Foot & Ankle Care
Our feet and ankles are complex structures containing hundreds of moving parts (bones, joints, muscles and ligaments) that keep us mobile. Because of their complexity and constant wear and tear, feet and ankles often require specialized medical care.
Comprehensive foot and ankle care
The experienced orthopedic specialists at Cape Cod Healthcare’s Total Joint Center are skilled at caring for feet and ankles. We offer a range of services for a variety of conditions, including:
- Achilles pain/swelling
- Achilles ruptures
- Ankle instability
- Ankle sprains
- Bunions
- Bone spurs
- Curled toes
- Fractures – ankle and foot
- Flatfoot deformity
- Hammertoes
- Neuroma
- Osteoarthritis and degenerative joint disease of foot and ankle
- Plantar fasciitis
- Sports injuries
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Tendinitis
- OCD impingement
Treatments for foot and ankle conditions
Our orthopedic specialists use a variety of techniques to treat feet and ankles, beginning with the most conservative. After careful diagnosis, they’ll work with you to develop a customized care map designed to achieve the best possible outcome for your specific condition.
Treatments may include:
- Anti-inflammatory medications
- Surgery, including total ankle replacement
- Bracing
- Orthotic shoe inserts and braces
- Physical therapy
- Steroid injections
- Arthroplasty
Minimally invasive surgery
The board-certified orthopedic surgeons at CCHC are specially trained in the latest muscle- and nerve-sparing procedures, which use smaller incisions for faster recovery times and less pain.
