How your podiatrists in Gainesville, and Dulles, VA, can help you and your feet feel better.
A foot doctor, also known as a podiatrist, can diagnose and treat conditions involving your ankles, feet, and toes. When your feet hurt, it can keep you from enjoying your life. Your foot doctor can help.
Dr. Mukesh Bhakta and Dr. Anam Ali at Prince William Foot & Ankle Center provide comprehensive foot and ankle services. They have two convenient office locations in Gainesville, and Dulles, VA, to help you.
Your foot doctor provides a wide range of services. Let’s look at some of the most common conditions involving your ankles, feet, and toes, and how your foot doctor can help.
Conditions involving your ankles include:
- Lateral ankle instability
- Ankle sprains
- Ankle fractures
- Achille’s tendon injuries
For these conditions, your foot doctor will:
- Use splints, casts, walking boots and other devices to keep you mobile while your injury heals
- Perform surgery to repair torn ligaments, tendons, and broken bones
- Provide custom orthotics and footwear to help support your ankles
Conditions involving your feet include:
- Bunions
- Heel pain
- Fallen arches
For these conditions, your foot doctor will:
- Perform surgery to remove a bunion
- Use shock wave therapy to eliminate heel pain
- Provide custom orthotics to support your feet and help with foot pain
Conditions involving your toes include:
- Hammertoe
- Ingrown toenail
- Fungal toenail
For these conditions, your foot doctor will:
- Use laser therapy to destroy bacteria and fungi
- Provide antibiotics to eliminate infection
- Perform surgery to realign your toe
Your foot doctor is also an expert at treating diabetes-related foot conditions including:
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Impaired blood flow to your toes
- Diabetic ulcers on your feet
If you are suffering from a condition involving your ankles, feet, and toes, don’t settle for just any doctor. You need a foot doctor.
To discover more about how your foot doctor can help you and your feet, call Dr. Mukesh Bhakta and Dr. Anam Ali at Prince William Foot & Ankle Center. You can reach them in both the Gainesville, and Dulles, VA, offices by calling (703) 753-3338, so call today.
