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What is Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)? Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a common, yet serious circulation problem in which the blood vessels that carry blood to your extremities become spastic, narrowed or clogged. PAD can affect any artery in your body including your brain, heart, kidneys and other major organs; however, the legs and feet […]

Bunions (medical term hallux valgus) are the most common surgical procedure performed by foot surgeons. It is estimated there are 330,000 bunion procedures performed annually in the United States. There are hundreds of procedures which have been developed and modified over the years to correct bunion deformities. How Are Bunions Corrected? One of the most […]

Do you have numbness, tingling, sharp shooting pains, clicks, radiating pain, burning or feel like there is something inside or under your foot yet cannot see anything? Any of these symptoms could be a sign of a nerve injury. Here at Weil Foot & Ankle we provide a whole array of treatments for different nerve […]

What Is A Bunion? For most, a bunion is defined as a prominence or ‘bump’ near the big toe joint. When seen with the naked eye, however, we don’t get the whole story. The bump that ‘develops’ over time is the result of the slow drifting of a bone in the foot that in essence […]

These days, with the weather warming up and the fact that we are staying home more, we tend to go barefoot more than usual.  When you go barefoot, that means that there can be more of a possibility for injury by stepping on something!  Now you may step on a toy or some other small object, and […]

It may be tempting to go barefoot all day, especially these days when social distancing and staying home most of the time is encouraged.  Many people choose not to wear shoes at home for hygiene as they don’t want to bring outside dirt and germs into the home, and then go barefoot or just wear socks […]

If you’ve ever gone for a pedicure, you’ve probably had experience with toe separators. But if you haven’t, here’s the deal: a toe separator is made of one long piece of material (foam, silicone, gel or rubber are common choices) with long thin vertical extensions coming from its base. Those extensions are designed to fit […]

Were you like me, sitting through winter and praying for warmer weather? But now that it’s here, and we’ve seen temperatures topping 100 degrees, maybe you’re thinking all that snow and ice wasn’t so bad? For me, as a podiatrist, the heat is more than just a sweaty, frizzy nuisance. It can take a toll […]

All of us have a variety of shoes at home. We have walking shoes, sandals, dress shoes and boots. Not only do the shoes that we have vary due to occasion, but also throughout the year our needs change. In the summer, we might want something to slip on quickly and go out and we […]

So, you’ve broken a bone in your foot or ankle and now, you want to know…how long will I be stuck in this cast or walking boot? Typically, when it comes to broken foot bones, we expect the healing process to last between six and eight weeks. Foot bones (all 26 of them) can take […]