For many post-stroke patients, regaining the ability to walk is one of their most important goals. However, severe ankle contractures—where the foot becomes stuck in a downward-pointing position (equinus deformity)—can make walking nearly impossible. This condition forces patients to walk on their toes, leads to instability, and in many cases, confines them to a wheelchair.
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Common Injuries in Young Dancers: Ballet & Rhythmic Gymnastics With over 20 years of experience treating dancers, Dr Philip Wrotslavsky DPM FACFAS founder of the Advanced Foot and Ankle Center of San Diego understands the unique physical demands placed on young ballet dancers and rhythmic gymnasts. These athletes push their bodies to achieve extraordinary movements,
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Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair POP, you feel it in the back of your ankle. It can feel as if someone slugged you with a bat in the back of the heel. You fall down and can barley walk on the foot. Overnight the ankle and heel get swollen and purple. When
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Achilles Insertional Tendonitis Retrocalcaneal Heel Spur Suffering with heel pain is not a way to live. Suffering with heel pain in the back of the heel that does not allow you to wear shoes with out the painful rubbing in the back of your shoe can be unbearable. The issue
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