A new study published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery found that although both procedures were often successful, total ankle arthroplasty proved to be the better procedure on multiple levels compared to ankle arthrodesis for patients with severe ankle arthritis. End-stage ankle arthritis can be a disabling condition that oftentimes involves significant pain […]
Why You Shouldn’t Wait To See A Foot Specialist
When you injure your arm or thumb, it’s pretty easy to protect those areas while time helps the body heal. People tend to treat their feet a little different, because we typically can’t stop using our feet. Even when we try to protect our feet and ankles, oftentimes we end up putting thousands of steps […]
What’s Causing My Ankle Pain Without Injury?
If you sprain your ankle or fall off a ladder and land on your foot, it’s pretty easy to recognize what’s causing your pain. You may not know if it’s a break or a sprain specifically, but it shouldn’t be all that hard to identify based on the cause and your symptoms. However, what if […]
How To Reduce Swelling And Bruising In A Sprained Ankle
Ankle sprains are one of the most common types of foot injuries, as more than 25,000 Americans are felled by a sprained ankle each day. Some of these sprains are minor, while others can knock a person off their feet for weeks or months at a time. Regardless of the severity of the sprain, some […]
Why Don’t More People Seek Care For Their Foot Pain?
If you come down with the seasonal flu, you head to the doctor for antibiotics. If your child has a fever, you take them to the after hours clinic to ensure everything is alright. We prioritize our health in certain situations and ignore it in others, and a study on foot pain management reveals that […]