TREATMENT PROCESS

This is my current treatment process for patients with Equinus or tightness in the heel cord. Please watch the video for full details. 

• 1st Visit - Evaluate your condition, review x-rays, and perform a walking evaluation to determine the cause of your condition. Many patients w...

We have a new neighbor on Rt. 9 in Shrewsbury that I can't ignore. The Good Feet Store is now in Central Massachusetts and that’s concerning to me as a medical provider for many reasons.

They are welcome in our community and we wish them the best of luck, but we thought it’s important that our othe...

Very often, patients come to us concerned if their toenail will grow back after trauma or removal, specially because it might feel like the nail is not growing fast enough, compared to their fingernails. Here are three common misconceptions about toenail growth:

#1 Toenails grow slower than fingern...

There is a common condition where the nail lifts, usually starting at the tip and going further down the toe, hollowing and detaching the nail from the nail bed. Onycholysis can also occur in the middle or the base of the nail. Many people think they might have a fungal infection because it may look...

Have you ever felt pain on the bottom of the foot as if you were constantly walking on a small pebble, especially under a bony prominence? This could be a porokeratoma: a small hard round bump that develops due to a clogged sweat gland.

Typically confused with a callus, a porokeratoma has a yellowi...

Can you imagine not wearing sandals for about nine years, not even at the beach, because you are embarrassed about your ugly toenails? This happened to a patient I saw recently and she walked out the office crying in relief, joy and proud of how her toenails looked good and natural after a cosmet...

“Kissing corns” are calluses or corns that develop between the toes, usually between the fourth and fifth (pinky) digits. The pain happens because the toe bones rub against each other creating little corns that “kiss.” They are also called soft corns or calluses.

Despite the name, it’s a very painf...

“My big toe hurts” is a common complaint for new patients in our office. There are myriad reasons why a big toe can hurt. These include ingrown toenails, bony prominences, arthritis, gout, infection, bunions, sesamoiditis, fractures. For the purpose of this article, we’re going to discuss the big to...