When your feet are healthy, your overall health improves too. If you have foot, toe, or ankle problems, you can develop other issues like decreased mobility and chronic pain. A podiatrist can help. Dr. Chirag Patel and Dr. Scott Hudzinski at New Horizons Foot and Ankle Associates in Louisville, KY, offer comprehensive podiatry services, to keep your feet healthy.

How Podiatry Services Can Improve the Health of Your Feet

Healthy feet are important because they keep you moving, so you can stay active, maintain a healthy weight, and stay strong. Visiting a podiatrist can improve your foot health because a podiatrist can treat:

• Ingrown toenails, by removing part or all of the ingrown toenail to promote new toenail growth
• Hammertoes, by prescribing custom-fit orthotics to help realign your toe
• Fungal toenail, by providing laser therapy to kill the underlying fungus causing the toenail infection
• Plantar fasciitis, by prescribing anti-inflammatory medication or injections, and orthotics to reduce pain and provide support
• Our Kentucky Bunion Doctor can provide orthotics or surgical treatment to remove the bunion and realign your foot
• Lateral ankle instability, by providing an ankle brace to provide stability, or surgery to repair damaged or torn ligaments and tendons
• Ankle strain or sprain, by prescribing anti-inflammatory medication, rest, and immobilization of your ankle so it can heal quickly
• A broken ankle, by providing surgical treatment to repair and realign the bones in your ankle

There are also medical conditions that can affect the health of your feet. A podiatrist is an expert in foot pain and other foot issues caused by:

• Osteoarthritis, which can cause joint stiffness, inflammation, and joint destruction
• Rheumatoid arthritis, can cause severe joint pain, deformed bones and joints, and loss of mobility
• Diabetes, which can cause nerve damage, loss of blood flow, and delayed or absent healing

Want To Know More?

To find out more about podiatry services and how visiting a podiatrist can improve your foot health, talk with the experts. Call Dr. Chirag Patel and Dr. Scott Hudzinski at New Horizons Foot and Ankle Associates in Louisville, KY. You can reach them in the office by calling (502) 808-3668, so call today.