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12 Tips to Prepare Your Home for Bunion Surgery Recovery
Before bunion surgery, you should make sure you prep your home for your recovery. Here are 12 tips to make the perfect recovery nest.
SoftWave Tissue Regeneration Technology: A Revolution in Foot and Ankle Care
SoftWave shockwave therapy offers revolutionary non-invasive treatments for foot and ankle ailments. Learn more about its uses at UFAI.
What Causes a Black Toenail? Should You Be Worried?
There are many causes of black toenail you should know about. Read about symptoms, treatment, and prevention of black toenail in this blog.
Bunions vs. Big Toe Arthritis, What’s the Difference?
Many confuse bunions and big toe arthritis, but they are different, especially for treatment. You can delay bunion treatment but early hallux limitus treatment is critically important.
Little Toe Hurts? Four Things to Know About Pinky Toe Pain
Pain from your little toe (or baby toe or pinky toe) could be telling you something important. Here are four things to know about pinky toe pain.
Kids’ Feet and Growth Plates: 5 Problems to Watch For
Many troublesome foot and ankle conditions occur in children just as they do in adults. But the bones of growing children haven’t themselves finished growing, so some children’s foot problems require extra attention. What is a child’s growth plate? Sites of active bone growth in children are called growth plates. They exist near the ends […]
Do Bunion Surgery Techniques Outlive their Usefulness? Yes!
Thanks to modern R&D, bunion treatments have seen amazing advances. However, some outdated procedures still exist.
My Baby Has Toe Tourniquet Syndrome? What’s That?
What is toe tourniquet syndrome? How does it happen? And what can you do about it? Learn all about it here in this blog.
Curing the Painful Grind of Foot and Ankle Arthritis (Osteoarthritis)
What is osteoarthritis? What causes osteoarthritis? Learn about how we diagnose & treat the condition at University Foot and Ankle Institute.
Yes, Humans Can Regrow Cartilage! (new study)
Researchers at Duke University just published a breakthrough study in the journal Science Advances showing that humans have the ability to repair and regrow cartilage similar to other species like salamanders, lizards and zebrafish. This has important implications for the treatment of joint injuries and arthritis. Humans have always had the ability to regrow tissue […]
Got Big Toe Bumps and Lumps? Here’s 5 Things You Need to Know
Your big toe is more than just a device to locate bedposts and chair legs in the dark. The big toe is the only toe significant enough to get its own medical name. It’s dignified with the appellation “hallux”. The other four little piggies have to be satisfied with mere numbers. Whenever you are upright, […]
Why Diabetic Foot Exams Are Critically Important
Catching diabetic foot complications early will allow for proper intervention and prevention of ulcerations, infections, and limb loss. That is why routine exams with a foot and ankle specialist are so critical. At the first sign of diabetic foot pain, ulcers or other diabetic foot issues, get it checked out and do not wait for […]
