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By drbhatia
April 30, 2012
Category: Foot Care

 

While people around Columbus may feel as though they have difficulties finding comfortable shoes, one man from Rochester, Minnesota has truly not had a pair of properly fitting shoes in six long years.  Igor Vovkovinskiy is the tallestman in America at 7 feet 8 inches tall.  His feet are so large that no shoe template existed for the estimated size 26 extra wide shoe he would need.  Because of this, the $16,000 price of the shoes posed a major barrier to Igor’s foot health, until he reached out via the internet to ask for donations.  He has now surpassed the $16,0000 goal and has various shoe companies offering to produce the shoes. 

Like Igor, people suffering from a variety of diseases or congenital deficits may also require a custom or modified shoe in order to maintain good foot health.  Nerve disease is one condition that can result in the need for custom shoes.  When loss of sensation occurs in the feet, bony changes can occur that result in arthritis.  This arthritis resulting from nerve disease is called neuropathic arthritis.  Individuals with diabetes represent a major portion of the population who develop neuropathic arthritis in the form of Charcot foot.  In Charcot foot, damage is inflicted on the foot bones as the individual continues to walk on damaged tissue because they are unable to feel pain from the damage.    The bone fragments into pieces, and then coalesces and reforms into an extremely misshapen foot.  A Charcot foot is typically very wide with complete collapse of the arch by the time bone remodeling is complete.  The combination of foot deformity with inability to feel is a potent combination leading to the development of dangerous ulcers for a diabetic patient. 

Luckily, custom shoes can be found with much less work than Igor had to put in to obtain his, simply by visiting your podiatrist.   Charcot and other complications of diabetes can frequently be avoided through regular podiatric care.  It is believed that the biomechanical condition called “equinus” where the foot is unable to lift off the ground, which can result from overpronation, contributes to the development of Charcot foot and ulcers in patients with diabetes.  Your podiatrist at Columbus Podiatry and Surgery can create individualized custom orthotics using a digital gait scanner to correct these biomechanical abnormalities.   Unlike Igor’s $16,000 extremely large shoes, many insurance companies recognize the need and offer coverage of custom shoes and orthotics for diabetic patients meeting specific criteria.

Please visit www.ColumbusFoot.com for more information or call 614-885 FEET (3338) to schedule an appointment with a podiatrist in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Podiatry & Surgery is located on the North side of Columbus, Ohio near Worthington. If you would like to see a podiatrist in Dublin, Ohio near Tuttle Crossing, call 614-859-FEET (3338) for an appointment.

By Dr. Animesh (Andy) Bhatia

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By drbhatia
April 02, 2012
Category: Foot Care

 

custom orthotic for golf, golf shoe insert, golf orthotics, dublin podiatrist, columbus podiatry, custom orthotics in dublin oh, custom orthotic in columbus ohio.Golfers hitting up the greens at the York,  Worthington Hills, Muirfield or Tartan golf courses near the offices here at Columbus Podiatry in Surgery, need to take their feet into consideration when looking for ways to lower their scores.  While many golfers look to the newest technology in their clubs and golf balls to enhance their drive, custom foot orthotics could be the missing link to correcting many parts of your swing!

Even though golf is thought of a relatively low risk sport, there are many painful foot problems that commonly arise in golfers from the intense amount of walking involved.  Heel pain can occur from a variety of causes.  Plantar fasciitis can cause heel pain that radiates down the arch of the foot and is often worst in the morning or upon standing after periods of sitting.  Stress fractures of the calcaneus, which can occur from chronic strain on bone resulting from excessive walking, are another cause of heel pain.  Metatarsalgia which is a term that refers to pain in the ball of the foot also commonly occurs in golfers.  Stress fractures of the metatarsals, most commonly the second metatarsal, can be one underlying cause of this pain.  Plantar plate tears can be another common cause of metatarsalgia.  The plantar plate supports the head of the metatarsal bone and pain results from a tear because the metatarsal head becomes subjected to higher ground pressure with each step. 

