Bunions form when uneven amounts of pressure are placed on the joints of your big toes. This uneven pressure causes the joints to turn outward away from the foot, shifting your big toe in the other direction towards your other toes, finally forming an unattractive and usually painful bump. Is It a Bunion? How DoREAD MORE ›
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Shoes Too Tight? Dallas Foot Doctors Explain Why Your Feet Hurt
If the Shoe Fits… When you shop for shoes online, there is really no way to know if the shoes will fit until they arrive and you try them on. What do you do when your new shoes are delivered and they are too tight? What if they are too big? Do you deal withREAD MORE ›
The Right Choice for Dallas Sports Medicine – Metroplex Foot & Ankle
What is Sports Medicine? Sports medicine, also commonly known as sport and exercise medicine (SEM), is the branch of medicine dealing with the treatment and prevention of sports and exercise related injuries and ailments. For years, professional sports teams and organizations have hired and employed team sports medicine physicians, but now, this area of medicineREAD MORE ›
4 Common Foot Problems Athletes Face
Athletes, from runners to ball players, put a great deal of wear and tear on their feet. They are no stranger to foot injuries. Athletes make up the largest group of patients seen by podiatrists at Dallas foot center, Metroplex Foot & Ankle. Impact movements, side-to-side movements, running, jumping and repetitive use place athletes atREAD MORE ›
Everything You Need to Know About Ankle Arthroscopy from Your Dallas Foot Surgeons
What is Ankle Arthroscopy? Ankle arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure executed with a fiber optic camera and small surgical tools. With those tools, the podiatrist will make a few small incisions in and around the ankle, the location depending on the reason for surgery, and use the fiber optic camera to actually seeREAD MORE ›