When Should You Have Bunion Surgery?
“Do I need bunion surgery?” This is easily one of the most common questions we hear in practice—and the answer is rarely simple. In fact, it’s highly individual and often depends on who you ask. Surgeons may be inclined to view surgery as the definitive solution to structural problems. On the other hand, non-surgical practitioners […]
Blister: Understanding Prevention and Treatment
To Treat and ultimately Prevent Blisters we first have to understand what causes them and then use this information to head them off at the pass.(yes Grammarly raised the digital eyebrows at that analogy too!) Blisters are defined as: a small bubble on the skin filled with serum and caused by friction, burning, or other damage. […]
Sever’s disease is a common childhood and early teenage affliction, what causes it?
Today’s topic arises from a question from a patient regarding our last blog and the appearance of a lovely young lady with a very sore posterior heel. Sever’s Disease may considered an old fashioned term, and rightly so since it was first described in 1912 by J W Sever. Calcaneal Apophysitis may be more appropriate […]
Is Growing Pains a clinical diagnosis? or just evidence of a lazy clinician.
This is another one of those pet peeves of mine, and yes I know, enough of the eye-rolling. The “Growing Pains” diagnosis is delivered daily to concerned parents and affected child with the advice that “this too shall pass”. Just like acne, temper tantrums, nose bleeds and all the other myriad of interesting afflictions associated […]