custom golf orthotic, golf orthotics, foot pain golfer, golf shoe insert, dublin podiatrist, columbus podiatry, custom orthotics in dublin oh, custom orthotic in columbus ohio.Many of these problems are caused not from golf itself, but because excess pressure from walking being placed on an abnormally functioning subtala rjoint, which is most commonly functioning overpronated.  When this joint does not function optimally, problems can start in the foot, but may also progress higher up the body’s “kinetic chain” or chain of movement.  This can result in knee, hip, back and neck pain.  Using a digital gait scanner, as is used at Columbus Podiatry and Surgery, an orthotic can be fit specifically to address an individual’s foot problems and create a custom orthotic to correct any biomechanical problems.  With improved function, a golfer’s body will have the capacity to achieve the perfect swing!!

Please visit www.ColumbusFoot.com for more information or call 614-885 FEET (3338) to schedule an appointment with a podiatrist in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Podiatry & Surgery is located on the North side of Columbus, Ohio near Westerville. If you would like to see a podiatrist in Dublin, Ohio near Tuttle Crossing, call 614-885-3338 for an appointment.

By Dr. Animesh (Andy) Bhatia

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By drbhatia
December 05, 2011
Category: Foot Care

An Ohio woman has recently developed a new invention that may of benefit to podiatry patients whose toenails have gone missing!  “Nail Creations” is an artificial toe nail that can be stuck on to the skin for all those who may have lost a nail due to toenail fungus, injury or other disease process. 

While this addresses a cosmetic non-medical complaint after the toenail is already lost, it is important to consult your podiatrist at the first signs of nail changes to ensure adequate medical treatment against serious infection and disease and perhaps prevent the loss of the nail entirely!!

Nail fungus or onychomycosis is one of the most common disease processes that affect the toe nails.  The process of a nail fungal infection begins with some form of trauma.  This trauma can be something noticeable such as dropping a heavy item on your toenail or something occurring on a continuous basis going unnoticed.  Foot deformities such as hallux limitus, in which the movement in the joint of the big toe is restricted, can cause the toe to regularly undergo small trauma by slamming against the inside of your shoe with each step.  If an obvious trauma has happened a bruise under the nail may be seen as a black toenail.  Athlete’s foot or a tinea pedis also typically precedes the infection of the nail.  This fungal infection of the skin then moves into the toenails where the organisms causing the infection, commonly dermatophytes, thrive by eating the keratin that makes up the nail. 

All fungal infections should be treated to prevent spread and worsening of what can be a painful condition. Treatment of a fungal infection once it has reached the nails is more difficult than when only the skin is affected.  Oral medications are often needed that often have a variety of adverse side effects throughout the body.  At Columbus Podiatry and Surgery, we offer the PinPointe Foot Laser to treat nail fungus in our office in about 30-40 minutes without the harmful side effects.  Along with this treatment, it is also a good idea to be examined and treated by your podiatrist for any deformities that may be exposing your nails to unnecessary trauma and making them more susceptible for future infections.  With such treatment options not only are you keeping your feet healthy and preventing future fungal infections, but you also may prevent the loss of your toenail in the first place!  So while the “artificial toe nail” is a great option for those who have already lost their toe nail, preventing toenail loss is even better!

Please visit www.columbusfoot.com for more information or call 614-885 FEET (3338) to schedule an appointment with a podiatrist in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Podiatry & Surgery is located on the North side of Columbus, Ohio in between Westerville, Worthington and Powell.

By Dr. Animesh (Andy) Bhatia

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Podiatrist - Animesh Bhatia, D.P.M., C.W.S. , Sarah Newby, D.P.M. , Columbus OH, 43235, Dublin, OH 43017, (614) 885-3338
If you are in search of an experienced podiatrist in Columbus Ohio, you have come to the right place. Our podiatrists in Columbus, OH and Dublin, OH are highly skilled in many aspects of podiatric treatments. Selecting a foot doctor in your area can be a difficult task, but it doesn't have to be, especially when you have Dr. Bhatia and Dr. Newby as options.