Dr. Brandon Macy
Podiatrist - Clark, NJ
1114 Raritan Road
Clark, NJ 07066
If you’re an experienced runner or jog on a daily basis, you know that the worst situation is when you’ve got chronic foot pain or an ankle injury. Not only do you feel pain, you might also have to stop your running routine completely to allow for healing.
So to help you prevent this scenario from happening, we’ve got some tips about foot care for all of you who get that daily “runner’s high”:
Follow these tips to prevent common injuries or muscle strains, including: blisters, corns, calluses, Athlete's Foot, Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, shin splints, stress fractures, metatarsalgia, and Morton’s neuroma. If you have an injury from running, don’t hesitate to call us to find relief! Make an appointment to see our board-certified podiatrist, Brandon Macy, DPM at Clark Podiatry Center. He can assess your feet and the best treatment options to get you back to pounding the pavement. Come see him at our Clark, NJ office, which serves the surrounding Union County areas.
You may have noticed a bony growth coming from your big toe joint. You weren’t sure if your bunions were getting larger, but made some changes anyway. You’ve changed your shoes to have a roomier toe box, used bunion pads, and even tried some splints to help keep your big toes facing forward.
Lately, however, your big toe joint seems to become irritated more frequently and more easily. The bony spur has been getting larger, and your foot looks a bit more deformed than you remember. How are you going to feel comfortable with wearing open-toed shoes or sandals now, without embarrassment?
Whatever the cause of your bunion, whether it’s genetics, arthritis, or the types of shoes you wear, the earlier you treat it, the easier the treatment. The longer you leave it untreated, the more likely it is that it will cause further issues on other parts of the feet, like your big toe joint, smaller toes (like with hammertoes), and even the balls of your feet.
In most cases, we encourage non-surgical treatment of bunions, especially because it’s not an easy road to recovery after the invasive surgery. While non-surgical treatment will not be a cure for the bunions, they can be helpful in preventing worsening symptoms and providing pain relief.
When the bunion problem becomes very severe, causing chronic pain and discomfort, the only solution is to turn to bunion surgery. Depending on how your bunion affects you, you can remove the bunion growth, realign the big toe joint, or if it’s due to arthritis, replace the joint with screws and plates. The procedure may be a short outpatient treatment, but the recovery could take 6 weeks to 4 months as the bones heal and adapt.
Bunion surgery is a last resort treatment option. To see if your bunion problem can be solved with surgery, make an appointment to see our board-certified podiatrist, Brandon Macy, DPM at Clark Podiatry Center. He can assess your feet and give you options to make your travel plans possible. Come see him at our Clark, NJ office, which serves the surrounding Union County areas.
Well, what we mean is, you can still work out! Okay, so you might not necessarily WANT to keep exercising. Or if you love working out, maybe you DO!
Regardless of which camp you’re in, we do encourage you to keep up your physical activity, at least 3 times a week. If you routinely do exercises that include running or jumping, you may feel stumped about how to keep active. That’s why we’ve come up with some ideas for alternative exercises you can do instead!
Get approval from our podiatrist or your physician before performing the following exercises, depending on the extent of your injury:
Exercises to try at home:
Exercises to try at the gym:
You have probably come in to see us about your foot or ankle injury. If not, or if you plan to workout, make an appointment to see our board-certified podiatrist, Brandon Macy, DPM at Clark Podiatry Center. He can assess your feet and give you options to make your workouts possible. Come see him at our Clark, NJ office, which serves the surrounding Union County areas.
Down syndrome also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. It is typically associated with physical growth delays, characteristic facial features and mild to moderate intellectual disability. Symptoims which can affect foot function and, therefore, the lives of those affected is hypotonia (low muscle tone) and ligamentous laxity.
How this manifests in the feet is a typical broad, low-arched foot. The ligamentous laxity allows the feet to pronate (flatten) to excess. Combining this with low muscle tone, there is a loss of biomechanical efficiency during normal walking, resulting in easy fatigue, deformities and quite often pain.
How to combat this? A quality orthotic device (not the types which can be found in drug stores, shoe stores, sporting goods stores and other commercial establishments) will serve to provide balance and stability to the foot and leg structure. Better support and ‘leverage’ from orthotics improves function dramatically, reducing fatigue and pain.
The takeaway point is that there is a fairly simple solution to an unfortunate problem. A proper orthotic device for Down Syndrome children (and adults too!) can improve the quality of their life in a big way!
For more information or an appointment, contact us at 732-382-3470 or visit our website at www.clarkpodiatry.com.
At Clark Podiatry Center, we want to keep you walking!
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As the weather slowly levels out, you may get bitten by the springtime travel bug. If you haven’t really left the comfort and warmth of your home this winter season, it may be a good time to stretch your legs and explore some new areas of the world. This is especially true since it’s still off-peak travel season.
Already have plans for early spring travel? Great! As you pack your bags, don’t forget to take into consideration, items that you need for foot care. You might be wondering what we mean since you might not have thought about it before. Read on and check out the following tips for what you can pack for foot care while you travel:
If you have foot or ankle issues, or an injury that may prevent you from traveling, make an appointment to see our board-certified podiatrist, Brandon Macy, DPM at Clark Podiatry Center. He can assess your feet and give you options to make your travel plans possible. Come see him at our Clark, NJ office, which serves the surrounding Union County areas.
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1114 Raritan Road
Clark, NJ 07066