
31 May Sports Medicine
The doctors of Alta Ridge Foot Specialists are ready to help you with your sports-related foot and ankle injury. The doctors stay very active currently with running, and hiking, and participated in sports when they were younger. Because of this, they can relate to how you are feeling, and with a deep understanding of the foot, ankle, and lower extremity function can help you get back to activity as quickly as possible.
The pressures on the feet caused by sports can lead to:
- Ingrown toenails
- Heel pain
- Foot/ankle sprains
- Fractures (broken bones)
- Painful/damaged joints
- Nerve pain (neuromas)
- Tendon/ligament injury
The doctors of Alta Ridge Foot Specialists want to get you back to activity as soon as possible, and will use the following types of treatment to help you:
- Gait analysis
- Evaluation of shoe gear
- X-rays
- Orthotics (custom arch supports)
- Anti-inflammatory medications
- Cortisone injections
- Physical therapy
- Surgery