Plantar Fasciitis is inflammation of the tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes.
Plantar Fasciitis may be treated conservatively with shoe gear modifications, custom orthotics, ultrasound guided cortisone injections, Botox Injections, Shockwave Therapy, and Platelet Rich Plasma Injections. In severe cases, surgical intervention is required. In such cases, the surgeon will cut a small piece of the fascia that connects to the heel bone to alleviate tension and pain.
Achilles tendinopathy is a condition that causes pain, swelling and stiffness to the Achilles Tendon, which is the tendon that connects your heel bone to your calf muscles.
An Ankle Fracture means one or more of the bones that make up the ankle joint are broken.
Ankle sprains are an injury to one or more of the ligaments in the ankle and typically occur on the lateral aspect, or outside of the ankle.
Athlete’s Foot is a common skin infection on the foot caused by fungus, and occurs most often between the toes.
A Bone Spur is an outgrowth of bone that occurs along the edges of a bone, most commonly found in joints where two or more bones come together or where ligaments or tendons attach to a bone.
Charcot foot can be a serious and potentially limb threatening lower-extremity complication caused by diabetes that affects the bones, joints and soft tissues of the foot and ankle.
Corns and calluses are thick, hard layers of skin that form on an area of the foot, most often under pressure points.
According to the American Diabetes Association, 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year. People with diabetes can develop a variety of foot conditions, including neuropathy, ulcerations and foot deformities.
Flat feet is characterized by collapsing of the arch that comes into complete or nearly complete contact with the ground.
Haglund’s Deformity is an enlargement of the bony section of your heel where the Achilles tendon is located, often leading to bursitis.
An Ingrown Toenail is a toenail that has grown into the skin, often found on the inside or outside border of the big toe.
A Lisfranc Fracture is a dislocation of the lisfranc joint in the foot, which is the joint that connects the metatarsal bones and the tarsal jones.
Morton’s Neuroma is inflammation of the nerve between the metatarsals, or the long bones in the foot, most commonly between the third and fourth metatarsals.
Osteoarthritis is a condition that results in the wear down or degenerations of a joint’s cartilage.
Plantar Warts are benign skin growths occurring on the bottom of the foot.
Sesamoiditis is irritation of the sesamoid bones, which are tiny bones in the tendons connecting to the big toe. Often times, the surrounding tendons are also inflamed.
Stress Fractures are tiny cracks in the bone, often seen on the weight bearing bones in the foot.
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome is a painful foot condition in which the tibial nerve is compressed as it travels through the tarsal tunnel, or the tunnel on the inner leg that runs behind the bump on the ankle.
Tendinopathy is a degenerative process that denotes chronic injury to a tendon.
