Did you know the average person walks about 100,000 miles in a lifetime? Just think of the wear and tear on your feet and ankles. When you injure your feet and ankles, you may experience:
The stability of the ankle joint is dependent upon the ability of the tibia, the large leg bone, and the fibula, the smaller bone on the outside of the ankle, to keep the ankle's central bone, the talus, in place while the ankle moves backwards and forwards.
Each inpatient and outpatient physical therapy rehab is individually designed and administered by a licensed physical therapist who consistently guides you from that first visit all the way through recovery.
Ankle fusion, also called ankle arthrodesis, is a surgical option for arthritis in the ankle, usually the result of traumatic injury to the foot or ankle.
As an alternative to ankle fusion, which locks the joint in a fixed position and does not permit ankle motion, ankle replacement replaces the arthritic surfaces with metal and plastic low-friction implants.
Some orthopaedic conditions are first treated with non-surgical procedures followed by surgery as the next step.
Your doctor may recommend epidural steroid injections after other noninvasive treatment approaches have failed to relieve your pain.
Our pain management program includes a range of therapeutic techniques, whether you need chronic back pain treatment or relief from pinched nerves. We also draw on integrative medicine approaches to complement traditional pain therapies to give you the safest, most effective results.
If you’ve had a sports-related injury or have a condition that’s keeping you out of the game, our sports medicine expert physicians and specialists are here to help you get back to doing the things you love.
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