by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Oct 20, 2011 | Carthage, ETFA Blog, Infection, Nacogdoches, Podiatry, Skin
Probably one of the most missed diagnosis of the foot I see is Chronic Dermatophytosis, aka Athlete’s Foot. We all seem to recognize the acute form many get in high school where the feet itch excessively and the skin between the toes is wet and has turned white, aka...
by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Oct 18, 2011 | Carthage, ETFA Blog, Nacogdoches, Podiatry, Sports Medicine
Haglund’s deformity is a bony enlargement on the back of the heel. The soft tissue near the Achilles tendon becomes irritated when the bony enlargement rubs against shoes. This often leads to painful bursitis, which is an inflammation of the bursa (a fluid-filled sac...
by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Oct 18, 2011 | Carthage, ETFA Blog, Nacogdoches, Podiatry
As a podiatrist I see many foot wounds. Many of them due to an accident or an injury but most often due to a lack of pain. It is hard to think of pain as a gift but in the case of the neuropathic foot it is. When walking our brain receives thousands of messages...
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