What Is Foot Arthritis?
- posted: Apr. 18, 2024
Arthritis in your feet can cause pain and slow you down. The team of podiatrists at Advanced Foot and Ankle Clinics in Owatonna, Faribault, and Waseca, MN, help patients with foot arthritis stay healthy and on their feet. Read about how we diagnose foot arthritis and contact us for an appointment today if you are in pain.
What Is Foot Arthritis?
Arthritis is a broad term for conditions that cause inflammation around the joints. Foot arthritis can affect any of the many bones in the feet. Arthritis in your feet causes pain, stiffness, swelling, and limited range of motion (difficulty moving the toes).
How Does My Podiatrist Diagnose Foot Arthritis?
If you think you have arthritis in the feet, make an appointment with your Owatonna podiatrist. We perform a physical exam of the foot to look for signs of inflammation or foot deformities and measure range of motion.
Your foot doctor may also order an X-ray or an MRI to view the bones and soft tissues in the foot. Blood tests can help your doctor diagnose certain types of arthritis like rheumatoid arthritis or gout. If you are diagnosed with foot arthritis, the right treatment depends on your symptoms.
What Treatments Are Available?
Your choice of footwear is very important for both your comfort and foot health when you have foot arthritis. Talk to your podiatrist about your favorite activities and how long you are on your feet each day. We will have recommendations for what you should wear on your feet and may recommend orthotic shoe inserts specific to your needs or most frequent activities. Customized orthotic inserts are worn inside the shoe for extra comfort and support.
You will likely be prescribed physical therapy exercises to strengthen the feet and increase your range of motion. Some medications ease pain and inflammation, and there are even prescriptions that help control disease progression.
Start Treatment Today
Advanced Foot and Ankle Clinics in Owatonna, Faribault, and Waseca, MN is here for you if you are hobbling around with pain from foot arthritis. To make an appointment with one of our skilled podiatrists, contact us in Owatonna at (507) 451-5950, in Faribault, and Waseca.
- posted: Apr. 18, 2024
Arthritis in your feet can cause pain and slow you down. The team of podiatrists at Advanced Foot and Ankle Clinics in Owatonna, Faribault, and Waseca, MN, help patients with foot arthritis stay healthy and on their feet. Read about how we diagnose foot arthritis and contact us for an appointment today if you are in pain.
What Is Foot Arthritis?
Arthritis is a broad term for conditions that cause inflammation around the joints. Foot arthritis can affect any of the many bones in the feet. Arthritis in your feet causes pain, stiffness, swelling, and limited range of motion (difficulty moving the toes).
How Does My Podiatrist Diagnose Foot Arthritis?
If you think you have arthritis in the feet, make an appointment with your Owatonna podiatrist. We perform a physical exam of the foot to look for signs of inflammation or foot deformities and measure range of motion.
Your foot doctor may also order an X-ray or an MRI to view the bones and soft tissues in the foot. Blood tests can help your doctor diagnose certain types of arthritis like rheumatoid arthritis or gout. If you are diagnosed with foot arthritis, the right treatment depends on your symptoms.
What Treatments Are Available?
Your choice of footwear is very important for both your comfort and foot health when you have foot arthritis. Talk to your podiatrist about your favorite activities and how long you are on your feet each day. We will have recommendations for what you should wear on your feet and may recommend orthotic shoe inserts specific to your needs or most frequent activities. Customized orthotic inserts are worn inside the shoe for extra comfort and support.
You will likely be prescribed physical therapy exercises to strengthen the feet and increase your range of motion. Some medications ease pain and inflammation, and there are even prescriptions that help control disease progression.
Start Treatment Today
Advanced Foot and Ankle Clinics in Owatonna, Faribault, and Waseca, MN is here for you if you are hobbling around with pain from foot arthritis. To make an appointment with one of our skilled podiatrists, contact us in Owatonna at (507) 451-5950, in Faribault, and Waseca.
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