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Lumbar radiculopathy is pain in the lower extremities along the course of a nerve coming from the low back. It is most commonly seen in our practice coming from the longest nerve in your body, the sciatic nerve which is referred to as sciatica. It controls many of the m...

Peripheral neuropathy, a result of damage to peripheral nerves, often causes weakness, numbness and pain, of feet. It can also affect other areas of your body. Peripheral nervous system sends information from your brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) to the re...

The Peroneal nerve is on the outside of the fibula just below the knee. Pressure to the peroneal nerve, as you might experience if you sit with your legs crossed for too long, can trigger temporary foot drop. Foot drop, sometimes called drop foot, is a general term for...

Tarsal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition that is caused by the entrapment of the posterior tibial nerve on the inside of the ankle. There are some very tight structures in this area, so there is very little room for expansion if any of these structures becomes infl...

Tingling, burning, shooting sensations to the top of the foot. Pain is worse in shoes, especially laceups. Hitting the nail on the head in describing your symptoms? This condition hurts! And it is making it next to impossible to find shoes that don’t make it worse...

In arthroplasty, the damaged ankle joint is replaced with an artificial implant (prosthesis). Although not as common as total hip or knee joint replacement, advances in implant design have made ankle replacement a feasible option for many people. In addition to providin...

Arthrodesis fuses the bones of the joint completely, making one continuous bone. The surgeon uses pins, plates and screws, or rods to hold the bones in the proper position while the joint(s) fuse. If the joints do not fuse (nonunion), this hardware may break. A bone gra...

We have extensive experience in treating all aspects of foot and ankle arthritis. This includes osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, and inflammatory arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis. Treatment of these conditions ranges from conservative treatment with ar...

Morton’s neuroma is a painful condition that affects the ball of your foot, most commonly the area between your third and fourth toes. Morton’s neuroma may feel as if you are standing on a pebble in your shoe or on a fold in your sock. Morton’s neuro...

Ollier’s Disease, also known as enchondromatosis, frequently occurs in the small bones in the hands and toes (phalanges) and the long bones behind the phalanges, called metatarsals. This condition is characterized by multiple enchondromas. Some form of injury or t...