ve said time and time again, foot and ankle pain is no joke. In my previous blogs, I’ve written about plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis, and how many of my patients had trouble even standing up out of bed in the morning until coming to me. And while...
‘Tis the season…for treating toenail fungus? Yes! With temperatures dropping, and people trading in their open toe shoes and flip-flops for socks and boots, winter is the perfect time for treating this very common, but annoying (and sometimes painful), problem. So, what exactly is toenail fungus? Well,...
I often wonder why on earth anyone would think a hammertoe looks like a hammer. I always thought the affected toes’ claw-like appearance resembled more of a crowbar than a hammer, since the middle of the toe bends upward, and at the end, flex downward....
You’ve heard of someone having an “Achilles heel,” right? Basically, the term comes from ancient mythological lore based on a guy named Achilles. In short, when someone says they or someone else has an “Achilles heel,” basically they’re saying he or she has a weakness...