http://gellerpodiatry.com Foot Care, Healing and Cosmetic Surgery Thu, 27 May 2010 12:37:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sometimes doctors speak a different language.  I am flying home after taking part in a lecture series at the podiatry school in Oakland, CA.  There were 4 speakers from prestigious teaching hospitals lecturing to an audience of 2nd year medical students.  I enjoy listening to my friends lecture, but as ... http://gellerpodiatry.com/the-causes-of-foot-pain-sound-like-a-different-language/ I’m sitting on a plane as I write this flipping through the airline magazines.  I notice a few things that drive me nuts.  There are suggested exercises to do while seated.  Ankle rotation, foot flex, and heel lift.  You’re not serious are you?  Have you done these?  Who is this ... http://gellerpodiatry.com/severe-pain-in-the-heel-of-your-foot-did-you-ever-wonder-why/ The back of your heel is a small area, but there are a few different problems that can cause pain here.  This isn’t plantar fasciitis we’re talking about.  The area where your Achilles tendon attaches to your heel is what I want to discuss.  You can imagine that since this ... http://gellerpodiatry.com/achilles-heel-pain-diagnosis-is-childs-play/ Heel pain is the most common complaint a podiatrist hears.  In fact, I don't have to be at work to hear it.  My friends joke because at any given time a stranger can walk up to me waving their foot around asking me about the pain in their heel.  This ... http://gellerpodiatry.com/heel-pain/ Seeing a new patient is like an athlete getting ready to go onto the field or an actor waiting in the wings preparing to go onstage.  I have to get psyched, this is your first impression of me.  I pick up the paperwork you filled out and see that the ... http://gellerpodiatry.com/foot-pain/ Paul trained for his first marathon.  He was smart about it going first to his doctor for a physical then having his feet and shoes checked in my office.  His training program included strength training, flexibility, and running.  Paul said the race was hard on his body, but he was ... http://gellerpodiatry.com/marathon-recovery-after-pf-changs-phoenix-marathon/ [caption id="attachment_377" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="screw and absorbable pin"][/caption] So your toe is bent to the point where your shoes rub on the top of your to causing pain.  The skin is always red and sore.  The bending has gotten worse over the past year and at times you have pain in ... http://gellerpodiatry.com/hammertoe-surgery-without-the-pin/ Grab a pair of sneakers and go.  That’s all it takes to run, right?  Maybe that’s why more people than ever are running marathons.  Running a marathon is an admirable goal, but the philosophy of just grabbing a pair of shoes and running may be why I’m seeing more running ... http://gellerpodiatry.com/injuries-while-training-running-a-marathon/ I guess it’s the training I received combined with a dry sense of humor and no nonsense approach that filled my practice with patients other doctors considered too hard to heal.  Because of the level of patient I treat at Desert Foot Surgeons, I take your recovery seriously as should ... http://gellerpodiatry.com/recovering-from-hammertoe-surgery/ So you're at the point where you need surgery to fix your hammertoes and you want more information.  They way I fix your toe depends on the cause and there are 3 causes of hammertoes.  These different causes make the toes bend and twist in different directions.  Your 2nd and ... http://gellerpodiatry.com/hammertoe-surgery/