Lance Silverman, MD - Phoenix Foot & Ankle Surgeon

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Oct 16 2026

How To Keep Your Feet From Slowing You Down In Retirement

You’ve worked hard your whole life to get to a point where you can retire and enjoy the fruits of your labor, but there’s a good chance your body shows some signs of the decades of stress you’ve put on it. Nobody wants to get to retirement just to be forced to live a less […]

Written by Lance Silverman, MD · Categorized: Ankle Injury, Education, Exercise, Injury prevention, Treatment · Tagged: ankle pain, elderly foot issues, foot pain, old foot pain, retirement

Jul 08 2026

Severe Ankle Arthritis Linked To Significant Physical Activity Reduction

A new study out of South Korean adds more evidence to the idea keeping your ankles healthy is important for staying active as you age. According to researchers, severe ankle arthritis was greatly associated with a drop in physical activity. To get a better idea of how ankle arthritis and physical activity were linked, researchers […]

Written by Lance Silverman, MD · Categorized: Ankle Injury, Education, Exercise, Injury prevention · Tagged: ankle, ankle activity, ankle arthritis, ankle pain, ankle study

May 27 2026

Three Reasons Why More Patients Are Seeking Out Specialist Care For Ankle Sprains

Tens of thousands of people sprain their ankle every single day, and because mild and moderate sprains are so common, many people think that they can just push through the discomfort and everything will return to normal in a couple of days. The problem that many of these people eventually realize is that an ankle […]

Written by Lance Silverman, MD · Categorized: Ankle Injury, Ligament Damage, Treatment · Tagged: ankle, ankle pain, foot injuries, sprained ankle care

Dec 05 2025

What’s Causing My Pain On The Back Of My Ankle?

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Ankle pain can manifest in a number of different ways, but for a subset of Americans, they find that their ankle discomfort is most prominent on the back of the foot, just above the heel area. While it may seem like a strange location for ankle pain to develop, there are a few important structures […]

Written by Lance Silverman, MD · Categorized: Ankle Injury, Education, Treatment · Tagged: ankle, ankle pain, back of ankle, back of ankle discomfort, back of ankle pain

Sep 05 2025

Five Surprise Ways Untreated Foot Pain Can Impact Your Life

Pain tolerance varies from person to person, and oftentimes people think that if they can bear the discomfort they are in, they can manage just fine. That said, pain is a clear indicator that something is wrong in your body, and if that issue goes unaddressed for long enough, other related problems can develop. This […]

Written by Lance Silverman, MD · Categorized: Ankle Injury, Education, Foot Injury, Injury prevention · Tagged: ankle pain, foot injuries, foot pain, untreated foot pain, untreated foot problems

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Dr. Lance Silverman is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon, with specialty training in the management of conditions of the ankle and foot. Read More…

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The information contained on this site is intended to provide only general education about foot & ankle surgery and conditions. It should NOT be regarded as diagnostic, treatment or any other type of specific medical advice to anyone. On this site, Dr. Silverman periodically provides assessments and commentary on specific procedures that individuals have undergone. These assessments do not indicate that Dr. Silverman has performed these specific surgeries. Individuals should always consult a licensed and qualified health care provider for evaluation, diagnosis and treatment recommendations regarding their specific medical problems.

Pima Center Clinic

8405 North Pima Center Parkway
Suite 101
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Arcadia Clinic

3033 North 44th Street
Suite 100
Phoenix, AZ 85018

High Street Clinic

5355 East High Street
Suite 113
Phoenix, AZ 85054

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Dr. Silverman provides orthopedic ankle and foot care throughout Arizona, including the cities of: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Pima Center, Arcadia, High Street, Paradise Valley, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, and more!

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