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3 Simple Tips For Lowering Your Foot Fracture Risk

Tens of thousands of Americans fracture a bone in their foot each year, and while a good portion of these happen in high trauma incidents that may not seem all that preventable, others break a bone in a completely preventable manner. You may not be

June 2, 2022

5 Reasons For Foot Pain Without An Obvious Injury

If you stub your toe on a chair or roll your foot while you’re playing basketball, it’s pretty obvious why you are in pain. However, millions of Americans develop foot pain in a different manner without an acute cause of injury. So if your foot

May 25, 2022

5 Signs It’s Time To See A Foot Specialist

For the majority of health conditions, the sooner you seek treatment, the higher the likelihood that you’ll experience the best recovery possible. At the same time, people don’t want to spend money heading to the doctor if they can make a full recovery with some

May 18, 2022

5 Tips For Preventing Sprained Ankles During Athletics

Estimates suggest that 25,000 Americans will sprain their ankle each day, and many people are playing sports or performing athletic movements when they suffer their sprain. It may seem like these injuries are somewhat unpreventable, especially if it happens when you land awkwardly on someone

May 10, 2022

3 Tips For Treating Mild, Moderate And Severe Bunions

Bunions don’t just develop overnight, which is why we oftentimes see them in so many different stages of development. And although bunions develop slowly over time, that doesn’t mean you should just ignore the problem until symptoms make walking extremely uncomfortable. As is the case

May 4, 2022

How To Return To Sports After A Broken Ankle

Athletic activity is one of the most common ways that people suffer foot and ankle injuries. For some, a mild sprain can be treated with some conservative care techniques and a few days away from the game, while others suffer a more severe injury like

April 20, 2022

High Ankle Sprains – Causes, Symptoms & Treatments

Ankle sprains are one of the most common lower body injuries, with tens of thousands of Americans spraining their ankle each day. Most of these sprains involve damage to the anterior talofibular ligament on the outer side of your ankle, which acts as a primary

April 13, 2022

The Benefits & Drawbacks of Flat Foot Reconstruction Surgery

Feet come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, which means that some people have a very high arch while others have flat feet and almost no discernable foot arch. Having abnormally high or low arches doesn’t guarantee that you’ll develop painful symptoms, but these

April 6, 2022
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Bunions

My Bunion Isn’t Painful – Do I Still Need Treatment?

Like a number of health conditions, bunions develop slowly over the course of a few different stages. For most people, that means they experience a period of time where they notice the beginning of a bony prominence on the outside of their foot near the

March 30, 2022

What Happens During An Ankle Arthroscopy?

An ankle arthroscopy is a surgical procedure that is used to help diagnose and address different issues in the ankle joint. It is a very helpful option because it is conducted on a minimally invasive basis, meaning that tissue damage is minimized and recovery time

March 22, 2022

5 Tips For Managing Pain After Foot Surgery

Nobody likes to be in pain, but pain is a natural byproduct of a corrective foot surgery. With that said, if you are smart about how you approach the procedure and your recovery, you can really help to minimize and control pain as you progress

March 16, 2022