Chestnut Hill Podiatry Associates

Heel pain, ingrown toenails, fungus and ankle fractures

The heel hurts most with the first steps in the morning, a toenail has grown in and turned red, an ankle swelled after a bad step: problems like these are best not left waiting. Chestnut Hill Podiatry Associates in Huntingdon Valley works out where the pain in the foot and ankle comes from and chooses treatment from conservative methods to surgery, when surgery is needed.

Plantar fasciitis, the most common cause of heel pain, develops when the strong band along the sole picks up tiny tears from repeated stress. That is why the pain is sharpest after sleep or after sitting for a long time. The doctors assess the structure of your foot and your activity level and build treatment around you.

An ankle injury is easy to mistake for a sprain, but a fracture needs an accurate, early diagnosis: heavy swelling, bruising, being unable to put weight on the foot or a changed shape of the joint cannot wait. Being able to walk on it does not mean the bone is intact.

An ingrown toenail can turn a small annoyance into pain, swelling and infection, and fungus leaves nails thick, brittle and discolored. For pain and inflammation, and for toenail fungus, the practice uses the Class IV medical laser.

Other complaints people bring to the Huntingdon Valley office:
- Foot pain: from tiredness after work to problems with ligaments and nerves
- Ankle pain after an injury or overuse
- Plantar fasciitis and other causes of heel pain
- An infected ingrown nail
- Toenail fungus
- Foot and ankle fractures
- Custom orthotics

Visits are available in Russian and English.

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