A Winning Strategy: Don't Play Through Pain
Sometimes athletes can be their own worst enemy especially when they continue to play following an injury to a foot or ankle. Surgeons stress the importance of proper diagnosis, prompt treatment and full healing and rehabilitation.
New Ankle Arthritis Treatments Help Boomers Stay Active
Baby Boomers are more active than ever and don’t want to be held back by painful arthritis. While in the past pain-relieving ankle fusions were the gold standard for care, new surgical techniques including arthroscopic ankle surgery, total ankle joint replacements and bone or cartilage replacement are offering hope for those wanting to remain active
Heel Pain Continues to Plague Adults
Heel pain can have many different causes with the most common being plantar fasciitis, an inflammation of the band of tissue (plantar fascia) that extends from the heel to the toes. The good news is heel pain is treatable.