Helpful Tips & Advice from Our Board-Certified Podiatrist

Many days I’ll see a patient who is sent to me for follow up from an urgent care facility. These patients are often already established patients of mine but went to urgent care because their injury or concern happened outside of my business hours. Many of these foot...

Discolored toenails are common. If you have one, don’t ignore it. Yellow or white toenails usually indicates a form of fungus. Brown, purple, or black toenails often indicate a micro-injury leading to blood under the nail. Although quite rare, a black toenail could...

Did you know that “Growing Pains” are extremely rare. There are some people who believe they don’t exist at all. In our experience, the children who were referred to us with a diagnosis of growing pains became pain-free from a simple solution we use every day. So,...

Most people don’t realize that dry skin on the bottom of the feet could be a sign of Athlete’s Foot. Dry skin isn’t always just dry skin. It doesn’t matter whether you’re 20 years old or 80 years old, dry skin could mean you have Fungus in the skin. Athlete’s Foot...

Getting the diagnosis right is half the battle when dealing with foot conditions. There are three conditions we commonly see inaccurately diagnosed because there is a close resemblance. Condition #1: 2nd MTP CAPSULITIS The close resemblance to this common condition of...

Children are prone to ingrown toenails just as adults are. A child as young as three years old can get an ingrown nail. The number one cause of this condition isn’t improper cutting of the nail but rather genetics. If a child complains of pain around a nail without an...

There are many reasons why your big toe could hurt. We put a tremendous amount of weight on this part of our foot. It’s a wonder our big toes can hold up to so much pounding. We’ll often see someone come in with big toe pain but have no visual signs of anything...

Pain in the arch of the foot is quite common. Adults and kids are equally prone to pain here. In kids, flat feet are most often the foot type that causes arch pain; in adults, high arches can also be the culprit. Arch pain can occur because of an injury, but most...