(703) 996 – 3000
6101 Redwood Square Centre #303
Centreville, VA 20121
(703) 996 – 3000
6101 Redwood Square Centre #303
Centreville, VA 20121
This guy walks into a podiatry office and says, “My feet are killing me!” — Okay, there’s no punch line because it’s actually no joke! All kinds of folks, the young and the old, come into our Fairfax County podiatry office every day complaining of foot pain. The pain may originate in the big toe,…
COVID quarantines and other restrictions are more or less a thing of the past (thank you, vaccines), so many people feel freer than ever to resume beloved holiday traditions. As you prepare for all the wonder, feasts, and family gatherings that December brings, please take good care of your feet. Board-certified podiatrist Dr. Kenneth R….
When your big toe suddenly swells up, turns red, and hurts like the devil, get ready to say “hello” to gout. Gout is the most likely culprit when pain and throbbing come on suddenly and very painfully. It boils down to too much uric acid. A gout attack happens when you have too much uric…
What’s happening on December 4 in Fairfax County? All kinds of holiday activities, like the Winter Wonderland at Burke Lake Park. There’s also an opportunity for children to buy gifts with the help of a secret shopper at Colvin Run Mill General Store in Great Falls. Maybe they could pick up some socks for their…
How long does it take for a wart on your foot to go away? It depends on how you treat it. In our experience here at Fairfax County’s Clifton Foot & Ankle Center, there are five main ways to approach wart treatment. Spoiler alert! — board-certified podiatrist Kenneth R. Wilhelm, DPM currently recommends the fifth…
Pain is one of the most compelling reasons people decide to have foot or ankle surgery. There are so many kinds of pain! Board-certified podiatric surgeon Dr. Kenneth R. Wilhelm has heard his patients describe their foot and ankle pain for more than two decades. They use words like “aching,” “burning,” “stiff,” “tingling,” and “throbbing”…
This Diabetes Awareness Month, our thoughts turn to various ways our patients with diabetes can improve their diabetes management. Managing your blood sugar levels can be stressful. You have to do it every day. And you know that if you don’t, you increase your risk of heart disease, eye problems, and neuropathy in your feet,…
Diabetes has become such a danger to public health that the World Health Organization established “World Diabetes Day” on November 14, 2006. Every year since, doctors everywhere have used this mid-November day to educate their patients about diabetes. What is diabetes? Understanding diabetes begins with understanding insulin. Insulin is a hormone, made by the pancreas,…
You know what a bruised toenail looks like – but you may not realize that it’s not the nail that’s bruised at all. When you drop something on your toe or have some other type of incident that puts a massive force on your toenail, the nail may turn black, or black and blue, perhaps…
Doctors everywhere, including board-certified podiatrist Dr. Kenneth R. Wilhelm, often prescribe physical therapy to their patients. But how do you know if physical therapy really will help you? Well, that’s a very smart question – and what better time to answer it than National Physical Therapy Month? Why go to physical therapy? If Dr. Wilhelm…
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