Rarely in a foot surgeons career does a surgical procedure come along that truly renders a better outcome and makes patient recovery easier. Almost always, the outcome is dependent on the surgeon performing the surgery. Although there is no procedure that can overcome poor technique there is now finally a new way to correct bunions…
The most common bunion corrective procedure performed in America and in my office is the Austin bunionectomy. It is also called a Chevron bunionectomy. Most bunions are easily repositioned with this procedure. Like all the surgeries, the results vary from near perfect to having to perform it over. Why? I will answer that later. The…
Each day, with every step you take, your big toe takes a tremendous amount of stress—a force equal to about twice your body weight. Most of us don’t realize how much we use our big toe. We tend to take it for granted, unless a problem develops. One problem that afflicts the big toe is…
WHAT ARE HAMMERTOES? Hammertoe is a bending in one or more joints (knuckles) of the small toes. Because of the deformity that this causes, the tops of the toes press against shoes and can hurt. The toes can also be uncomfortable at the tip where they press into the floor or sole of the shoe.…
It’s has been 2 ½ months since I had surgery for my arthritic bunion. I started wearing loose sneakers around week 5 but continued taking anti-inflammatory medications for pain and swelling. I can wear all my shoes now but am not pain-free. When I have time I go to Roxbury Physical Therapy for treatments, my…
I have been suffering from arthritis in my left great toe for many years. When wearing certain shoes, my big toe joint would swell and turn red. To ease the pain, I wore orthotics and stiff soled wide shoes. Cortisone injections and anti-inflammatory medication also became an essential part of my daily routine. All of…
By Dr. David M. Pizzano | If you’re as old as I am, you may have been subjected to, or know people who were subjected to archaic foot aligning devices, that were attached to shoes and usually worn at night. On a lesser scale perhaps your mom and dad brought you to a children’s shoe…
So you’ve just gotten a quote from a builder to do a major renovation on your home. What do you do next? You get another quote of course. When it comes to our health care very few of us do the same. In a study by Harris Interactive, 70% of adults stated that they would…