Foot & Ankle Blog
Why a 5th Metatarsal Fracture Might Need Surgery
Most of us have no trouble comprehending 3-dimensional concepts (like a cube) or even 4, if you add the time dimension, but 5? We would need help from a physicist who understands things like superstrings or M-theory to get a handle on that—if we even could then. There...
Degrees of Damage: Rating Your Foot Fracture
The only hot thing you may be thinking about at the moment is the temperature in SoCal lately, but what about this? You can see a free flamenco show every Friday night at Tapas in Newport Beach. All that swirling of skirts and stamping of feet is sure to raise some...
You Might Have a Metatarsal Fracture
The Ladera Ranch Diablos varsity football season is in full swing, and the team has a number of wins under its belt and is ranking well. Now we just hope that no one gets seriously hurt. Unfortunately, a football injury—from a concussion to a foot fracture—is a common...
Parents – Should You Worry about Intoeing?
Oops! One minute she was running ahead of you toward the Pirate Ship playground structure at Pinecrest Park in Ladera Ranch, the next she was tumbling down after stumbling over her feet. You’ve noticed this before, along with the fact that your child’s foot points in...
Know Your Opponents: Common Sports Injuries
Savvy sports teams study their opponents and come up with plans to counter them. You see this when coaches and players review tapes of past games, evaluating how their opponents played and looking for openings. This approach to improving performance can apply to more...
When Surgery is Needed for an Ankle Sprain
Need a relaxing weekend activity? Check out Florence Joyner Olympiad Park in Ladera Ranch. FloJo Park was created to honor the 1984 games in LA, and named for this former Ladera Ranch resident, the first American woman to win 4 medals in one Olympiad (1988, Seoul). Of...
Sometimes a Sprain Ain’t So Plain
Summer fun in SoCal includes everything from Little League to summer hikes in the hills. What about a trip to see how Falls Canyon near Silverado is doing despite the drought? The trail in Cleveland National Forest follows the creek and has quite a bit of shade,...
First Steps in Treating an Ankle Sprain
Ladera Ranch is proud to be a host city for the athletes and guest of the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles being held this week. You can be sure our first response teams have prepared well for the influx of visitors, offering aid for people suffering...
How Ankle Sprains Happen
Maddy played youth soccer and was used to getting bumped, bruised, and stomped on during practice or competition. One day, though, she turned her foot so badly that she had to leave the game. If this has ever happened to you, you know how ankle sprains happen....