When To See a Podiatrist

When To See a Podiatrist

How your foot doctors in Land O’Lakes, FL, can keep your feet and ankles healthy

It’s always a good time to see a podiatrist because a podiatrist can treat foot, ankle, and toe conditions to keep you mobile and active. Taking care of your feet can improve your overall health.

Drs. George and Kathy Tjamaloukas at Comprehensive Foot and Ankle Center in Land O’Lakes, FL, provides a wide range of foot and ankle services, to keep your feet and ankles healthy.

Seeing your podiatrist is especially important if you suffer from medical conditions like diabetes because diabetes directly affects your feet. Diabetes causes problems with your immune, circulatory, and nervous systems and can result in:

  • Delayed healing or infection of open wounds
  • Poor blood flow, resulting in amputations
  • Loss of nerve sensation or peripheral neuropathy

Your podiatrist can help keep your feet from suffering due to diabetes. Foot doctors also treat:

  • Bunions
  • Hammertoe
  • Ingrown toenails
  • Toenail fungus
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Flat feet
  • Lateral ankle instability
  • Strains, sprains, and fractures

If you have acute foot, ankle, or toe problems, you should see your podiatrist if:

  • You can’t walk or stand due to foot pain
  • You don’t feel stable when you walk or stand
  • You have foot pain that doesn’t go away
  • You have a fever accompanied by foot pain
  • You can’t put on shoes due to foot pain
  • Your mobility is affected due to foot pain

Your podiatrist also offers a wide variety of orthotics, which can help with:

  • Flat feet
  • Bunions
  • Hammertoe
  • Plantar fasciitis

Foot surgery may also be recommended by your podiatrist for:

  • Bunion removal
  • Hammertoe realignment
  • Foot realignment
  • Correction of lateral ankle instability

Don’t suffer from foot, toe, or ankle pain when relief is just a phone call away.

To learn more about when to see your podiatrist and how your foot doctor can keep your feet and ankles healthy, call Drs. George and Kathy Tjamaloukas at Comprehensive Foot and Ankle Center in Land O’Lakes, FL. You can reach them in the office by calling (813) 909-0865, so call now.