Foot Care Treatments – Foot Arthritis

Arthritis of the foot can be the result of trauma or high mechanical stress to a joint. Over time, the joint space will become narrowed and cartilage that covers a joint surface will become denuded and lost. Spurs or bone fragments can occur around the joint as well. This can lead to pain and often times a red, hot and swollen joint.  Commonly seen in the big toe this is often called “Turf Toe.”

 Conservative care includes:

• Oral Anti inflammatory medication (NSAIDs)
• Injection therapy with Cortisone
• Orthotic or Shoe inserts to help control foot motion
• PRP (protein rich plasma) injections

 This is a relatively new treatment in which a person’s own blood is drawn and good cells that stimulate healing are reinjected into the foot to jump start healing. The benefit of this technology is that it uses your own stem cells to initiate healing.

Surgical care includes:

• Joint Arthroscopy- “Scope”
• Joint Cheilectomy- Cleans up the joint
• Joint Replacement- this maintains motion and eliminates pain
• Joint Fusion- This is for end stage arthritis 

Great Toe Implant