Foot Pain and Deformities

Foot pain related to congenital and acquired foot and ankle deformities is extremely prevalent in our society. Pain can be from flat feet or a high arched foot and associated gait problems; or be from a progressive deformity like a bunion or a hammertoe. Our doctors are extensively trained to diagnose and treat the underlying deformity to help you function at your best. We want to prevent your problems from getting worse, no matter what you inherited from your family! God may have had a sense of humor when he created your feet, but we will work with you to optimize your biomechanical function and aesthetics! No one should suffer from ugly, painful feet!

Do your feet always hurt? Are shoes making it even more painful due to lumps and bumps you don't think should be there? We have answers for most of the congenital and acquired foot deformities that can occur. Often, early treatment of an underlying problem can avoid extensive surgery later in life. Click on your foot related problem below to find answers to find answers to fix your foot pain now! Still have questions or confused about your options? Contact us or make an appointment for an evaluation. No one should suffer from foot pain!

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Acute Inflammation

Tendonitis

Cavus Feet (High Arched Feet)

Flexible Flat feet

Equinus

Hallux Abducto Valgus (Bunions)

Hammerotes

Cross Over Toe

Tailor's Bunions (Bunionette)

Haglund's Deformity

Plantar Fibromas (Lumpy Arches)

Gout

Ganglionic Cyst

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Blog for Foot Pain and Deformities

• Pregnancy and Your Feet
• 72% of Americans Don't Exercise Due to Foot Pain

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Library for Foot Pain and Deformities:

