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Have you heard of “toe spring?” If you haven’t, you’re not alone. It’s actually only coming to our awareness recently. It’s a condition that leads to foot problems such as plantar fasciitis and inflammation in your foot’s soft tissue. It can also lead to crooked toes, and lower leg and knee problems. Most shoes, and … Continue reading What is Toe Spring and Why Should You Care?

There are a number of reasons that the appearence of our nails change over time, whether its infection with bacteria or fungus or as a result of microtrauma, our nails are subject to changes in appearence. Often, with fungal, bacterial, or traumatic changes the nail plate can thicken and discolor causing displeasure with the appearence … Continue reading Not Happy with the appearence of your nails?/ Have your nails stopped growing?

You hear about “turf toe” most commonly during the NFL season. It’s a frequent injury in that sport. However, it’s also common in many other sports including soccer, basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, and dance. The most common cause of turf toe is the hard artificial turf surfaces many teams in the NFL used to play on. … Continue reading What to Do About Turf Toe

The Lapiplasty procedure is a system used for 3d bunion correction in patients with mild, moderate, and severe bunion deformity. It is an effective base procedure that corrects bunion deformity in three planes. The correction seen with this procedure has made it popular among patients and has led to lower rates of recurrence of bunions. … Continue reading North Texas Foot and Ankle is Excited to Announce Dr. Holcombe and Dr. Millar are certified in performing the Lapiplasty procedure for Bunion Correction

Baseball, football, soccer…and ankle injuries! At least life is returning back to normal again. Sports are incredibly beneficial for your child’s health, and probably even indispensable. While they do come with the risk of injury, the benefits far outweigh the potential injuries your child could suffer. So take a look at this brief guide to … Continue reading Help Your Child Protect Their Ankles During Youth Sports

With California saying its economy will open in June, signs are slowly coming about that society will return to normal. If you’re a senior citizen, you may feel more comfortable with getting out a little more. Did you know that you don’t need to do strenuous exercise to get the benefits of exercising? You can … Continue reading The Benefits of Brisk Walking For Seniors

Though rare, Charcot foot can be a hereditary issue or one brought on by diabetes when the condition begins to cause peripheral neuropathy. If you don’t catch Charcot foot early on and do something about it, it can make the joints in your foot collapse and lead to your foot looking deformed. There are actually … Continue reading What To Do If You’re At Risk for Charcot Foot

Has this ever happened to you? You’re doing your normal exercise routine when suddenly, your ankle locks up and you feel pain and stiffness. You’re frustrated because you can’t continue your exercise regimen as normal. So you have to stop, go home, and rest. What’s going on? It could be a lot of things. However, … Continue reading Why Does Your Ankle Suddenly “Lock Up?”

Flat feet in children have traditionally been ignored by most clinicians. While the condition can cause problems for your child, it can be present but not cause pain or discomfort. As a result, many in the medical community simply overlook the condition. But, flat feet can cause other problems for your child, including: Avoiding physical … Continue reading What to Do About Flat Feet in Children

While seniors have the highest risk of suffering a serious or fatal injury from falling, they’re far from the only at-risk age group. According to research published at the National Institute of Mental Health by Timsina and others, falls are actually the leading cause of injury for all age groups. And, they also note that … Continue reading The Most Common Reasons for Falling by Age Group