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| General Foot Problems |
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| This section explains some of the more
common foot problems treated at the Podiatrist's office.
You will find information on the topics of conservative
(and surgical) care of bunions, hammertoes, arthritic
joint problems, plantar fasciitis, neuromas, warts and
fractures. |
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| Podiatric Surgery |
| If your problem does not adequately respond
to conservative care, then surgery may be an option.
Corrective operative procedures, including prosthetic
joint implants, plastic surgery and other bony deformity
correction techniques for the alleviation of various
foot and ankle disorders are done in this office. These
include hammertoes, bunions, heel spurs, 'pump bumps'
and other maladies. |
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| Orthopaedics/Biomechanics |
| The prevention, diagnosis and treatment
of imperfect foot structure and function through the
use of prostheses, orthoses, appliances, physical therapy,
medications, exercises and special footgear. The is
also important in the treatment of athletes involved
in activities causing repetitive stress and long-term
effects of minor--and major--injuries. |
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| Wound Care |
| The care and education of diabetic patients
and the prevention of wounds is an important part of
our practice as well. Once a wound develops, healing
that wound through proper wound care management requires
expert skill. The coordination of services with your
primary care physician (and possibly vascular surgery,
if needed) are important in healing the wound and helping
prevent its recurrence. |
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| Sports Medicine |
| Any number of injuries can occur with
sports participation. These can be mundane (strains
and bruises) or be seriously debilitating (compound
fractures and muscle/tendon tears). All the injuries
within this range are of equal importance to the athlete,
as it hinders (or stops) performance and need to be
addressed. Hopefully, the treatment and healing course
can be achieved without excessive downtime. |
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