PODIATRIST IN HOUSTON INTRODUCES NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVED FOOT AND ANKLE ...

HOUSTON, TX - Premier podiatrist in Houston, Dr. Gabriel Maislos, is pleased to announce the use of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment (ESWT) for heel pain and PinPointe FootLaser for fungus. Each technology and treatment allows for an increase in comfort and stability for patients, allowing them to find relief for their foot and ankle problems.

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) has emerged as a possible treatment option for patients with chronic plantar fasciitis. During this non-invasive procedure, sonic waves are directed at the area of pain using a device similar to what is currently used in nonsurgical treatments of kidney stones. ESWT is prescribed for patients who have experienced plantar fasciitis for an extended period of time and have not benefited from other conservative treatments.

ESWT is a safe and effective alternative treatment for heel pain and only requires a short recovery time. Clinical studies show that there is a 70 percent success rate for treatment or plantar fasciitis using Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy is used to treat chronic Houston heel pain, otherwise known as plantar fasciitis. The brief, non-invasive, procedure lasts about 30 minutes and is performed under local anesthesia, and/or "twilight" anesthesia. Strong sound waves are directed at and penetrate the heel area to stimulate a healing response by the body.

"With recent advancements in podiatric technology, treating various foot and ankle problems is more precise and effective than ever before. The Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy helps in the elimination of heel pain, allowing my patients to continue their daily routines, rather than sitting on the sidelines due to pain. I want my patients to receive the best in quality foot and ankle care and the ESWT allows me to keep my patients standing strong," said Dr. Gabriel Maislos, podiatrist in Houston.

The new PinPointe FootLaser, Houston laser toenail fungus, uses a special laser beam to reduce the infection in your toenails. The laser gently passes through the toenail to penetrate the infection deep in the nail bed without causing damage to the nail or surrounding skin. Because this treatment is laser based, no anesthesia is required, the patient experiences little to no discomfort and the risk of side effects is zero. The laser technology kills the fungus immediately, promoting the growth of clear, healthy nails.

Plantar Fasciitis Foot Pain and Heel Pain Home Remedies | Medical ...

Plantar fasciitis foot pain or heel pain is best addressed by medical home remedies as far as completely eradicating it and not only masking its symptoms is concerned.

The condition characterizes inflammation of the plantar fascia. As it goes chronic, it generally turns degenerative; when the condition is called plantar fasciosis.

Plantar fascia is a connective tissue which is in the shape of a thick fibrous band. The tissue has its base below calcaneus or the heel bone from where it proceeds further along the foot-sole right up to the toes.

The inflammation and the resulting pain on the underside of the heel are generally the result of over-straining the tissue through excessively long periods of weight bearing or other athletic activities like sprint-running, or else a high body mass index. It also turns an athlete vulnerable to developing knee pain in the near future.

As far as treatment is concerned, the mainstream medicine tries many options including rest, massage therapy, stretching, weight loss, night splints, motion control running shoes, physical therapy, cold therapy, orthotics, anti-inflammatory medications like aspirin and ibuprofen, and corticosteroids injections; before resorting to surgery as its last resort especially in refractory cases, though it carries great risk factors including nerve injury, infection, rupture of the plantar fascia, and failure to improve the pain. Ultrasound-guided needle fasciotomy is the least invasive form of surgery in which a needle inserted into the plantar fascia moves back and forth in order to break the fibrous tissue. Coblation surgery aka Topaz procedure uses radiofrequency ablation. Plantar fascia release as the last surgical resort basically allows decompression of the inflamed FDB muscle belly, though it does not fix the very basic underlying problem; and may even lead to complications including lowering of the arch and pain owing to cuboid bone compression.

Here is Gregory Hunter ; a certified personal fitness trainer (CPFT), an exercise rehab specialist (ERS) and a plantar fasciitis survivor himself; who suffered from its foot pain and heel pain for 5 long years during which he spent around $600 on doctors, physical therapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, braces, anti-inflammatory pills and expensive orthotics shoes along with inserts but none of these methods ever worked in the real sense of it.

Failing with all the mainstream treatment methods short only of the dangerous surgery which he would avoid at all cost, he ultimately took it on himself to cure his own problem by his own methods that he knew as a fitness trainer himself basing his research more on medical home remedies than on anything else. And ultimately he came out successful with his method, relieving his tortuous condition with excruciating plantar fasciitis foot pain and heel pain permanently with his newly researched medical home remedies.

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