The Ideal FootwearVideos

It is important to make sure you have the right footwear and for different conditions, like working out or not.

Wayne Goldstein, Podiatric Physician at Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, highlights the importance of finding the right fit …

When to Consider Bunion SurgeryVideos

Christopher Hodgkins, Orthopedic Surgeon at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says when the pain that you are having from your bunion is interfering with your quality of life on a daily basis it is time to consider surgery.…

Learning About Bunion SurgeryVideos

Christopher Hodgkins, Orthopedic Surgeon at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains all bunion surgery is outpatient surgery, so you come into the hospital and go home the same day. It will take one hour or two to complete …

Understanding Hammer ToeVideos

According to Christopher Hodgkins, Orthopedic Surgeon at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, a hammer toe is a deformity of one of the toes and what happens is over time the pull of the tendons become imbalanced and this …

Learning About BunionsVideos

Christopher Hodgkins, Orthopedic Surgeon at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says a bunion is a deformity of the big toe; it is a bump on the inside of the toe and it is the big toe drifting towards …

Preventing BunionsVideos

Christopher Hodgkins, Orthopedic Surgeon at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says the treatment for a bunion starts by telling patients to modify the shoewear so wider shoes, wider toe boxes.

If that does not work, you can put …

Learning About Plantar FasciitisVideos

Plantar fasciitis is the inflammation of the ligament called plantar fascia, which is on the bottom of the heel bone. Christopher Hodgkins, Orthopedic Surgeon at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says it is a terrible problem, because it …

Learning About Ankle SprainVideos

Thomas San Giovanni, Orthopedic Surgeon, at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says an ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries they see in orthopedics and it is probably the most frequent thing doctors see in the …

Plantar Fasciitis Risk FactorsVideos

Age, certain types of exercise, foot mechanics, obesity and occupations that keep the patient in his feet are plantar fasciitis risk factors, describes Phillip DePaola, Physician Assistant with Miami Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Institute.
He explains he suffered plantar …