Lance Silverman, MD - Phoenix Foot & Ankle Surgeon

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Nov 12 2024

Can You Reshape Your Flat Feet?

Our feet come in all different shapes and sizes, and that’s especially true about our foot’s arch. Your foot arch plays a crucial role in helping disperse the weight of your body, and it also provides support when performing some simple movements, like walking, running or jumping. Over time, due in part to repetitive stress […]

Written by Lance Silverman, MD · Categorized: Education, Exercise, Injury prevention, Ligament Damage, Surgery, Treatment · Tagged: flat feet, foot arch, foot arch reshaping, how to reshape foot arch, reshape foot arch

Jul 24 2024

What Does A Collapsed Foot Arch Feel Like?

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Our foot arch helps to appropriately disperse the weight of our body across our foot with each step we take, so if this arch shape changes, it can have a significant impact on our feet and even systems elsewhere in our body like our ankles, knees and hips. Since a fallen or collapsed arch typically […]

Written by Lance Silverman, MD · Categorized: Exercise, Foot Injury, Injury prevention, Ligament Damage, Treatment · Tagged: collapsed arch, collapsed foot arch, collapsed foot arch pain, foot arch, treating collapsed foot arch

Aug 31 2023

Four Underlying Causes Of Flat Feet

A healthy foot arch helps to distribute the weight of your body and makes it easier for you to maintain your balance. However, everyone isn’t blessed with a perfectly shaped foot arch, and in fact many people have a fallen or flat foot arch. Flat feet may not be painful, at least at the outset, […]

Written by Lance Silverman, MD · Categorized: Foot Injury, Treatment · Tagged: feet arch, flat feet, flat feet causes, flat foot causes, foot arch

May 26 2022

Is It Better To Have High Arches Or Flat Feet?

Our feet come in all different shapes and sizes. Perhaps the foot area that varies the most from person to person is the arch, as some people have extremely high arches while others have relatively no arch, known as flat foot. But is one condition better than the other? Is it better to have high […]

Written by Lance Silverman, MD · Categorized: Ankle Injury, Foot Injury, Injury prevention, Treatment · Tagged: arch, flat feet, foot arch, foot arch pain, foot arches, high arches

May 19 2020

Three Common Foot Conditions That Cause Arch Pain

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Arches come in all shapes and sizes. Some people have naturally high arches, while others have almost no arch at all. While we can’t choose our foot arch, its design plays a crucial role in how our feet support our body’s weight when it’s in motion. If pain begins to develop in your arch, don’t […]

Written by Lance Silverman, MD · Categorized: Ankle Injury, Education, Foot Injury, Injury prevention · Tagged: arch, arch pain, foot arch, foot arch pain, treating foot arch pain

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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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