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Could Your Diabetic Foot Pain Be Charcot Foot?
Charcot foot is a condition that involves the gradual weakening of joints, soft tissues, and bones of the ankle or foot. It’s a severe issue for diabetics and is caused by nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy) in which the person’s ankle or foot becomes insensitive to pain. The condition is believed to be caused by repetitive…
Could That Pain Be an Ankle Impingement?
Ankle impingement develops when the soft tissues surrounding the ankle joint become irritated, pinched, or compressed. It often happens when the foot is bent downwards or flexed upwards. So in today’s post, Dr. Fred De Lucia and Dr. Pooja Shah at Foot and Ankle Surgeons of NY-Westchester share what symptoms occur with the condition and…
Flat Foot Treatment Options: What You Need to Know
While infants inherently have flat feet, their arches will develop during childhood. If you reach adulthood with flat feet or suffer from fallen arches at a later time in life, it can cause issues. So today, Dr. Fred De Lucia and Dr. Pooja Shah at Foot and Ankle Surgeons of NY-Westchester share what you need…
5 Tips for Accelerating Your Recovery Following Your Ankle Replacement
A total ankle replacement can be a great solution for patients who experience substantial issues caused by trauma to the ankle joint or moderate to severe ankle arthritis. In today’s post, Dr. Fred De Lucia and Dr. Pooja Shah at Foot and Ankle Surgeons of NY-Westchester share tips for speeding up your recovery following the…
Does a Ruptured Achilles Tendon Require Surgery?
Your Achilles tendon is a group of tissue that connects a bone to a muscle. It’s located on the back side of the lower leg and connects the calf muscle to the bone in the heel. It facilitates walking by raising the heel off the ground. In today’s post, Dr. Fred De Lucia and Dr….
High Ankle Sprains: The Basics
Are you familiar with ankle sprains that involve an injury to the ligaments that connect the fibula to the tibia? These high ankle ligaments are not usually injured as often as the lateral ligaments on the outside of the ankle joint, but high ankle sprains do occur. In today’s post, Dr. Fred De Lucia and…