Podiatry or podiatric medicine is a field of healthcare devoted to the study and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and the “anatomical leg” (i.e. below, and not including, the knee). The range of disorders podiatry can address largely depends on the scope of practice laid down in national, state, and/or provincial jurisdiction. It [...]
Orthotics are a custom-made biomechanical device fabricated from a plaster cast of your foot. Structural deficiencies and damaging compensatory habits can be modified with the use of properly fitted orthotics.
Orthotics are molded right at our facilities and take less than 30 minutes to be fitted. It then takes a few days for [...]
Painful corns have probably caused more foot pain and misery than any other single problem. The cause is usually a bone enlargement or a spur. Sometimes the toe will not lie down because of a contracted tendon: this is known as hammertoe. The shoe cannot fit comfortably over the toe and the [...]
A fracture (break) of your ankle usually happens due to a fall, an accident or hard blow. There are different types of fractures that occur depending upon the severity of the injury. Spiral, hairline, open, crushed bones are names used to describe fractures.
Podiatric surgeons are experts in fracture care and will perform x-rays [...]
Four out of every five Americans eventually suffer some sort of foot problem, which eventually cause pain throughout the skeletal structure, and manifest themselves as pain in the knee, hip or back.
Podiatrists are specially trained physicians whose clinical and surgical training allow them to diagnose foot and ankle problems and provide a treatment plan tailored [...]
