by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Jul 24, 2016 | Carthage, ETFA Blog, Heel, Nacogdoches, Podiatry, Sports Medicine
The calf muscles are attached to the heel by the Achilles tendon. This is primarily the thickened cord or fibrous band that runs down the back of one’s leg and attaches to the heel bone. The main function of this complex is to force the foot downward in gait and...
by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Jul 24, 2016 | Ankle, Carthage, ETFA Blog, Nacogdoches, Podiatry, Sports Medicine
Ankle sprains are about as common as shopping carts at the grocery store. Take a wrong step, walk on uneven ground, or be active in athletics, and sooner or later, you will probably have an ankle sprain. By definition, an ankle sprain is a type of injury involving...
by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Feb 8, 2012 | Carthage, Diabetes, ETFA Blog, Nacogdoches, Podiatry
Every now and then I am reminded of the difficulties that come with diabetes. Most of my patients, that have been diagnosed with diabetes, get up every morning and take on their day with the additional difficulties that diabetes provides. Whether it be finger...
by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Dec 27, 2011 | Carthage, ETFA Blog, Foot Surgery, Nacogdoches, Podiatry
A plantar fibroma is a fibrous knot (nodule) in the arch of the foot. It is embedded within the plantar fascia, a band of tissue that extends from the heel to the toes on the bottom of the foot. A plantar fibroma can develop in one or both feet, is benign...
by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Dec 23, 2011 | Carthage, ETFA Blog, Heel, Podiatry
A very common description of foot pain from my patients at Sowell Podiatry is the complaint that “my feet hurt when I get out of bed in the morning”. Now this can be caused by many things, but I would like to explain the phenomenon of post-static dyskinesia that my...
by Mark E. Sowell, DPM | Dec 21, 2011 | Carthage, ETFA Blog, Heel, Nacogdoches, Podiatry
A few quick misconceptions about heel spurs: That they have to be cut out for the pain to go away. That they are digging into your flesh. That they are due to a “stone bruise”. In fact, if we took one hundred people off the street and took x-rays ten would have heels...
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