Foot & Ankle Blog

Arthritis in the feet or ankles can often feel inhibiting and punishing – almost like a prison sentence. The things you love to do and places you want to be can start to come with plenty of second-guessing as to whether they’re worth the potential pain. Arthritis can...

There’s often lots to prep for when sending your child back to school. Health and safety are at the forefront of many parents’ minds more than ever before, but don’t forget about your child’s foot care when going through your mental checklist! Back-to-school means...

Any time a sports injury occurs to your ankle, it should be a game-stopper.  Even when you believe an ankle injury is something you could continue playing or performing on, that never means you should.  Not respecting sports injuries can quickly lead to more severe...

There are many different terms that describe various specific misalignments in a child’s feet, such as clubfoot and skewfoot. Forefoot adduction tends to be a bit simpler and more general of a term, and is among the most common symptoms that can be noted at birth....

At Southern California Foot & Ankle Specialists, we are highly committed to helping children and their families through the journey of managing and correcting congenital birth defects and deformities. While clubfoot receives particular focus, there are many other...

When people think of sports injuries to the foot, the heel might not be the first area of vulnerability they imagine. After all, it’s the toes and the front of the foot that are often leading the charge and colliding with objects, right? But sports injuries to the...

When you ask someone with nerve pain to describe what they feel, you might receive any number of possible answers:  It’s stabbing.  It’s shooting.  It’s burning.  It’s tingling or numbing.  It’s electric.  There can be quite a range of symptoms, but it should come as...