Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome. Yes, that sounds like something you may vaguely remember to have binged on Netflix or the Sci Fi Channel while filling the endless nights of this pandemic. But it’s not. Tarsal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition that has much in common with the far better-known carpal tunnel syndrome. But instead of …
“Oh, my aching feet…” How many times have you heard someone say that? While it’s common for your feet to be somewhat sore after, say, walking the Silver Course at Soldier Hollow or hiking to Timpanogos Cave, regular foot pain is not normal. At our five Precision Foot and Ankle Clinics of Utah, we’re all …
OK, so you were getting really into The Night Before Christmas and you thought you heard “the prancing and pawing of each little hoof” up on your roof. But before you could get to the window to tear open the shutters and throw up the sash you smashed your toe into the bedpost. Um, owwwww! Soon your …
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When a person is less than fleet footed, they may have heard jokingly that they were flat footed. Usually that wasn’t the problem; it was more a lack of fast twitch muscles. The condition of having flatfoot is an actual foot problem where the arches on the inside of the foot are flattened. This allows …
Sprained ankles are common injuries, especially in active people. It’s easy to roll, twist, or turn your ankle in an awkward way when you’re out and about. But there are some misperceptions about sprained ankles, and we’d like to clear some of those up in this November blog for Precision Foot and Ankle Clinics of …
Our veins are tasked with returning de-oxygenated blood to the heart. You can think of them as being akin to one-way highways. Valves in the veins ensure the one-way flow of this bluish, purple blood (because it lacks oxygen). They prevent backflow. But in our legs, our veins have an entirely uphill route back to …
Now that this hottest of Utah summers is over, it’s time to turn our focus from walking a golf course or pedaling a mountain bike to shoving our feet into ski boots and sliding down a mountain. You’re looking to get new boots for the upcoming season and you’re wondering what to do if the …
It’s a good thing to keep your toenails trimmed, especially during our hot Utah summers when everyone’s going to see your feet. But don’t trim them too short or you may be setting the stage for an ingrown toenail. Ingrown toenails are a pain in the toe! They occur when the skin either grows over …
Our Utah summers aren’t long enough for most of us to get out there as much as we’d like. We all try to sandwich as much activity into the four or so months of warm, balmy weather because we know the snow is coming. That can lead to lots of sports injuries. Some come from …
A neuroma is a thickening of nerve tissue that may develop in different areas around the body. At Precision Foot and Ankle Clinics of Utah, we’re concerned with a specific neuroma known as Morton’s neuroma. It is the most common neuroma in the body and occurs on the nerve between the third and fourth toes. …