Foot & Ankle Blog
Foot Care Gifts for Grandpa and Grandma
It’s wonderful to get extended families together over the holidays for meals, fun, and gift-giving, but sometimes it can be hard to know what to get for older grandparents—especially those who may be less active or have trouble seeing or reading. Following are some...
Sports May Change—Risk of Injury Does Not
The Ladera Ranch Diablos are well into the basketball season, with several games under their belts and another five through December. You may think moms breathe a sigh of relief when their high schoolers finish the football season without a serious injury and then...
Help Cure Clubfoot by Supporting Miraclefeet
We’ve been talking about how treatment for clubfoot can change the lives of babies born with this deformity of the feet. In a country where hospitals and doctors abound, your prognosis is good for finding a medical professional trained in the Ponseti method who can...
Be Thankful for Food That Builds Strong Feet
When you gather for a special meal this Thanksgiving, you may not be thinking much about your feet. (More likely your mind will be on all the football games you’ll be enjoying!) This year, we encourage you to take a moment to appreciate all your feet do for you: they...
When Achilles Tendon Injury Needs Surgery
Kobe Bryant is setting records again—not necessarily in rebounding or scoring, but for the most seasons played with a single franchise: the star basketball player started his 20th year with the Lakers this fall. He has dealt with injuries the past three years,...
Dealing with Heel Pain from Sports
Fall is in the air. We’re not talking about leaves changing color or temps getting a little cooler. We mean the sounds of cheering as you support and encourage your kids at South Coast League football and field hockey games or soccer and water polo matches. SoCal has...
Using Yoga for Arthritis Relief
You can’t live in SoCal without being aware of the thriving yoga industry in the area. There are at least ten studios within a half hour’s drive from Ladera Ranch, and expensive yoga wear can be seen in all of them! Despite the commercial nature, the practice has some...
Build Strong Ankles with Exercise
You want to pull out your red spangled stilettos for Wear Something Gaudy Day on October 17, but you’re almost afraid to wear them because you keep falling off and wrenching your ankle. Even a jog to the mailbox and back in your sneakers can send twinges of pain...
Strengthening Feet for a Sports Comeback
For all of you runners who give your best efforts every week at high school cross country meets, we salute you! For all the parents who spend their Saturdays cheering them on—kudos to you, too! Way to encourage your teen! Cross country runners can experience many of...