Pain on the Outside of the Foot or Ankle?Could be Peroneal TendonitisI commonly see patients complaining of pain on the "outside" of the foot by the side leading up to little toe. These patients have been previously diagnosed as having arthritis, ankle instability, or a pinched nerve. However, after performing a thorough clinical and biomechanical examination I am usually surprised to find that these patients have tendonitis of the peroneal tendo...

Torn ACL?Why are female soccer players prone to it and can we prevent it?Anyone who is a fan of the U.S. Women's Soccer team has noticed the large number of star players who have had serious knee injuries during this World Cup. The most recent potentially career-ending injury was Megan Rapinoe, which required reconstructive knee surgery. The culprit is a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament, better known as the ACL. According to the American College o...

Post COVID Plantar FasciitisThis isn’t your Grandfather’s Heel PainLet me first start by reminding my readers that the purpose of my articles is never to paraphrase the same information that is available about any medical topic through a Google search. Rather, I try to  bring up-to-date practical knowledge on these topics from the perspective of my experience in clinical practice. So here is one that you wont find anywhere else.There has been an ...

Claw Toe DeformityAn Overlooked Cause of Foot PainMost people are familiar with hammer toes and the painful “corns” they form over the top of the affected toes. However, their distant cousin, the claw toe, is rarely mentioned in most online searches dealing with digital deformities. This, in spite of the fact that they can lead to foot pain that can affect most of the forefoot area. This article will  describe exactly what this deformity is, its ...

Foot WartsA Better Way to Eliminate ThemHello, the goal of this blog post is to provide my readers with insightful information that they won't typically find through a simple Google search; so I won't waste too much of your time going over the online medical definition of a wart, but rather I'll share with you my 30 years of experience in treating these lesions and try to explain the best I can on how foot warts affect the quality of your life an...

Diabetic NeuropathyFacts vs Fiction and New Hope My diabetic patients know that in my almost 30 years of practice I have made the treatment of diabetic neuropathy a cornerstone of my of diabetic foot care clinic. It is a debilitating condition that robs patients of their quality of life. Traditional treatments consisted initially of anti-depressants. Later on anti seizure medication drugs such gabapentin and regabalin (Lyrica) were shown to be a ...