Conditions

  • Achilles Tendonitis

    The Achilles tendon is a tough band of fibrous tissue that runs down the back of your lower leg and connects your calf muscle to your heel bone. The tendon is used when you walk, climb, jump, run and stand on your tip toes.

  • Adult Flatfoot

    Flatfoot is a deformity where the arch of the foot collapses to the ground or is not formed at all resulting in pain in the foot and difficulty with walking/running.

  • Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle

    Arthritis is inflammation resulting from the degeneration of cartilage in the joint causing pain, swelling

  • Athletic Shoes

    Shoes not only protect your feet during movement, but are a major performance determining factor in sports.

  • Bowed Legs

    Bowed legs are a bony deformity resulting in outward curvature of one or both knees of the lower legs.

  • Broken Ankle

    Ankle injuries are the most common sports-related injury. An ankle fracture is a break in one or more bones that make up the ankle joint. Sometimes ligaments may also be damaged.

  • Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain

    Chronic lateral ankle pain is a longstanding or recurring pain in the outer aspect of the ankle that is often experienced after an acute ankle injury such as rolled ankle or sprained ankle.
  • Claw Toe

    Claw toe is a deformity, where a toe bends and appears like a bird’s claw. The affected toe is bent upward from the joint at the ball of foot, and downward at the joints in the middle and tip of the toe to curl under the foot.

  • Clubfoot

    Clubfoot is a term used to describe a foot deformity in newborns. The name is derived from the appearance of an untreated adult foot,

  • Corns

    A corn is a circular area of thickened skin developed as a result of continuous friction or pressure. They usually develop on the soles of feet, or on the top or sides of toes,

  • Diabetic Foot

    Diabetes is a chronic condition that is characterized by high blood glucose (sugar) levels. Diabetic patients are at a high risk for developing chronic wounds,

  • Fracture of the Heel

    The calcaneus or heel bone is a large bone found at the rear of the foot. A fracture is a break in a bone from trauma or various disease conditions.

  • Hammer Toe

    Hammertoe is a deformity in which there is downward bending of the middle joint (proximal interphalangeal joint or PIP joint) of the toe.

  • Heel Pain

    The talus is a small bone at the ankle joint that connects the heel bone and the two bones of the lower leg,

  • Intoeing

    Intoeing also called “pigeon-toed”, is an abnormal condition characterized by inward facing of the toe or feet instead of being straight.

  • Lisfranc Fracture

    The Lisfranc joint connects the bones of the midfoot and forefoot, and is supported by the Lisfranc ligament.

  • Morton’s Neuroma

    Morton’s neuroma refers to a nerve injury between the toes, usually the third and fourth toes, which causes pain and thickening of the nerve tissue.

  • Plantar Fasciitis

    Plantar fasciitis is a common problem that causes pain under the heel bone often with lengthy walks and prolonged standing.

  • Plantar Warts

    Warts are harmless outgrowths on the skin caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. They grow on all body parts including face,

  • Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction

    The posterior tibial tendon passes through the ankle to attach the calf muscle with the bones of the mid foot. It provides stability to the arch and supports the foot while walking.

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle

    Rheumatoid arthritis or RA is a chronic inflammatory arthritis that can affect any joint in the body. It typically affects the small joints of the hands..

  • Sesamoiditis

    Sesamoiditis is an inflammation of the sesamoid bone and the associated tendons. It is commonly seen in ballet dancers,

  • Shinbone Fractures

    The lower leg is made up of two long bones called the tibia and fibula that extend between the knee and ankle. The tibia or shinbone is the larger of the two bones.

  • Sprained Ankle

    A sprain is stretching or tearing of ligaments, which connect adjacent bones in a joint and provides stability to the joint.

  • Stiff Big Toe

    A stiff big toe, also called hallux rigidus, is a form of degenerative arthritis affecting the joint where the big toe (hallux) attaches to the foot.

Treatments

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