Foot & Ankle Health Care Blog

While having untreated flat feet doesn't cause problems for everyone, flat feet can cause considerable foot and ankle pain for many people. The often-unconscious alteration in foot placement to avoid arch pain can also cause alignment problems and pain with your knees, hips, and back as well.

Having a feeling that your feet are burning is a fairly common occurrence that can be caused by a wide variety of factors. With diseases like diabetes and peripheral artery disease, a burning sensation is often accompanied by numbness and tingling.

Yes, Podiatrists treat toenail disorders. The most common toenail conditions a podiatrist treats is ingrown toenails and toenail fungus. An ingrown toenail can also cause minor pain and intermittent problems initially and get progressively painful and possibly infected as it progresses

Your nervous system provides the sensory and motor information that your muscles and other bodily systems need to operate. Should I be worried about my numb or tingling feet?

There are many great benefits to working out, exercising and sports activities. Unfortunately, all that added stress and pressure increases the chances of getting a foot or ankle injury.

Your arches are composed of a transverse section and two longitudinal sections that combine to cover the bottom of your foot. The interaction of these segments of the arch with the many tendons, muscles, and other foot components leads to many opportunities for arch pain to develop. Fortunately, you can prevent many arch related problems by visiting your foot doctor to get evaluated adequately for footwear and orthotic inserts. 

Excessive pressure and rubbing from your footwear can cause painful blisters to develop on your feet. Your inflamed skin responds to the pressure caused by poorly fitting shoes and repetitive motions from exercise, work, and sports by secreting fluid under the surface layers to help soothe the inflammation

Your ankle is a complex structure consisting of many interconnected parts, including bones, tendons, muscles, and other tissues susceptible to stress and injury.

Since young children may have trouble accurately communicating any discomfort from foot or ankle problems, it’s important to monitor the child’s movements to check for any limping or tiptoeing that may indicate a childhood injury or disease. While growth issues faced by kids will usually correct themselves over time, it’s important to have regular evaluations with your foot doctor to catch any problems early and to help prevent future complications.

Hammertoe is a toe deformity that affects one or more of the three middle toes with a downward bend at the middle or end joint. They develop slowly and don't often cause problems until severe bending has occurred and treatment is more complicated.

You shower daily. You change your socks every day yet your shoes still stink! What sort of problem could be going on?

A Neuroma is a benign tumor that cultivates from the fibrous outer layers of a nerve, particularly in the foot. It can cause a variety of sensations due to the sporadic nature of an injured nerve, one of which is unfortunately severe discomfort from a pinched nerve in between the toes.

For anyone who’s recently been diagnosed with gout or is at risk for developing gout, keeping a special eye on your food intake becomes so much more important to do on a daily basis. Whether you’re looking to reduce the side effects and symptoms of gout or lessen your vulnerability to developing gout, avoiding certain foods and favoring others is a great way to help out your body.

is an unappealing foot condition that causes the nail to become dense, yellow and brittle. If this condition goes untreated for a lengthy amount of time, the brittleness of the toenail will advance and cause it to crumble further.

Hammertoes don’t have a pleasant demeanor. They can cause deformities and forceful pain. Our podiatrists, Dr. Stuart Snyder and Dr. Sara Sharma will do their best to treat your hammertoe pain at the Maple Springs Foot Center, LLC in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where we can be reached at (301) 762-3338.

Toenail Fungus gets under your toenail, grows and causes damage. That’s really what you need to know. But if we can go into more detail, it also causes nail discoloration, thickening and a brittle effect. You may be wondering what obesity has to do with this

Flat Feet happen to a large part of the population and may or may not be a cause for concern. It occurs when the arches of the foot have partly or totally buckled and the middle part of the sole of the foot touches the ground instead of remaining raised as it should.

Sometimes, due to hereditary conditions, a person can be more likely to develop issues in their feet and ankles - a testament to the value of establishing care with a podiatrist. Fighting against the weight of our bodies and the physics of gravity reminds us exactly why it’s beneficial to be aware of what’s happening with your feet.

Metatarsal injuries can produce significant problems for your feet and lead to metatarsalgia. This happens as the ball of your foot develops inflammation and triggers aching.

One of the best ways to treat yourself this summer is to get a pedicure. Did you know pedicures are enjoyable for everyone?