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OVER 30 YEARS IN PRACTICE Specializing in Surgical & Non-Surgical Treatment for:
• Ingrown & Fungus Nails • Plantar Warts/Children & Adults
• Custom Orthotics • Corns/Calluses • Heel Pain/Arch Pain/Plantar Fasciitis
• Foot Pain/Ankle Pain/Other Sport Injuries: Bunions/Hammertoes
• Diabetic Care/Diabetic Shoes – covered by Medicare
• DIGITAL X-RAYS AND VASCULAR TESTING ON-SITE
DR. HOWARD J. TZORFAS Podiatrist/Foot Specialist
Board Cer tified in Podiatric Medicine & Surgery
Call 908.236.6999 Today and Have Relief Tomorrow!
Located at the HUNTERDON HILLS PLAZA 1386 Hwy 22 W, Lebanon
Also Located at Mack Chiropractic in Little Bears Plaza, 269 Rt.31 South, Suite #5, Washington NJ 07882
908.835.1730
• Evening appointments available!
• Medicare and most insurances accepted
In Practice Since 1990!
www.DrTzorfas.com
You're in good hands
with Dr.Tzorfas!
W H Y D O M Y F E E T H U R T ?
By Howard J. Tzorfas D.P.M.
There are many different things that can cause foot pain, and I'm going to go
through a few things in this article for you to try to help yourself. If not then we
will know that you will need to go see a podiatrist to see if he or she can help you.
First thing you need to consider, do your feet hurt you all the time? If they
don't, when do they hurt? Do they hurt in your shoes? Okay, are you wearing
the right shoes? You need to be wearing the correct shoes for the activity that
you're doing. If you are trying to walk or exercise in thin shoes, loafers, heels,
work boots, then you are not wearing the correct shoes. Now that you have fixed
this problem let's look to see if they are properly fitted. You need to have a thumbs
width from the end of your biggest toe to the end of the shoe. If your toes are all
the way to the end of the shoe than your shoe is too small. (You may not be the
same shoe size that you were years ago.) Your feet can stretch out, expand, get
bigger, so you need to buy bigger shoes. You also need to get new shoes. Those
old sneakers that are worn down are not doing you any good.
Let's find out if you have other things going on. Do you have numbness
in your feet or your toes? Does this happen all the time or once in a while? If
this happens all the time then you may have neuropathy which can be related to
diabetes. You should have your feet checked by a podiatrist. If this happens once
in a while then your feet may get better when you're wearing the right shoes.
If you're having heel pain that only happens when you get up in the morning
or when you get up from a sitting position, you may have plantar fasciitis. This
is an inflammation of the ligament on the bottom of your foot. There are a lot
of different treatments out there which you can try. But I wouldn't recommend
over stretching or using a frozen soda can too much. Obviously if it's not going
away in a couple weeks then you should go see a podiatrist. He or she can help
you a lot. And, no, you don't always have to get a cortisone injection.
If you have any foot problems, issues and questions,
please contact Howard J. Tzorfas, D.P.M. at 908.236.6999,
or visit: www.DrTzorfas.com. Conveniently located in the
Hunterdon Hills Plaza, 1386 Hwy 22W, Lebanon.
