by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Foot & Ankle, Pain & Injury, Podiatry
A red, swollen, throbbing toe that flares up, settles just enough to ignore, then flares again. If that cycle sounds familiar, you are dealing with one of the most common foot problems there is, and one of the most commonly mismanaged. An ingrown toenail happens when...
by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Musculoskeletal, Podiatry, Sports Medicine
Rolled your ankle months ago, and the ankle itself is fine, but the outside of your foot still aches every time you push off? Or you are a dancer or a runner with stubborn pain along the outer edge of your midfoot that nobody has been able to name? There is a commonly...
by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Musculoskeletal, Osteoarthritis, Podiatry
Does your big toe hurt when you push off, feel stiff first thing in the morning, or ache on top of the joint in tight shoes? Most people assume they are developing a bunion, or that it must be gout. Often it is neither. The most common cause of a stiff, sore big toe...
by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Musculoskeletal, Podiatry, Sports Medicine
Pain right under the ball of your foot, usually beneath the second toe, that has not settled despite months of arch stretches and new shoes? It may not be plantar fasciitis at all. One of the most common causes of forefoot pain is an injury to the plantar plate, a...
by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Musculoskeletal, Podiatry, Sports Medicine
A sore big toe might sound like a minor complaint, but for field-sport players it can be a genuinely stubborn injury that keeps them off the park longer than expected. It even has its own name, turf toe. Turf toe is a sprain of the big toe joint, and it is more common...
by Joshua T. Wall | Foot, Podiatry
A bunion is easy to spot but often misunderstood. Many people assume it is purely cosmetic, or that the only fix is surgery. In reality, bunions are very common, can cause genuine pain, and there is a lot that conservative care can do before surgery is ever discussed....
