If your feet or ankles are causing your pain, it is time to see a podiatrist in Norwalk, CT. Dr. Devang Patel and Dr. Shane Reynolds of Arch Foot Care Podiatrists offer a full range of services to help you with any ankle or foot issues you are dealing with.
You never realize how important your feet are until they start to bother you. If your vision has been affected, you will visit an eye doctor and the same is true for your feet. Podiatrists are the specialists in feet, and ankles and they can help to get you back on your feet again.
Heel Pain
Pain in your heel is usually caused by one of two things, either plantar fasciitis or a heel spur. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue that connects the toes and the heel. When it becomes inflamed it causes pain. It can become inflamed from over use, from having flat feet or from irritation caused by a heel spur, which is a sharp growth made from bone.
Yellow Thickened Toenails
Yellow thickened toenails affected about 14% of the population. They are caused by a fungal infection. While this isn't a dangerous infection, it does make the toenails quite ugly and if you want to show your toenails to the world, it can be a serious deterrent.
Feeling Pain in the Ball of Your Foot
It can come on quite suddenly, you are walking, and suddenly it feels like there is a stone in your shoe under the ball of your foot. You take off your shoe and there is no stone. When you put your foot back down, the feeling is still there. Usually, this is at the base between your third and fourth toes and this is what is known as a Morton's Neuroma.
You Have Diabetes
Diabetes can cause neuropathy in your feet. This means you don't feel pain if you get a blister or an injury, and it can become infected. You may also have difficulty keeping your toenails well-trimmed. Your podiatrist in Norwalk, CT can examine your feet and trim your toenails and keep your feet healthy.
Flat Feet
When you have flat feet, your feet may tend to pronate. This can throw other parts of your body like your knees and hips out of alignment. Your podiatrist can help you by providing custom orthotics to correct your pronation and your gait.
To make an appointment with a podiatrist in Norwalk, CT, contact Dr. Patel and Dr. Reynolds of Arch Foot Care Podiatrists at (203) 838-0442.