Ankle Reconstruction Surgery: Not Just the Stuff of Science Fiction

Ankle Reconstruction Surgery: Not Just the Stuff of Science Fiction

Star Trek has always been famous for its futuristic scenarios, including medical treatments that blew our 20th-century minds. Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy might place a probe on a patient’s broken ankle and – poof, instant repair of the bones. Today, ankle surgery isn’t quite as instantaneous as that. However, our real-life podiatrist Dr. Kenneth R. Wilhelm can take what’s broken and…

Play it Safe: Have Your Foot Injury Checked Out by an Expert Podiatrist

Play it Safe: Have Your Foot Injury Checked Out by an Expert Podiatrist

In case you missed it, Joe Biden suffered a foot injury a few days after Thanksgiving. Here’s what happened: he slipped, fell, and twisted his ankle he went for x-rays out of “an abundance of caution.” doctors diagnosed a sprained ankle, meaning damage to the soft tissues noting his actual symptoms, the doctors decided to confirm the diagnosis…

The Great American Smokeout: Another Chance to Kick the Habit

The Great American Smokeout: Another Chance to Kick the Habit

Smoking is an addiction. But it’s much more than, say, being addicted to the news after Election Day 2020. You might not have been able to rip yourself away from the TV earlier this month, but there was probably nothing directly physiological going on. In contrast, breathing in nicotine and other chemicals affects the brain. Smoking…

COVID-19 Hits People with Diabetes Especially Hard

COVID-19 Hits People with Diabetes Especially Hard

Two stories are in the news this month: Diabetes. November is Diabetes Awareness Month when the American Diabetes Association encourages everyone to learn more about the disease. COVID-19. Yes, it’s still very much in the news, especially in Fairfax County, where the infection rate is rising faster than in any other county in Virginia. There’s a troubling…

New Swift Wart Treatment Kicks Out Annoying Plantar Warts

New Swift Wart Treatment Kicks Out Annoying Plantar Warts

Word is getting around about a new, highly effective way to get rid of plantar warts. Clifton Foot & Ankle Center is excited to announce we’re now treating warts with Swift. Swift uses microwave technology that hones in on the root problem area below the skin, zapping out warts quickly, safely, and effectively. What makes Swift technology so…

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