Foot Pain Specialist

What causes foot pain?

Foot pain is often a result of sports injuries, foot trauma, disease, and foot deformity. Some of the most common forms of foot pain are:

• Bone fractures
• Ankle sprains
• Neuromas
• Open wounds 
• Plantar fasciitis
• Tendinitis
• Arthritis 
• Heel spurs
• Bunions
• Hammertoe
• Ingrown toenails
• Plantar warts
• Bursitis

Whether your foot pain’s new or chronic, it’s not normal. Dr. Wachtler can diagnose your foot pain and help you right away.

How is foot pain diagnosed?

Dr. Wachtler examines your foot and ankle and goes over your medical history and symptoms with you in detail to form a diagnosis. He may ask you to stand, walk, flex your foot, and make other movements so he can evaluate your foot health and stability.

You may need digital X-rays or other imaging tests if your foot problem occurs in the bones, ligaments, tendons, and other tissue under the skin.

How is foot pain treated?

Dr. Wachtler treats each foot and ankle pathology according to its specific cause. Depending on your problem, you may need:

Underlying condition treatment

If you have an underlying disease like diabetes, you need regular diabetic foot care to resolve pain and stay healthy. Dr. Wachtler can help with wound healing and preventive protocols to avoid further diabetes complications in your feet. 

Splints and braces

Splints and braces help to stabilize your injured foot or ankle. By keeping the foot and ankle in the optimal position, splints and braces help decrease pain and encourage healing.

Custom orthotics 

Custom orthotics can relieve pain and also improve movement. 

Physical therapy

Physical therapy exercises improve your strength and range of motion as you overcome an injury, such as a running injury.

PRP injections

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections direct your body’s strongest healing substances to the site of an injury. PRP releases growth factors and recruits new stem cells that can help regrow any type of tissue, including ligaments and tendons. Further, PRP reduces inflammation and pain. 

Cortisone injections 

Cortisone injections dramatically minimize inflammation around an injury. This can ease your pain long enough to allow you to heal naturally.

Shockwave therapy

Shockwave therapy delivers acoustic waves through your skin and straight into damaged tissue. This type of therapy triggers your body’s internal restorative processes to speed healing and reduce pain.

Dr. Wachtler takes a conservative approach, emphasizing your comfort and safety. In some cases, however, foot or ankle surgery is the best choice if you have severe tissue damage. He’s a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon. 

For gentle foot pain care from a specialist who cares, reach out to Cedar Grove Foot & Ankle Specialists online or by phone.