Chestnut Hill Podiatry Associates

Heel pain, bunions, diabetic foot care and laser therapy

The first steps in the morning ache in your heel, a bunion keeps you out of your favorite shoes, and with diabetes every small cut needs attention. Chestnut Hill Podiatry Associates treats feet and ankles both conservatively and surgically: from ingrown toenails and heel spurs to fractures and reconstructive surgery.

A bunion is not just a bump but the result of an unstable joint in the middle of the foot. That is why the practice offers Lapiplasty, a three-dimensional bunion correction that fixes the cause, not just the bump, and lets you get back on your feet quickly in a walking boot.

Pain and inflammation are treated with the Remy Class IV laser: light penetrates the tissue, speeds recovery and relieves pain in Achilles tendonitis, heel spurs, plantar fasciitis, neuromas, arthritis, gout, ankle sprains and swelling after surgery. The same laser treats toenail fungus.

With diabetes, the practice checks circulation, sensation, skin, nails and pressure points of the foot, so that a problem is caught before it becomes an ulcer or an infection. For people with poor circulation there is a painless vascular exam: a cuff on the leg measures blood flow, and the doctor sees whether further help is needed.

What else the practice treats:
- Ingrown toenails
- Heel and foot pain
- Hammertoes
- Foot and ankle fractures
- Ankle sprains
- Custom orthotics made to the contours of your feet

Request an appointment on the website or by phone: the sooner a foot is checked, the easier it is to protect.

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