Gout is a foot condition that we’ve talked about more than a few times on this blog. It’s an incredibly common condition, estimated to affect about 12 million people in the United States. Regular exercise and an improved diet can help to calm gout flareups, but one oft-overlooked aspect of gout management is your liquid […]
Can Gout Be Treated With Surgery?
Gout is an inflammatory condition that can affect joints throughout the body, but the most common area for it to rear its ugly head is in your feet. The condition develops when uric acid, which is typically produced and excreted by your body as waste, ends up staying in your bloodstream and eventually crystallizing in […]
Why Gout Isn’t Always Easy To Treat
Gout is one of the more common foot conditions that we see in our office, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy to treat. Many foot conditions get better when people swhich to a more supportive or protective shoe, but as evidenced by a a recent study, that’s not the case with gout. According to […]
What Diet Should I Follow If I Have Gout?
Gout is a foot condition that is caused by the build up of uric acid in our body. Typically this acid is discarded by your kidneys, but if it is not successfully discarded, if can form small crystals around the joints. When this happens, the crystals can irritate the joints, causing pain and swelling. When […]
ACP Issues New Gout Guidelines
The American College of Physicians has issued new guidelines for the treatment of gout. The new guidelines suggest that physicians should look to control gout with corticosteroids, nonsterodial anti-inflammatory drugs, or colchicine to treat patients with acute gout. “Physicians should consider using corticosteroids first in patients without contraindications because they are one of the most […]