Foot Pain – Page 4 – Dr. Nicholas Campitelli

I wouldn't let someone talk you into foot surgery in their office as most surgical procedures are now being performed in outpatient surgery centers. With that being said, there are some simple minimally invasive procedures which can resolve a painful contracted or dislocated toe. I have performed an overwhelming majority of these types of procedures in my office providing relief to patients who have suffered many years with toe pain but didn't want the long recovery periods that many orthopedic surgeons offer which require outdated use of complicated external pins.

Here’s and interesting look at some old remedies as well some real life medical treatments we once used!

Melanomas on the feet are rare, but I have seen multiple instances of them occur. Some we were able to excise early enough while others were too advanced and amputation was needed. Here are some simple rules to follow when looking at a suspicious mole or lesion on your skin.

I have corrected bunions on all ages ranging from 14 year olds up to almost 90 year old patients. As long as the patient is healthy and has no health conditions that would prevent a risk for undergoing surgery or for recovery, then age is really not a factor.

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Here’s an interesting video explaining what happens when we step on a sharp object such as a lego. Very interesting for those curious minds!

One of the most common questions I'm asked about skin conditions on the foot is, "Is this a wart?". Here's a quick way to tell if you have a wart.

With winter’s arrival, many of us will begin seeing patients with weather-related injuries present to our offices. One of the most common conditions tends to be Raynaud's disease. It is important to distinguish between Raynaud’s disease and Raynaud’s phenomenon as they are two clinically different presentations that are characterized by the severity of the symptoms. Raynaud's disease is the milder of the two conditions as it presents with vasospasm alone and has no association with other systemic diseases.

Have a big lump on your toe and not sure what it is? Most likely it’s a plantar’s wart or ganglion cyst. Here’s a few examples of ganglion cysts which presented recently to my office. Ganglions cysts are soft and filled with thick viscous fluid. If you were to rupture one of these cysts, they ill express a fluid that is thick and sticky like. To you it may feel firm or even “bony” but if you were to squeeze it firmly, you will notice it is fluid filled. Most ganglion cysts can be drained or aspirated in the office for initial treatment, but they have a high reoccurrence rate requiring excision. See the following examples which required excision.

great-toe-cyst — Small Ganglion cyst which required surgical excision.

The following example is a larger cyst that was extending from the joint of the great toe.

img_2933-copy — Sac of the cyst after the fluid was expressed from it.

cyst-campitelli — Larger ganglion cyst extending into the joint of the great toe.

surgery-toe-cyst — Closure with sutures.

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It's common to hear patients tell me they have foot pain because they have a flat foot. An overwhelming majority of the patients who tell me this actually don't have a flat foot at all. They have a normal arch. Some of them may have a variant of a foot type which makes them a appear to have a fallen arch, but it's not what we would refer to as a pathologic flat foot.

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What's a minimalist shoe? It's lightweight,flexible and offers not support. More importantly, it will allow your foot to become stronger the more you wear it and ultimately help in preventing injury. Read this new study which demonstrates how the foot becomes stronger by wearing a minimalist shoe.

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Medical Treatments of the Past

How can you tell if you have a melanoma?

Surgery for a bunion: How old is too old?

Why does stepping on a Lego hurt so bad?

How to determine if you have a plantar wart.

What is Raynaud’s Disease: Diagnosing And Treating

Ganglion cyst on the big toe.

The following example is a larger cyst that was extending from the joint of the great toe.

Surgery for flat foot deformities.

When Should You Wear Minimalist Running Shoes?

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