Preventing and treating common athletic injuries
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Preventing and treating common athletic injuries
- 1. Preventing and Treating Common Athletic Injuries Donald Pelto, DPM Central Massachusetts Podiatry, PC Worcester, MA
- 2. Patient dilemma • Get injured while working out • Don’t want to stop working out • Get sad, depressed, no motivation
- 3. This is for you if… • You have gotten injured while working out • You want to avoid an injury • You think that foot pain is just part of your life
- 4. Today we will cover • How to diagnose and treat common athletic injuries
- 6. Key Points • Progress Not Perfection • Positive Focus
- 7. Heel Conditions • Plantar Fasciitis • Achilles Tendonitis • Haglund’s Deformity
- 9. Causes of heel pain • Too much activity too fast • Too hard of a surface • Old shoes without support or cushion Common Questions • Heel spur? • Weight?
- 11. Flex arm muscles
- 12. Diagnosis
- 13. Heel Pain Treatments • Topical Treatment • Shoes and inserts • Stretching - Trigger Point, Physical Therapy • Medications • Surgery
- 15. Stretching - Active • Physical Therapy
- 16. Injections • Steroid Injection – 25G Needle – 3cc Syringe – 1cc 1% Lidocaine – 1cc 0.5% Marcaine – 0.5cc Kenalog – 0.5cc Dexamethasone
- 17. Front of Foot Conditions • Neuroma • Metatarsalgia • Ingrown Nail
- 18. Don’t Worry!
- 19. Neuroma • Clicking Sound • Feels better without shoes • Pain on hard surfaces Solution • Wider shoes • Injection • Removal
- 20. Metatarsalgia (Painful front foot) • Pain to front of foot • Could be stress fracture Solution • Padding • Calf stretching • Orthotics • Injection
- 21. Ingrown Toenail • Pain in shoes • Rubbing, irritation Solution • Wider shoes • Trim out nail • Kill nail root
- 22. Middle of Foot Conditions • Flat feet • Tendonitis
- 24. Flat Feet • Pain in arch • Fatigue • Collapsing Foot Solution • Orthotics • Bracing
- 25. Tendonitis • Pain to bottom of the foot on inside or outside of foot • Fatigue when active Solution • Orthotics • Therapy/TP Tools
- 26. To Learn More Visit www.DrPelto.com Donald Pelto, DPM don@worcesterfootcare.com (508) 757-4003