As an athlete you have dedicated many hours to your sport and when an injury occurs many continue to play despite the presence of pain. Unfortunately, playing through an injury can make treatment and recovery more difficult as well lead to lifelong complications. To ensure proper recovery it is imperative that athletes seek a prompt […]

A Morton’s neuroma is a swollen, inflamed nerve between the bones at the ball of the foot. The most common location is between the third and fourth toes and the next common locations is between the second and third toes. It is more common in women, with a female to male ratio of 4:1. There […]

A bunion is a bony bump that forms on the joint on the base of the big toe. This happens when the first metatarsal bone of the foot turns outward and the big toe points toward the other toes, causing the joint to jut out. This may start as a minor pain but progressively gets […]

Naples, Florida – Family Foot and Leg Center, P.A. is pleased to announce that Dr. Kaitlyn L. Ward is joining the practice and will start seeing patients at Family Foot and Leg Center, Downtown Campus, 730 Goodlette Road, suite 102 beginning 24th of August 2020. Dr. Ward received her Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery […]

Many of you have probably heard the story of Achilles whose mother feared he would die young and dipped his body in the River of Styx, which was supposed to offer powers of invulnerability. However, she was holding him by his heel, so his heel became vulnerable and was not protected by the powers offered […]

Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL  – Family Foot & Leg Center, PA is proud to welcome Dr. Sahiba Singh to its medical staff. She received her doctor of medicine degree from Temple University’s Podiatric School of Medicine. She completer her residency at Geisinger Community Medical Center and internship at the Rubin Institute of Advanced Orthopedics.   […]

Why did my Doctor order a Doppler? Doppler with Ultrasound imaging are used to check for blood flow to the foot and lower leg.  In general, it is to see if you have adequate blood flow to the foot.   Oftentimes, we can feel your pulses but sometimes we may not be able to. Therefore, […]