Christopher Hodgkins, Orthopedic Surgeon at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says a bunion is a deformity of the big toe; it is a bump on the inside of the toe and it is the big toe drifting towards the …
Christopher Hodgkins, Orthopedic Surgeon at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says the treatment for a bunion starts by telling patients to modify the shoewear so wider shoes, wider toe boxes.
If that does not work, you can put all …
Plantar fasciitis is the inflammation of the ligament called plantar fascia, which is on the bottom of the heel bone. Christopher Hodgkins, Orthopedic Surgeon at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says it is a terrible problem, because it is …
Thomas San Giovanni, Orthopedic Surgeon, at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says an ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries they see in orthopedics and it is probably the most frequent thing doctors see in the ER, …
Age, certain types of exercise, foot mechanics, obesity and occupations that keep the patient in his feet are plantar fasciitis risk factors, describes Phillip DePaola, Physician Assistant with Miami Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Institute.
He explains he suffered plantar fasciitis …
Dr. Thomas San Giovanni, Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, says the most common injuries he sees in his daily practice are ligaments and sports injuries.
Arthritis, injuries and deformities of foot and ankles are so common …
What is hand, foot, and mouth disease? Dr. Scarlet Constant, Pediatrician with Baptist Health South Florida, explains this virus and talks about its causes, and symptoms, which are similar to chickenpox symptoms, and how they can be different in each …
Dr. Roger Saldana, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at Baptist Children’s Hospital, says a lot of kids walk with their toes pointing towards each other. It could start in the thigh bone, the tibia and …
