Do you have foot pain? Heel pain? Ankle pain? Did you know that foot and ankle pain are not normal. This is the foot’s way of telling YOU, get help! Your body is made up of a complex nervous system to alert you when there is a problem. You just have to listen. You may be […]
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Ankle Arthroscopy | Video Blog by Dr. Jairo B. Cruz Jr.
Jairo: Hello, this is Dr. Jairo Cruz Jr. of Advanced Podiatry, and I’m here to talk to you today about ankle arthroscopy. Frequently, we see patients with ankle pain, ankle instability and complaints of just chronic swelling and tenderness to the ankle when performing certain physical activities. Our population is quite diverse in age, and […]
Seahawk’s Thomas Rawls Suffers Broken Ankle
Rookie running back for the Seahawks, Thomas Rawls, fractured his ankle this past Sunday and will be out for the rest of the season. He was admirably filling in for injured starter Marshawn Lynch, and then injured himself int he first quarter of the game against the Ravens. They thankfully had a blowout win over […]
Popping Sound in Ankle
Have you ever rotated your ankle in a circular pattern and heard a popping sound? Some patients walk into the office being able to create the sound with every rotation of their ankle. This is because they are able to make their tendons snap against their ankle bone. This “hidden talent” is quite impressive at […]
Ankle Sprains & Quarterback Carson Wentz
Carson Wentz, a quarterback for the North Dakota State Bisons, sprained his ankle during the season opening game against Montana Grizzlies last Saturday. He sustained a high ankle sprain to the right ankle late in the 3rd quarter. He was trying to get out of a sack and turned his ankle the wrong way. Wentz […]