General Foot Care for Every Age

What You Need To Know

Here is what to know about general foot care and when to see a podiatrist.

General Foot Care for the Whole Family

Advanced Foot and Ankle offers foot care to cover all ages of your family. Our podiatrists have extensive training in pediatric foot care ranging from in toeing and ingrown nails to flat feet and clubfoot. A majority of our pediatric patients involved in sports are at risk for sprains and strains, and we have preventative measures to help protect our young athletes.

If you are a weekend warrior with all of the aches and pains that come with it, we help with plantar fasciitis, bursitis, sprains, and other foot and ankle injuries. We also care for our senior community, addressing arthritis, fall prevention, and routine foot care. Additionally, we focus on diabetic foot care for all ages, including diabetic wound care, limb salvage, and Charcot foot reconstruction.

When you experience a foot or ankle injury or infection, your life can come to a stop. We rely on our feet and ankles to do life, and we only see their importance when they cannot function properly. Most foot and ankle issues are a result of injury, poor foot care, or genetics.

Common conditions we treat include Achilles tendinitis, ankle sprains and fractures, arthritis, athlete’s foot, bunions, hammer toe, heel pain, ingrown toenails, Morton’s neuroma, plantar fasciitis, and stress fractures. If a foot or ankle condition is keeping you from living life fully, call us today to set up an appointment and get back on your feet.

Non-Opioid Pain Treatment Options

In a country plagued by the opioid crisis, the race is on to find novel solutions for managing pain. One in five Americans experience some sort of chronic pain. If you started taking prescription opioids to manage chronic pain in your foot or ankle, you will need new pain relief options if and when you cut back or stop taking opioid drugs.

At an appointment with Advanced Foot and Ankle Center, we offer acupuncture, which uses fine needles at specific points to release endorphins and influence serotonin levels. Biofeedback helps people take control of their own body responses, including pain. Corticosteroid injections, used occasionally, can relieve pain and inflammation caused by arthritis, sciatica, and other conditions. Pain-relieving devices such as splints, braces, canes, crutches, walkers, and shoe orthotics can support painful joints and relieve pressure on irritated nerves.

Physical therapy helps restore your ability to move and walk, while occupational therapy improves your ability to perform activities of daily living. Therapeutic massage may relieve pain by relaxing painful muscles, tendons, and joints. TENS uses a mild electrical current to block pain signals traveling from the body to the brain, and iontophoresis uses electrical stimulation to drive medications into areas of pain. Ultrasound and cold laser therapy may reduce inflammation and promote healing. Ask our team which combination of therapies may be right for you.