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• posted: Dec. 26, 2024
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Foot Care,  Foot Conditions,  Foot Injury,  broken bones,  Foot,  foot doctor,  foot injury,  foot pain,  foot specialist,  heel pain,  Kansas City Foot and Ankle,  Podiatry
• podiatrist,  ankle pain,  foot pain,  heel pain,  New Year Foot Inury

Staying Safe in the New Year: Weather-Related Precautions and Common Issues Read More

• posted: Dec. 19, 2024
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• athlete's foot,  Foot Care,  Foot Conditions,  Foot Injury,  foot injury,  foot pain,  foot specialist,  heel pain,  podiatrist,  sports injuries,  sports injury

The Rise of Pickleball and Its Impact on Foot and Ankle Health Pickleball, a sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong, has taken the United States by storm. With Read More

• posted: Jul. 26, 2024
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Foot Conditions,  foot pain,  heel pain
• Plantar Fasciitis

The medical team at Kansas City Foot & Ankle Heel Pain Center can offer treatment solutions for plantar fasciitis in Kansas City—North, Kansas City—South, Lee’s Summit, and Country Club Plaza, Read More

• posted: Mar. 28, 2023
• Jeff Slutsky
• Foot Care,  foot doctor,  foot pain,  Kansas City,  Kansas City podiatrist
• patient satisfaction,  patient experience,  feet

Our favorite songs that are about, or related to feet Read More

• posted: Jan. 23, 2023
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Foot Care,  Foot Conditions,  foot fungus,  foot injury,  foot pain,  hammertoes,  heel pain,  Podiatry,  sports injuries
• Bunions,  Hammertoes,  Diabetes,  Plantar fasciitis,  Heel pain,  Ingrown toenails,  Fungal toenail,  Lateral ankle instability,  Sprained Ankles,  strained ankles,  Rheumatoid arthritis,  Osteoarthritis

Your podiatrist is a foot and ankle specialist who can treat a wide variety of foot, ankle, and toe conditions. Your ankles, feet, and toes perform important functions helping you Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2022
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• flat feet,  flat foot,  foot injury,  foot pain
• Diabetes,  Plantar fasciitis,  Foot Pain,  Arthritis,  Flat feet

When you experience foot pain, you might be tempted to ignore it. That’s a bad idea. Foot pain can grow worse over time, leading to loss of mobility and a Read More

• posted: Dec. 13, 2022
• Jeff Slutsky
• achilles tendonitis,  Ankles,  Foot Care,  foot doctor,  foot pain,  heel pain,  podiatrist
• Heel Pain,  Custom Orthotics,  Kansas City Magazine,  Healthcare

The Kansas City Foot and Ankle podiatrists will be profiled in an upcoming edition of Kansas City Magazine under the section of Podiatric Medicine & Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery.  Read More

• posted: Dec. 01, 2022
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Foot Conditions,  Bunions,  foot pain,  Podiatry
• Bunions

If you have a hard, bony lump on the side of your big toe, it’s probably a bunion. Bunions are caused by a genetic bone deformity which makes your big Read More

• posted: Nov. 18, 2022
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Foot Conditions,  foot injury,  foot pain,  ingrown toenails,  Podiatry
• Ingrown Toenail

An ingrown toenail is a toenail which has grown into the surrounding skin of your toe. If you’ve ever had an ingrown toenail, you already know how painful it can Read More

• posted: Nov. 01, 2022
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Foot Conditions,  foot injury,  foot pain,  heel pain,  Podiatry
• Heel Pain,  Plantar fasciitis

Heel pain is one of the most common problems your podiatrist treats. If you are suffering from heel pain, the pain can make it difficult to enjoy an active life. Read More

• posted: Jul. 19, 2022
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Foot Conditions,  foot pain,  ingrown toenails,  Podiatry
• Ingrown Toenail

Are you dealing with a painful toenail? It could be an ingrown toenail. Any ingrown toenail happens when the edge of a toenail, typically the big toenail, grows into the skin. Read More

• posted: Nov. 02, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Blog,  Blood pressure,  calf pain,  Conditions and Diseases,  custom-molded orthotics,  Foot,  foot complications,  foot pain,  Kansas City Foot and Ankle,  stress fracture
• Kansas City Foot and Ankle,  podiatrist

Our human bodies are both amazing and frightening.  Our body has an incredible ability to heal its own wounds and circulate up to about 2,000 gallons of blood in a Read More

• posted: Jul. 29, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• athlete's foot,  Blog,  Conditions and Diseases,  Foot,  foot complications,  foot fungus,  foot pain,  fungal toenail,  Health,  Kansas City Foot and Ankle,  nail fungus,  Shoe,  Sweaty Feet

Summer in Kansas City is HOT!  And with heat comes sweat.  And with sweat comes odor – especially where your feet are concerned!  Medically known as bromodosis, stinky feet are Read More

• posted: Jul. 06, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• achilles tendonitis,  Ankles,  athlete's foot,  Conditions and Diseases,  diabetes,  diabetic foot issues,  Foot,  foot complications,  foot doctor,  foot pain

Our feet are often a neglected part of our bodies.  We rarely give them a second thought, unless they are causing us pain.  And with the way things are right Read More

• posted: Apr. 15, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• athlete's foot,  barefoot running,  Conditions and Diseases,  Foot,  foot complications,  foot fungus,  foot injury,  foot pain,  fungal toenail,  heel pain

As more people are staying home right now, it begs the question: Is it a good idea to walk barefoot in your home?  Walking barefoot might be something you only Read More

• posted: Oct. 21, 2019
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Blog,  Conditions and Diseases,  cortisone foot pain,  custom-molded orthotics,  foot pain,  plantar fasciitis
• foot specialist,  podiatrist,  heel pain,  Overland Park podiatrist

At Kansas City Foot and Ankle, our doctors utilize ESWT to treat common foot and ankle conditions.  Let’s talk about five reasons to consider Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT). First, ESWT Read More