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Foot & Ankle Specialty Blog

Blog Articles about Foot & Ankle Issues, Treatments and Management from Sweeney Foot & Ankle, The Woodlands and Magnolia, Texas

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Turf Toe: What You Need to Know for Healthy Feet

Turf toe is a painful condition that could prevent you from working, taking care of your family, or enjoying your favorite pastimes. While most people associate turf toe with football, a number of different sports and activities can cause t...

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Ingrown Toenail 101: Symptoms, Treatments, and Prevention Tips

Ingrown toenails occur when the edges or corners of a toenail grow into the skin surrounding the nail, causing pain, redness, and inflammati...
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Frequently Asked Questions About a Sprain Versus Broken Toe

Toe injuries are common, and they can occur in a number of different ways. You may have stubbed your toe, accidentally kicked something in t...
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Solving Pediatric Foot Problems: What Parents Need to Know

As a parent, you want to make sure your child is healthy and happy. But did you know that children can experience foot issues just like adul...
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What Is A Muco-Cutaneious Cyst?

Discovering a small, squishy lump on your toe near the nail may be shocking and leaving you with a lot of questions. While it is impossible ...
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No Doubt - Gout is Painful

Gout is a painful inflammatory disease that affects hundreds of thousands of people in Texas and the world. Typically, it only affects one j...
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Metatarsalgia

Defining Metatarsalgia  The foot has 28 bones. Five of them called the metatarsals extend from the base of the toes to the ankle.  Metarsa i...
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Why Are My Toenails Discolored?

Sometimes those perfect “little piggies” can get a little sickly looking. When toenails turn from their usual clear hue to an unusual color,...
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Crossover Toes

When your toes aren’t positioned with one right next to the other in a row but instead you have a toe that is overlapping, it is a condition...
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Learning More About Hammertoes

Does one of your toes curl or bend upwards? It could be caused by a deformity known as hammer toe. Learn more about this condition and how i...