• Osteoporosis and Your Feet   
  Osteoporosis affects your feet. Osteoporosis is a loss of bone density causing a thinning of the bone. This can lead to pathological fractures.
• Why is My Heel Pain Back?   
  Why is My Heel Pain Back? Lots of different reasons. Let's discuss recurrent plantar fasciitis and heel spur syndrome.
• Heel Pain Treatment Algorithm   
  Heel pain, whether plantar fasciitis or plantar fasciosis, is a common foot problem that responds best to a step wise clinical protocol approach to treatment.
• Arthritis and Your Feet   
  Arthritis is a very common reason patients suffer from foot pain. Here are some tips to keep you or your family member moving in the right direction. We also want to help guide you through any arthritic complications you may be suffering from like decreased mobility and structural changes in your feet. Let our podiatrists help you control your arthritic foot issues.
• Posterior Tibial Tendonitis   
  Many people have begun a vigorous exercise program to start their New Year’s resolution of losing weight and getting in shape. But with this, comes unexpected pain that stops the workout sessions and ultimately prevents them from fulfilling their goal. Pain along the inside of the ankle that extends to the inside arch is often due to strain of the posterior tibial tendon.
• Holiday Foot Pain   
  Well our house had a great Thanksgiving holiday filled with turkey and way too much stuffing. But instead of putting up Christmas decorations like many others did, we decided to paint our living room. Why I don’t know, but after standing on a 10 foot ladder for hours I realized why foot injury and pain is so common this time of year.
• Are Your Legs Different Lengths?   
  From early in the development process, the body's two halves develop independently. As they develop, usually they will be very similar and almost identical. But since they are independent, each individual has eyes that are different sizes, nostrils that are different sizes and ears that are different sizes. This difference can also be seen in different size feet and legs. In many individuals this may be without problems, but in a runner this matters.
• How to Get Rid of Your Winter Alligator Skin   
  Get Rid of My Dry Skin Dry skin! As the air gets cold, the moisture in the air decreases. The air will steal moisture from your skin and as a result, your skin will be drier this time of the year.
• The Outside Of My Foot Really Hurts!   
  What is the lateral column of my foot? The lateral column of the foot consists of the calcaneus,the cuboid and 4th and 5th metatarsal bones. Many things can cause you to have lateral column pain including arthritis, biomechanical abnormalities (the way you walk), acute fractures secondary to trauma, or overuse syndrome.
• Midial Tibial Stress Syndrome   
  Medial tibial stress syndrome also been called "shin splints" is the most common injury in the legs of active individuals. Females are more commonly affected, along with 22 percent of all injuries in aerobic dancers. Anyone participating in running or jumping acitvites are likely to develop this stress syndrome.
• Five Healthy Feet Tips for a Happy New Year   
• My Big Toe Joint Hurts! The Arthritis You Never Knew!   
  Have you ever suspected you have arthritis in your big toe joint? It is one of those conditions that slowly creeps up on you. You may be going about your business only to notice that your big toe joint hurts! You may end up limping around for an hour or even a few days and then it disappears only to reappear when you least expect it! What’s up with this? Well, it may be plain ol’arthitis!
• Why Are My Feet Hurting Now?   
  "I have never had a problem with my feet before. Why are they hurting now?" I have heard on so many occasions patients ask this question. I must admit, this is really a very good question! Why do your feet hurt now?
• State-Of-The-Art Treatments For Foot Pain   
  Let me start with the fact that foot pain is NEVER normal. If your feet or ankles hurt, there is usually a reason. Some common reasons may include poor shoes, infections, injuries or strained or torn tendons or ligaments. Understanding and fixing the cause of the pain, or making adjustments to alleviate the pain over time is often possible. What I want to discuss is a new treatment that allows correction of pain that is not alleviated through standard treatments.
• Cavus Feet(High Arches)   
  You’ve been told your whole life you have a high-arched foot and that’s why you have trouble fitting shoes. What you have in medical terms is a cavus foot type. For many people, this is just the way God made them, and they inherited it from someone in their family (Yes, you can blame Grandma). For others, their cavus foot developed as a result of an accident, neurological problem, or medical condition like multiple sclerosis, polio, or Charcot-Marie-Tooth (that’s a mouthful).
• Flexible Flat Feet   
  I have had flat feet forever, but now they hurt every day! What can I do? Millions of Americans have flat to low arched feet and no pain. It is the painful flat foot that should be treated. Flat foot is actually a garbage catch-all term for a variety of complex foot deformities.
• Equinus   
  Equinus is not another name for a horse. It is a disorder that is characterized by a tight Achilles tendon. If you have an equinus, you have difficult bringing the top of your foot toward the front of your leg also known as a lack of dorsiflexion. This can occur in one or both feet and is compensated for by either picking up their heel early in gait, toe- walking or flattening their arch.
• Cross Over Toe   
  "My toe has a mind of its own!" As podiatrists, we have heard this many, many a time! Why would a perfectly straight toe decide to take off in another direction? A cross over toe is a toe that had lost the stabilizing network of ligaments that keep the toe straight. What that means is that if any of these ligaments holding the toe straight are be strained or torn, the toe will deviate from its normal position. How does this happen?
• Haglund's Deformity   
  So you have had a bump on the back of your heel for a long time. Why is it starting to hurt?
  That bump on the back of your heel is called a "Haglund’s deformity". Sounds ugly doesn’t it? And some times the pain with it is uglier than the name!
• Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (Adult-Acquired Flat Foot)   
  Noticed that your foot is getting flatter and more painful? Do you have difficulty walking or performing exercise activity without leg and arch pain? Have you heard the term "fallen arches"? All of these things refer to a condition known as posterior tibial tendon dysfunction.

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Frequent Questions for Foot Pain and Deformities:

• Should I have surgery to straighten my hammertoes if I don't like the way it looks and to prevent it from getting to the point where it hurts?

• Do the toe splints or toe exercisers like "yoga toes" make a hammertoe straighten out?

• Why Does My Heel Pain Come Back?

• Why are my heels hot and burning?

• I have orthotics. How often to I need to have these replaced?
• I was told by another shoe store I needed an arch support to help my arch return in both feet. Can an insert return my fallen arch to normal?
• What is causing the pain under the balls of my feet?

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Videos about Foot Pain and Deformities:

• The Ball of My Foot Hurts
• Arch Pain, Flat Feet & Tibial Tendonitis Explains Podiatrist
• Flat Feet, Arch Pain and Tibial Tendonitis Explained
• A North Texas Podiatrist Explains Pain in the Ball of Foot
• North Texas Podiatrist Explains Pain in the Ball of the Foot
• Grapevine North Texas Podiatrist Explains Flat Feet and Fall
• Crooked Toes and Hammer Toes Explained by a North Texas Foot
• Crooked Toes and Hammer Toes Explained by Texas Foot Doctor
• A Grapevine North Texas Podiatrist Describes Numbness
• Grapevine North Texas Podiatrist Describes Numbness in Foot