Plantar Fasciitis Treatment - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

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Plantar Fasciitis Treatment - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

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Dr. Ed Davis discusses the symptoms, causes and treatment for plantar fasciitis.

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Plantar fasciitis is the term commonly used to refer to heel and arch pain traced to an inflammation on the bottom of the foot. More specifically, plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the connective tissue, called plantar fascia, that stretches from the base of the toes, across the arch of the foot, to the point at which it inserts into the heel bone. Overpronation is the most common cause of plantar fasciitis. As the foot rolls inward excessively when walking, it flattens the foot, lengthens the arch, and puts added tension on the plantar fascia. Over time, this causes inflammation.

Also known as heel spur syndrome, the condition is often successfully treated with conservative measures, such as the use of anti-inflammatory medications, ice packs, stretching exercises, orthotic devices, and physical therapy. Note: Please consult your physician before taking any medications. In persistent cases, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment (ESWT) may be used to treat the heel pain.

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Laser Therapy for Foot Pain - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

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Laser Therapy for Foot Pain - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

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Dr. Ed Davis discusses how laser treatment can be used to treat fungal toenails (onychomycosis).

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Ingrown Toenails - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

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Dr. Ed Davis discusses the symptoms, causes and treatment for ingrown toenails.

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Ingrown nails are nails whose corners or sides dig painfully into the skin, often causing infection. They are frequently caused by improper nail trimming, but also by shoe pressure, injury, fungus infection, heredity, and poor foot structure.

Toenails should be trimmed straight across, slightly longer than the end of the toe, with toenail clippers.

If they become painful or infected, contact our office. We may remove the ingrown portion of the nail and if the condition reoccurs frequently, may permanently remove the nail.

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Treatment for Tarsal Tunnel - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

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Treatment for Tarsal Tunnel - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

Dr. Ed Davis discusses the symptoms, causes and treatment for tarsal tunnel syndrome.

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Tarsal tunnel syndrome is one of the more common of the less common causes of heel pain. The posterior tibial nerve is the main nerve to the bottom of the foot, its fibers taking origin from nerve roots L5, S1. The posterior tibial nerve travels through a canal along the inside of the ankle on its way to the sole of the foot. It is most likely to become squeezed or entrapped in that canal, the canal also being known as the tarsal tunnel.

The posterior tibial nerve has two main branches that give sensation to the bottom of the foot, the medial plantar nerve and the lateral plantar nerve. There are some small branches given off from the posterior tibial nerve before it splits into its main two branches known as the medial calcaneal nerves. Uncommonly, the medial calcaneal nerves themselves can become entrapped causing pain right on the bottom of the heel.

The first branch that comes off the lateral plantar nerve is sometimes called "Baxters nerve" and can become entrapped by itself, causing pain at the base of the heel. This is termed "Baxter's neuritis" and its existence is somewhat controversial and unproven.

Pressure or entrapment of the posterior tibial nerve (tarsal tunnel syndrome) can be caused by scar tissue or by "growths" pressing up against the nerve. It has been estimated that as many as 30% of such growths include varicose veins in the tarsal tunnel. Other "growths" may include ganglions (fluid filled cysts) or other tumors, but rarely maligancies.

Testing for tarsal tunnel syndrome often includes an NCV, nerve conduction velocity test. If tarsal tunnel syndrome is found, an MRI may be ordered to look for the existence of a growth which may be pressing up against the nerve.

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Custom Orthotics - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

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Custom Orthotics - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

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Dr. Ed Davis discusses how custom orthotics can help correct biomechanical problems of the foot to alleviate heel pain and other foot problems.

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A prescription foot orthosis is an in-shoe brace which is designed to correct for abnormal foot and lower extremity function [the lower extremity includes the foot, ankle, leg, knee, thigh and hip. In correcting abnormal foot and lower extremity function, the prescription foot orthosis reduces the strain on injured structures in the foot and lower extremity, allowing them to heal and become non-painful. In addition, prescription foot orthoses help prevent future problems from occurring in the foot and lower extremity by reducing abnormal or pathological forces acting on the foot and lower extremity. A prescription foot orthosis is more commonly known by the public as a "foot orthotic".

Podiatrists prescribe two main types of prescription foot orthoses for their patients, accommodative orthoses and functional foot orthoses. Both types of prescription foot orthoses are used to correct the foot plant of the patient so that the pain in their foot or lower extremity will improve so that normal activities can be resumed without pain. However, accommodative and functional foot orthoses are generally made using different materials and may not look or feel the same. Both types of prescription foot orthoses are nearly always prescribed as a pair to allow more normal function of both feet [similar to having both the left and right wheels of a car realigned in a front end alignment.

