CHARCOT FOOT
posted: May 21, 2015.
PODIATRIST, LEANA HUNTLY STATES, "CHARCOT FOOT IS A DEFORMITY THAT RESULTS FROM NERVE DAMAGE (NEUROPATHY) IN THE FOOT OR ANKLE. THE NERVE DAMAGE CAUSES A LOSS OF SENSATION THAT INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE FEET. WHEN THE FOOT IS REPEATEDLY INJURED, THE WEIGHT-BEARING JOINTS START TO BREAK DOWN. DIAGNOSIS CAN SOMETIMES BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THIS CONDITION CAN MIMIC OTHER CONDITIONS LIKE CELLULITIS, OR DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS, AND BECAUSE DIAGNOSIS OF A CHARCOT FRACTURE CANNOT BE MADE DEFINITIVELY UNTIL BONE CHANGES OCCUR. CHARCOT IS TREATED BY REDUCING PRESSURE ON THE FOOT AND WEARING A PLASTER CAST TO ALLOW THE FOOT TO SET AND HEAL IN THE CORRECT POSITION. WHILE YOUR FOOT IS HEALING, YOU WILL NEED REGULAR APPOINTMENTS WITH A PODIATRIST AND REGULAR X-RAYS WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE."
ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY TREATING FOOT CONDITIONS FOR MANY YEARS. WE PRESENTLY HAVE 5 CHIROPODISTS WORKING IN OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART FOOT CLINIC. IF YOU OR A LOVED REQUIRES HONEST, COMPETENT FOOT CARE OR CUSTOM ORTHOTICS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US AT 416-465-8737.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY DR. JOHN A. HARDY, OWNER OF ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS.