Jennifer Grey Neuroma surgery

Jennifer Grey, famous actress from Dirty Dancing and recently on Dancing With the Stars Winner, had undergone neuroma surgery this past week. She was tweeting that she was even having pain and discomfort during the show.


Neuromas are not a tumor. It is a thickening of a nerve as it courses between the metatarsals of your foot. The metatarsals are the bones behind the toe. Certain factors such as tight shoes, trauma, abnormal biomechanics of the foot can cause these neuromas to form. The neuroma is basically a pinched nerve. As it gets pinched the nerve tends to scar and fibrose within itself which can cause a lot of pain and discomfort. People may say that their toes may feel numb or they are walking on a pebble or stone. The most common location for the pinched nerve is between the 3rd and 4th toes most commonly called a Morton's Neuroma. They can occur in any of the toe web spaces.

Treatment options vary for this condition. Ranging from wider toe box shoes, cortisone injections, sclerosing injections, and orthotics with special padding to help offload the neuroma area.

If you are experiencing any discomfort or pain please see a Podiatrist right away for this.

Please visit our site for more educational information of neuromas. We have videos on this as well
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Neuroma Surgery Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Grey, famous actress from Dirty Dancing and recently on Dancing With the Stars Winner, had undergone neuroma surgery this past week. She was tweeting that she was even having pain and discomfort during the show.

Neuromas are not a tumor. It is a thickening of a nerve as it courses between the metatarsals of your foot. The metatarsals are the bones behind the toe. Certain factors such as tight shoes, trauma, abnormal biomechanics of the foot can cause these neuromas to form. The neuroma is basically a pinched nerve. As it gets pinched the nerve tends to scar and fibrose within itself which can cause a lot of pain and discomfort. People may say that their toes may feel numb or they are walking on a pebble or stone. The most common location for the pinched nerve is between the 3rd and 4th toes most commonly called a Morton's Neuroma. They can occur in any of the toe web spaces.

Treatment options vary for this condition. Ranging from wider toe box shoes, cortisone injections, sclerosing injections, and orthotics with special padding to help offload the neuroma area.

If you are experiencing any discomfort or pain please see a Podiatrist right away for this.

Please visit our site for more educational information of neuromas. We have videos on this as well

http://www.podiatrycarespecialists.com/

Lis Franc Surgery

Chris Ivory, running back for the New Orleans Saints had just undergone Lis Franc's surgery of his foot. The Lis Francs ligament is an important structure of the mid foot. With this type of surgery, there is a long recovery time. This could take up to 8-12 months to fully heal. This type of injury can be misdiagnosed. One common mechanism of injury is a direct trauma or stepping your foot in a hole. Its always a good idea to have your feet checked if it is not getting better. A simple sprain may turn out to be something more important.

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Top Doctors in Mainline Today

We wanted to congratulate Dr Chad J Friedman for being listed in the December 2010 issue of Mainline Today as one of the areas Top Doctors in Podiatry.

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Copper Socks for Chilean Miners

What great news to hear that all the Chilean miners are safe and well after their historic rescue! One of the amazing components of their rescue was the supplies sent down to them to enable a safe and healthy return to civilization. One of the items that caught our attention was the importance of the 33 miners getting to wear socks with copper soles. The advantage to this is the active ingredient, Cupron, will remove moisture from the feet which will inhibit bacteria, fungi, and yeasts from attacking the foot. At Podiatry Care Specialists, we have long been supporters of copper sole socks and have had them in stock at our offices for a number of years. If more information is desired, please stop by our offices in West Chester, PA or Newtown Square, PA to see them what makes them so special or visit our web site.

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Hershey's Mill Health Fair

 Podiatry Care Specialists in West Chester, PA and Newtown Square PA, were happy to join the 1st Annual Health Fair at Hershey's Mill. The Senior Helpers of Chester County ran this spectacular event. Dr Theodore Mushlin, Dr Alexandra Grulke, and Fay Mushlin, Practice Administrator, attended the event to help spread the word about Podiatric foot care. In addition, Mark Fallecker from Aetrex Shoes, brought in the iStep Scanner (Please see previous blog on this) to scan the feet of the residents at Hershey's Mill.  Some other attendees at this event were Genuardi's, (located on Boot Road in West Chester, PA), offering flu shots and giving out food, and Bayada nurses checking blood pressure and talking to the residents. It was a wonderful opportunity for the residents and very well attended.

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iStep Foot Scanner

We are very excited at Podiatry Care Specialists to announce a new technological product in our office, the iStep Scanner by Aetrex. Have you ever wanted to know the accurate size of your foot? Or where the pressure points are in your feet? How about what type of orthotic or arch support best fits you? With the iStep Scanner, all this is possible.

The iStep is the considered one of the leading digital foot analysis tools on the market today. We are able to print out a copy of your foot type along with pressure distribution. We can also get a scanned reading of your foot length and width. We are also able to help you choose from various shoes or sneakers based on your foot type as well as help fit orthotics or arch supports that will correspond to them. We can even show you where the pressure points are and compare that scan with one that has a biomechanical device placed in your shoe gear.

Please visit our website for more information and feel free to make an appointment to have your feet examined and scanned.

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