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You step off a curb in downtown Savannah or pivot awkwardly during a weekend tennis match in Pooler, and your ankle completely rolls outward. You hear a soft pop, feel a rush of pain, and briefly sit on the ground. But after ten minutes, the sharp pain fades to a dull ache. You stand up, limp to your car, and assume you can simply “walk it off” with some ice and rest.
You followed the instructions. You did physical therapy. You wore the boot. Yet, months after your foot or ankle surgery, you’re still reaching for the ice pack or the pain meds. When you visit your surgeon, they look at the X-ray and say: “The hardware looks perfect, and the bone has fused beautifully.”
While kids are resilient, their feet are still under construction. Ignoring subtle signs of structural issues now can lead to chronic pain in their teenage and adult years. At Atlantic Foot & Ankle Specialists, we believe early intervention is the key to a lifetime of healthy mobility. Use this checklist to determine if your child needs a professional evaluation.
If you type “Are custom orthotics worth the money?” into Google or ChatGPT, you will get millions of results. It is the number one question patients ask when we recommend them. In this blog, Atlantic Foot & Ankle Care explains why the kiosk can’t fix your feet…and how custom orthotics can.
Your doctor hands you a prescription, but it’s not for a pill. It’s for a “boot” or “brace” with a confusing name and a medical code, like “L4360” or “L1906.”
Below, Atlantic Foot & Ankle has put together a simple guide to the devices we prescribe. Read on to learn more about what they do (and why they might be right for you!).
It’s a persistent sensation, as if a pebble, a bunched-up sock, or a marble is under the ball of your foot. You stop, take your shoe off, shake it out, and find…nothing. That sensation is often caused by Morton’s neuroma, a common and treatable condition. Read on to learn more about the issue and how Atlantic Foot & Ankle Specialists can help you step past it!
It’s a pain that millions of people know all too well: that sharp, stabbing sensation in your heel with the first few steps out of bed. Plantar fasciitis can turn a simple walk into a painful ordeal, and when it becomes chronic, many people start to worry that invasive surgery is their only real option.
Bunion Basics: Understanding That Bump on Your Big Toe Have you noticed a bony bump forming at the base of your big toe? You might be dealing with a bunion, a common and progressive foot deformity. This isn’t just a cosmetic concern, however; it’s a structural change that can cause significant pain and difficulty with…
Arthritis in Your Feet & Ankles? OA, RA, & Modern Relief It’s just a fact of life. You need to accept it and move on. That’s the kind of thing that people with arthritis hear all the time. Unfortunately, just “accepting” chronic pain, stiffness, and swelling isn’t easy. Arthritis inflicts both joint inflammation and degeneration,…
Ingrown Toenail Pain? Onyfix Offers a Painless, Non-Surgical Fix! Ugh. That painful, red, swollen corner of your toe – an ingrown toenail has struck again. Many people dread the thought of traditional treatments involving needles or removing part of the nail. But what if there was a way to fix the problem without surgery or…
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