Sunday, January 14, 2018

Awesome Toes vs. Correct Toes: Let the Battle Begin to see which One is Better!!

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If you are trying to prevent, or at least slow down, the development of bunions and hammertoes, these are 2 good products to use on some r...
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Saturday, January 13, 2018

Managing Peripheral Neuropathy Post Chemotherapy

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Excitable Neurons!! Several days ago I saw a young man who developed peripheral neuropathy in his feet with level 7 pain secondary t...
Friday, January 12, 2018

MRI Transfer to Dr Blake via WeTransfer: Worked Beautifully

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This protocol was sent from a nice lady that could send me her MRI images clearly. Thank you for sharing the steps with us.  Hi Dr...
Thursday, January 11, 2018

Plantar Fascial Tearing with Intense Inflammation MRI Images

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The Plantar Fascia on the bottom of the foot should be as dark as the Achilles Tendon shown here. The Plantar Fascia should be unif...
Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Taking Pressure off the Sesamoids with Hapads

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Hi Dr. Blake, I’m a dancer (mainly jazz/tap but also ballet) and I have been having pain in the ball of my foot. I first experienced ...

Cartiva Joint Implant vs Arthrosurface: Present Thoughts

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     As you all know there are 2 givens in this post: I am not a surgeon, and it is hard to recommend anything you have no experience dea...
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Cortisone Shot #1: Patient Feedback

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After I give a cortisone shot, in this case for a left foot third intermetatarsal space Morton's Neuroma, I tell the patients that they...
Monday, January 8, 2018

FRAX: Fracture Risk Assessment Tool

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This is an area of great interest to doctors and patients with osteopenia and osteoporosis. It is an epidemic to make our bones stronger, an...
Sunday, January 7, 2018

Accessory Navicular post Ankle Sprain: Email Advice

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I'm a female 37 y/o. I have a question about treatment for a recurrent problem with left accessory navicular after a sprain to ankle i...
Saturday, January 6, 2018

Painful metatarsals in a Runner: Common sense advice

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Dear Dr. Blake,  I have a way of ignoring issues if they threaten to get in the way of running….. At least this is on my right ...
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Friday, January 5, 2018

Sesamoid Pain: Email Advice

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Dear Dr. Blake, I am a runner who partially tore the medial band of his plantar fascia in March 2017. Started a run/walk comeback in No...
Thursday, January 4, 2018

Is it Tendinitis or Nerve Pain: Email Response

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Hi Dr. Blake, I hope you're well.   I am wondering how to know if the pain in my foot/ankle/lower leg is coming from the FHL, F...
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Eccentric Training of the Achilles: How Low to Drop the Heel?

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Hi Rich: I hope this finds you well. My feet are holding up OK. Left ankle is still funky, as are some toes on the right. But nothin...