I go skiing and my feet tingle?

Compression neuropathy can occur following a number of different sports that involve direct pressure to the superficial nerves of the feet.  Sports that require enclosed foot wear often contribute to compression neuropathy of the foot.  These sports would include skiing, hiking and ice skating.  Common locations for compression neuropathy include the top of the foot and at the front of the ankle.

What can be done to treat this?  Join us in this discussion to learn more.

Jeff
Jeffrey A. Oster, DPM
Medical Director
Myfootshop.com

Rheumatoid arthritis of the foot

It’s not uncommon in my practice to be the initial doctor to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis.  In the foot you say?  Yes.  There’s a number of common findings of rheumatoid arthritis that present in the foot.  The forefoot is a common place for symptoms to begins and for symptoms to linger.  The metatarsal phalangeal joints become inflamed and in severe cases actually sublux out of position.

Join us for a discussion of rheumatoid deformities of the foot.

Jeff Oster, DPM
Medical Director
Myfootshop.com

What’s a tarsal coalition?

A coalition is a bridge, and in the case of tarsal coalition, the coalition is a bridge of bone between one or more of the tarsal bones.  A tarsal coalition starts as a soft fibrous bridge in the teens.  The coalition slowly turns from a fibrous bridge to bone.  Patients with a tarsal coalition notice that by the end of their third decade, the foot is rigid and flat.

To learn more about tarsal coalition, join us in a case discussion or read more in our information pages on tarsal coalition.

Jeffrey Oster, DPM
Medical Director
Myfootshop.com

I’m uninsured and need foot surgery – what will it cost?

The cost of surgery is big.  And unfortunately, so often, the cost is somewhat nebulous.  So how do you enter into a contact with your doctor and hospital to insure that your surgery won’t put you in debtors prison?

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Runners with chronic athlete’s foot – how to treat?

Here’s the key; most fungal infections look like simple dry skin.  I think most of us would tend to think of fungal infections of the foot as bubble and blisters.  But that’s really not the case.  Most cases of chronic fungus, or what’s called tinea pedis, actually look just like dry skin.  Often we’ll see a faint redness of the skin associated with the peeling. 

So how do you treat chronic fungal infections of the foot?  Join us for the discussion.

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