Heel pain can be an extremely challenging and painful condition. At the Washington Heel Pain Center, patients from all over Washington State, including Seattle, Bellevue, and Tacoma, have been treated for the most painful heel conditions.

The Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in the human body. There is more force across the Achilles tendon than any other tendon in the human body.

If you are experiencing plantar fasciitis, the doctors of the Washington Heel Pain Center can help.

This is the time of year when people are getting active again after a long winter. Families are out on vacation and people are starting to increase their exercise, including walking and running.

Heel pain in the morning could be one of several conditions. The most common cause of heel pain in the morning is plantar fasciitis, although it could also be bursitis or stress fracture.

Advanced treatments for severe heel pain are available at the Washington Heel Pain Center.

Today we're going to talk about Cheilectomy. Cheilectomy is a surgery that's done for arthritis of the great toe joint. What happens is people develop arthritic spurs from mechanical jamming of this joint --they get wear and tear of the joint. The cartilage becomes more narrow and damaged, and they get large painful arthritic spurs on top of the joint. The joint becomes quite stiff. It becomes enlarged and it becomes painful. Once someone has this, they may have orthotics, they may have had injections, but at some point, a lot of people have surgery. The goal of surgery is to clean up the spurs and remove the enlargement of the joint. When we do the surgery, we make an incision over the top of the joint, and we go down on the capsule, which strengthens the joint. Once we have access to the joint, we can inspect the joint and look at the cartilage. Once we've cleaned out the joint and exposed it, we take a saw and remove the spurs. We also remove the top portion of the joint to improve the gliden of the joint. Once the surgery is done, patients are usually put into a cast boot. For this procedure, we use local anesthetic. If you would like to make an appointment, please call us at 425-391-8666. 

Achilles tendon ruptures are common condition for males, especially between the ages of 40 and 60. Often, patients present feeling as though someone has kicked them in the back of the leg or the feeling of a pop in the back of their ankle. There are many alternative treatment options for Achilles tendinitis, including shockwave therapy, platelet rich plasma therapy, and anteromedial injections. If you experience any sort of Achilles tendon pain or swelling, it is important to get in and see a foot and ankle physician as soon as possible. Our clinic offers the latest treatment modalities for Achilles tendinitis that are not available elsewhere. We have vast experience in treating Achilles tendinitis with platelet rich plasma injections that have yielded a high success rate. There are side off of these treatment modalities. If you would like to schedule appointment call 425-391-8666.

One of the most common causes of big toe pain is arthritis. This is a common condition that can cause pain and swelling around the big toe. Often times patients relate increasing pain with activity, especially running and jumping. This is commonly called a Hallux Limitus or Hallux Rigidus depending on the severity of the arthritis. There are many great treatment modalities available for this condition at Issaquah Foot and Ankle Specialists. It is important to see your foot and ankle specialist any time you develop big toe pain as we can help alleviate some of t1his pain and slow progression of the disease process.