Burning, Tingling, Shooting & Numbness in Feet - Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Thanks for coming back for this week's blog post from Alpine Foot & Ankle Clinic in Missoula. We are on our feet everyday. Whether it is going to work, exercising, or spending time with the...
Injury Prevention in Sporting Activities Thanks for reading this week's blog post from Alpine Foot & Ankle in Missoula. The alarm clock rings and you are ready to start your new training program. Everything is in order, you are motivated, you have a training regimen, and you...
Running with Haglund’s Deformity In this week's blog post Alpine Foot & Ankle Clinic in Missoula discusses Running with Haglund’s Deformity. Haglund’s deformity is a bony enlargement on the back part of the heel bone, or calcaneus. Typically a portion of the Achilles tendon attaches to this...
Running with Cuboid Syndrome In this week's blog post from Alpine Foot & Ankle in Missoula, we discuss Running with Cuboid Syndrome. Have you had a previous ankle sprain months ago and still experience pain on the outside part of your midfoot? Has the pain become so...
Chilblains vs Raynaud’s Disease In this week's blog post Alpine Foot & Ankle Clinic, in Missoula we discusses Chilblains vs Raynaud’s Disease Winter weather is difficult to escape, especially in Western Montana. Many Montanans embrace the winter weather participating in winter sports throughout the season. Whether you...
Is nail polish unhealthy? Perhaps you have never thought of this. Everyone uses it, so it must be ok, right? Wrong. Many nail polishes contain potentially harmful chemicals: hidden inside the container, you don’t even know they are there. So, what chemicals should you look for...
Foot Rash - Contact Dermatitis Our feet are subject to our everyday lives. Whether they are abused by how much we are on them or what we wear, the amount of stress they are put through cannot be ignored. Regardless of what we put them through,...
Frostbite There has been an extended cold snap lately and with that comes the potential for frostbite, which often affects the toes. With the winter in full swing, keeping warm is a high priority. We all take measures to protect ourselves when we venture out...
What is “football heel?” With a new school year comes football season, a happy time for many of us. Last year I noticed many Missoula Youth Football players with heel pain: I treated several of them in the clinic, but also was asked on the...
Crusty Summer Heels The scourge of summer: crusty, rough, dry, cracking heels. Not something that a lot of people want to talk about, but a condition that is fairly prevalent during the summer (no one is immune to this problem, as I have experienced this...