Many people experience foot problems and pain regularly. Often, this requires visiting an emergency room for urgent care. Others choose to see their family doctor, while others a foot clinic.
Certain conditions require a foot specialist (podiatrist) to have their conditions treated. This article shall be looking at four conditions that require superior podiatric care.
- Heel Pain
Most heel pain is caused by a condition known as plantar fasciitis. To ensure that the condition is appropriately taken care of, limiting the chances of reoccurrence requires special attention.
- Ingrown Toenails
Most emergency care centers can provide primary care for painful ingrown toenails. Unfortunately, these measures are too rudimentary and only play a small role in solving the problem.
Visiting a podiatrist’s foot clinic can have a permanent resolution for your ingrown toenail. In most cases, the entire process takes less than 30 minutes.
- Diabetic Foot Wounds
This condition typically requires urgent medical attention. Any severe wound could place a person with diabetes at serious risk of infection.
Care for a diabetic wound calls for both expertise in wound care principles and how the foot structure contributes to the healing process.
- Foot and Ankle Sprains That Are Not Healing
If a sprain hasn’t improved in a couple of weeks following an injury, yet there is little to no pain, then visiting a foot clinic for further consultation may be necessary to ensure no further damage has been done.
As you can see, most of these cases are best suited for specialized attention. The future stability of your foot and ankle may depend on proper initial care.
