Preventing and treating common athletic injuries

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Preventing and Treating Common Athletic Injuries Donald Pelto, DPM Central Massachusetts Podiatry, PC Worcester, MA

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Here is a presentation about how to treat common foot injuries like heel pain,

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Preventing and Treating

Common Athletic Injuries

Donald Pelto, DPM

Central Massachusetts Podiatry, PC

Worcester, MA

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Patient dilemma

• Get injured while working out

• Don’t want to stop working out

• Get sad, depressed, no motivation

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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

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Today we will cover

• How to diagnose and treat common

athletic injuries

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Key Points

• Progress Not Perfection

• Positive Focus

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Heel Conditions

• Plantar Fasciitis

• Achilles Tendonitis

• Haglund’s Deformity

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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?

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Flex arm muscles

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Diagnosis

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Heel Pain Treatments

• Topical Treatment

• Shoes and inserts

• Stretching - Trigger Point, Physical

Therapy

• Medications

• Surgery

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Stretching - Passive

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Stretching - Active

• Physical Therapy

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Injections

• Steroid Injection

– 25G Needle

– 3cc Syringe

– 1cc 1%

Lidocaine

– 1cc 0.5%

Marcaine

– 0.5cc Kenalog

– 0.5cc

Dexamethasone

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Front of Foot Conditions

• Neuroma

• Metatarsalgia

• Ingrown Nail

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Neuroma

• Clicking Sound

• Feels better without

shoes

• Pain on hard surfaces

Solution

• Wider shoes

• Injection

• Removal

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Metatarsalgia (Painful front foot)

• Pain to front of foot

• Could be stress

fracture

Solution

• Padding

• Calf stretching

• Orthotics

• Injection

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Ingrown Toenail

• Pain in shoes

• Rubbing, irritation

Solution

• Wider shoes

• Trim out nail

• Kill nail root

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Middle of Foot Conditions

• Flat feet

• Tendonitis

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Flat Feet

• Pain in arch

• Fatigue

• Collapsing Foot

Solution

• Orthotics

• Bracing

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Tendonitis

• Pain to bottom of the

foot on inside or

outside of foot

• Fatigue when active

Solution

• Orthotics

• Therapy/TP Tools

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To Learn More Visit

www.DrPelto.com

Donald Pelto, DPM

[email protected]

(508) 757-4003