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Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX - Ed Davis, DPM, FACFAS

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Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX - Ed Davis, DPM, FACFAS

 

Meet Dr. Ed Davis podiatrist as he discusses foot and ankle care in south Texas.

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If you're looking for heel pain relief, bunion care or other podiatric services in Southern Texas, we welcome you to our practice.

Dr. Ed Davis is a podiatrist with 2 offices in the San Antonio, Texas and southern Texas areas, who believes that a doctor and patient become a team for treating an individual's feet. Dr. Davis and his staff spend most of their time listening to understand your concerns and responding with the best treatment options for you.

We also want our patients to be informed about podiatric problems and treatments provided in the San Antonio TX area, because informed patients make better decisions about their health and well being. That is why we've included an extensive section on this web site covering the full array of topics associated with podiatry and podiatric diagnoses and treatments. We encourage you to look through these pages whenever you have an interest or concern about your feet.

We also know that convenience for San Antonio area residents is important to your selection of a podiatrist. In these web pages you'll find information about South Texas Podiatrist's offices, including our locations, maps to our offices, directions, hours, insurance policies and appointment scheduling. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you have or to request an appointment. We hope you'll find our practice offers the accessibility and personal commitment you look for from a physician.

New procedure for heel pain, now available in San Antonio: http://www.topazprocedure.com

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http://www.heelpain.pro

 

Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX - Ed Davis, DPM, FACFAS

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Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX - Ed Davis, DPM, FACFAS

 

Meet Dr. Ed Davis podiatrist as he discusses foot and ankle care in south Texas.

http://www.southtexaspodiatrist.com

If you're looking for heel pain relief, bunion care or other podiatric services in Southern Texas, we welcome you to our practice.

Dr. Ed Davis is a podiatrist with 2 offices in the San Antonio, Texas and southern Texas areas, who believes that a doctor and patient become a team for treating an individual's feet. Dr. Davis and his staff spend most of their time listening to understand your concerns and responding with the best treatment options for you.

We also want our patients to be informed about podiatric problems and treatments provided in the San Antonio TX area, because informed patients make better decisions about their health and well being. That is why we've included an extensive section on this web site covering the full array of topics associated with podiatry and podiatric diagnoses and treatments. We encourage you to look through these pages whenever you have an interest or concern about your feet.

We also know that convenience for San Antonio area residents is important to your selection of a podiatrist. In these web pages you'll find information about South Texas Podiatrist's offices, including our locations, maps to our offices, directions, hours, insurance policies and appointment scheduling. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you have or to request an appointment. We hope you'll find our practice offers the accessibility and personal commitment you look for from a physician.

New procedure for heel pain, now available in San Antonio: http://www.topazprocedure.com

Visit our websites:

http://www.southtexaspodiatrist.com

http://www.heelpain.pro

 

Heel Pain Treatment - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

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Heel Pain Treatment - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

Dr. Ed Davis discusses the symptoms, causes and treatments for heel pain (plantar fasciitis).

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Heel pain is the fourth most common reason for patients to visit their family doctor's office. The most common cause of heel pain is plantar fasciitis. There are other causes of heel pain such as rheumatoid arthritis and gout but plantar fasciitis probably makes up about 95 percent of the causes of heel pain.

The plantar fascia is a broad, flat ligament that runs along the bottom of the foot lending the foot support. It is shaped like a trapezoid, being narrower at its attachment to the heel bone then widening as it courses forward toward its insertion at the base of the toes. Patients often present with pain of insidious onset, gradual progression and culminating to a point in which medical attention is sought.

The plantar fascia serves to support the foot so anything that is increasing the demand for support on the foot increases strain of the plantar fascia. Common reasons for increased strain on the plantar fascia include overpronation which is a rolling in of the foot. Overpronation is often confused with a flat foot but the two are very different. The height of the arch has little to do with the mechanical integrity of the foot but it is how the arch functions as we walk (gait) that determines how much strain is placed on the plantar fascia. A foot that rolls inward too much after the foot strikes the ground is a foot that overpronates and is a foot which strains the plantar fascia.

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Bunions - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

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Bunions - Podiatrist in San Antonio, Live Oak and Stone Oak, TX

Dr. Ed Davis discusses the symptoms, causes and treatments for bunions.

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Bunions are misaligned big toe joints that can become swollen and tender, causing the first joint of the big toe to slant outward, and the second joint to angle toward the other toes. Bunions tend to be hereditary, but can be aggravated by shoes that are too narrow in the forefoot and toe. Surgery by a podiatric physician is frequently recommended to correct the problem.

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