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When your feet or lower body are bothering you, it not only can make it more difficult to go about daily life, it might also be a sign something more serious is wrong. Foot and heel pain, pressure, and discomfort can be a sign of foot or other lower body conditions that need treatment. At Arizona Foot…

There’s nothing worse than having a foot or ankle condition that’s painful, not healing, and getting in the way of living your life. Effective pain management can be tricky, and undergoing surgery comes with risks and doesn’t guarantee you’ll end up pain free. Fantastically, if conservative management hasn’t helped your pain levels, podiatrists Ryan Golub, DPM, and Zachary Flynn,…

Are you experiencing pain or a burning sensation in the front half of your foot but don’t have any visible bumps, cuts, or bruises? If so, it’s possible you have Morton’s neuroma, a painful foot condition that doesn’t come with any obvious visual markers. According to experienced Arizona Foot Health podiatrists Ryan Golub, DPM, and Zachary Flynn, DPM, AACFAS, in Phoenix,…

After getting your ingrown toenail treated, your hope is to avoid getting this painful condition again. Unfortunately, due to genetics or lifestyle factors, ingrown toenails can be a recurring phenomenon for some people. If you get ingrown toenails over and over again, the welcome news is that some simple lifestyle changes can prevent you from ever having…

Charcot Reconstruction Options One of my passions as a foot and ankle surgeon is limb salvage. Charcot neuroarthropathy is the most challenging threat to limbs that I encounter on a routine basis. These patients are not only challenging from a reconstructive perspective, but also come with multiple medical challenges (neuropathy, diabetes, kidney disease, decreased bone…

Surgical Options for the Bunion ( Hallux Valgus)  One of the most common pathologies that any foot and ankle surgeon treats is the bunion. Daily we evaluate and educate patients on the treatment options for bunions. While conservative and surgical options are available, the focus of this article will focus on the recent change of…

 Being a foot and ankle surgeon I have been treating patients with arthritis since my career began. Early on you learn as a provider how debilitating arthritis can be. Often times, in the foot and ankle, end stage arthritis requires surgery. The approach to surgically treating the arthritic foot and ankle is through joint sparing…

Bunions, the bony bump that sticks out from your big toe, are unsightly, uncomfortable, and can impede your active lifestyle. If you have close family members with bunions or have started to develop them yourself, you’re probably wondering how to prevent them from appearing or getting worse. According to podiatrists Ryan Golub, DPM, and Zachary Flynn, DPM,…

Ankle Sprains and the Road to Recovery If you have sustained an ankle sprain, it should always be evaluated by a specialist. Roughly 85% of the ankle ligament reconstructions I perform are on patients who neglected their initial injury and thought it would get better on its own. The fact of the matter is this,…

When you had certain foot and ankle conditions, it used to be that your only treatment options were conservative treatments and invasive surgery. Now, thanks to incredible medical advancements, there’s an additional option called Pulse Wave Therapy. Effective, noninvasive, and easy to fit around your schedule, pulse wave therapy is a revolutionary technology that can permanently…