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What Causes Heel Pain (And How EPAT Can Help)
Heel pain is one of the most common symptoms we treat at our office. In fact, if you ask almost any podiatrist, they are likely to tell you the same thing. What’s more, this frustrating problem is not always as simple an issue as you might expect. There are plenty of...
Foot and Ankle Pain: Should You Go for Laser Therapy or Custom Orthotics?
Plantar fasciitis. Flat feet. Achilles tendinitis. Ankle sprains. Bunions. Neuromas. There are countless reasons as to why your feet and/or ankles might be hurting. And for every painful foot condition out there, there are just as many possible causes and contributing...
Do My Orthotics Need to Be Replaced?
After getting your very own pair of custom orthotics, you may have been wondering why it took you so long to adopt this wonderfully easy way to improve the quality of your life and protect your feet. After all, now you are able to walk you dog without heel pain and...
Everything You Need to Know About Neuromas
Take a second and think back to the last time you stubbed your toe on the coffee table that’s always in the way. Or perhaps when you last dropped something on your foot. We bet it hurt, right? Well, that’s actually good – it means that your peripheral nervous system...
Growing Pains And Bone Tumors In Children
Recently, I saw a healthy, active young teenage male in the office for leg pain and flatfeet. He was having issues after running and sports activity. At age 15, he was already 6’4”! In addition to lower leg pain, he was having classic symptoms related to...
Flip-Flops That Won’t Hurt Your Feet!
Different parts of our country have divided opinions on the summer months. People in some regions eagerly look forward to this time of year so they can actually enjoy outdoor activities. In other areas, people find the increased heat to be downright oppressive. One...
Top Home Remedies For Heel Pain
Austin, TX certainly has a vibrant, active community. The Austin Runners Club is one local organization that promotes healthy living and physical activity, but there is a wide range of other opportunities for residents to engage in exercise and athletic programs as...
Tight Rope Procedure for Bunions
We here at AFAS are hoping you had an opportunity to enjoy some live music over the weekend. If not, we’re sure that you’ve had the radio on lately to listen to some music. You may have heard some advertisement about a ‘new’ minimally invasive procedure to correct...
Athletes With Flat Feet—Is It a Big Problem?
In any type of sport or active game, your feet are extremely important in terms of the power you generate—not to mention your agility, acceleration, and balance. So if you have a structural abnormality such as flat feet, it’s natural to be concerned about both the...
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