Foot & ankle health blog
Practical advice on heel pain, bunions, diabetic foot care, sports injuries and everything else that brings patients through our doors — written by the podiatrists of Podiatry Associates of Houston.
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What’s Causing My Heel Pain?
Is heel pain happening to you more often than you would like? Is heel pain making it impossible to lace up those sneakers and go on your morning run? If so, then you may want to read on to find out what’s going on, how to treat this problem and when it’s time to turn
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When You Should Consider Total Ankle Replacement
Arthritis can quickly affect your quality of life and cause problems performing simple, everyday tasks. Depending on its location, arthritis can even cause issues walking and standing. Treating severe ankle arthritis often requires a total ankle replacement. However, understanding your options and when a total ankle replacement becomes necessary can help you take action to overcome
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Ankle Sprains: Podiatric Evaluation and Treatment Strategies
Strategies Our team of podiatry specialists at Podiatry Associates of Houston offers the communities of Chimney Rock, Memorial City, Katy, Willowbrook, and Woodlands in Houston, TX, skilled care for sports injuries and other podiatric conditions. What Is Considered an Ankle Sprain? Ankle sprains are a common phenomenon that almost anyone is susceptible to. Strong ligaments
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Are You Dealing With Heel Pain?
Heel pain is one of those things that sound minor but can completely disrupt your life. Walking across the parking lot to the office or grocery store can be such a painful experience that you soon find inventive ways to decrease the amount of time you spend on your feet. Eventually, you may stop exercising
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Common Sports Injuries and How We Can Help
# Sports Injuries and Treatment If you play sports, injuries can be a common problem, especially with high-impact sports. Your feet are especially vulnerable because they absorb a lot of the impact. The podiatrists at Podiatry Associates of Houston in Houston, Texas offer a wide range of sports injury treatment to help you feel better.
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Foot Injuries Can Take You Out of the Game
Your feet and ankles are important assets. Just think about what you do with them: run, walk, jump, dance, skate, play ball, skip, hop and just stand still. Plus, if you’re an athlete–either professional or amateur–an injury to your lower extremities definitely changes the game. Your foot doctors in Houston, examine, treat and help prevent
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How To Deal With Sports Injuries
Are you anxious to get back on your feet after a sports injury? Returning to your activity too soon can delay healing and even worsen your problem. Dr. David Blumfield, Dr. Michael Mineo, Dr. Jorge Matuk and Dr. Maria Buitrago in Houston, TX, explain how to handle your sports injury. Take it easy Your body
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Nerve Pain Treatment
Your body tells you when something is wrong. For instance, while some nerve pain is idiopathic–that is, there’s no identifiable reason for it–most neuropathy comes from real problems with your physiology or anatomy. Nerve pain in the feet, for instance, can originate with diabetes or in compression of the nerves. At Podiatric Associates of Houston,
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Protecting Yourself from Sports Injuries
Are you a sports enthusiast–runner, tennis player or martial arts expert? If you are, you must protect your feet and ankles from sports injuries. At Podiatry Associates of Houston, our team of four podiatrists can show you how to keep your lower extremities healthy, functional and pain-free. Stay in the game with podiatric care from
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Treating Your Nerve Pain
How your podiatrists in Houston, TX, can help you get relief from nerve pain Diabetes is a common disease, and its effects on your body can be very serious. The disease compromises your immune, circulatory, and nervous systems, causing circulation problems, and affecting your body’s ability to heal. It also can cause nerve pain, which
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Treating Your Sports Injury
Healthy feet and ankles will take you anywhere you need to go. This is particularly true if you play sports. All that running, pivoting, turning, twisting, and jumping you do in various sports would be virtually impossible if you have unhealthy ankles and feet. However, it’s not just those sweat-inducing and fast-paced sports that require
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What Can I Do About Bunions?
Do you recall when your Grandmother complained about her bunions? While a sore, reddened bony bump at the base of the big toe often happens as we age, younger people get bunions, too–even athletes and children. And, they’re nothing to joke about because these toe joint problems cause significant pain and impair walking and other
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