by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Apr 26, 2010 | Carthage, ETFA Blog, Nacogdoches, Podiatry
A haglund’s bump is an enlargement or lump of bone, which forms on the back of the heel. This can become a very painful condition due to unavoidable shoe pressure and accessibility to injury. It is not uncommon that this condition also involves Achilles tendon...
by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Apr 22, 2010 | Carthage, ETFA Blog, Nacogdoches, Podiatry
A ganglionic cyst is a fluid filled sac or soft tissue growth that lies over a tendon or underlying joint defect. The joint problem is most often a bone spur or roughened projection that causes friction with the soft tissue above it and in time results in the...
by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Apr 21, 2010 | ETFA Blog, Gout
Often times, podiatrists are the first to diagnose gout. I thought it might be helpful to get a basic knowledge of what to look for and how to handle it. An acute gout attack is an inflammatory process that occurs in a joint secondary to a high concentration of uric...
by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Apr 20, 2010 | Carthage, ETFA Blog, Nacogdoches, Podiatry
It is not uncommon for patients to call alomost anything on their foot a bunion! I thought it might be helpful to explain in more detail what a bunion is and how a podiatrist, such as myself, can address them. A bunion is a bone deformity caused by an enlargement of...
by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Apr 19, 2010 | Carthage, ETFA Blog, Nacogdoches, Podiatry
Please watch this tv clip about our new peripheral arterial disease screening process. I am very excited about our new ability to avoid amputations for our patients and early recognition of circulatory deficit with this new machine. Please watch this!...
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