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Proper Footwear to Prevent Sports Injury

You spend hours stretching, eating right, and getting enough rest, so you would never think of using subpar or damaged equipment when engaging in your favorite activity. Whether you’re a runner, play hockey or tennis, or like to go on long hikes, proper footwear can make the difference between enjoying your favorite activity and being sidelined by injury.… Read More

Working with an Orthopedic Surgeon and Podiatrist

If you have an injury or problem with your foot, you may be trying to decide whether to see a podiatrist or an orthopedist. Perhaps your podiatrist recommended that you see an orthopedic surgeon for further treatment of your foot or ankle issues. Let’s talk about the similarities and the differences between these two fields of medicine:  What a Podiatrist Specializes In A podiatrist is a medical specialist who has education, training, and experience treating conditions, injuries, and disorders of the ankle and foot.… Read More

Podiatrist vs. Orthopedist

When it comes down to it – our feet are quite complex, made up of twenty-six bones, thirty-three joints, and more than one hundred tendons. And since we rely on them for carrying our full body weight and getting us from point A to Z and everywhere in between, there’s a lot of room for things to go wrong.… Read More

How Dehydration and Foot Pain Are Linked

Wondering why you’ve been suffering from foot pain lately? There are numerous causes of foot pain, but one you may easily overlook is quite simple – you’re not drinking enough water. That’s because when your body is dehydrated, it reacts in the form of pain. And when your body is severely dehydrated, your pain is often mistaken as related to other health issues.… Read More

Foot Pain: Have You Injured Your Achilles Tendon?

Injuring your Achilles tendon can happen to anyone, whether you are an athlete, or just an active person going about your everyday life. The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in your body, located at the back of your ankle, which attaches your calf muscles to the heel bone. It is a springy band of tissue, giving us the ability to flex and point your toes toward the floor and raise up on your tiptoes.… Read More

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Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland in Baltimore, Catonsville, Columbia and Eldersburg serves the nearby communities of Annapolis, Washington DC and Montgomery County. Our orthopedic surgeons, podiatrist, physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor, and physical therapists specialize in arthroscopic surgery, minimally invasive procedures, joint replacement, sports medicine, and onsite diagnostic imagery, outpatient surgery, and physical therapy rehabilitation providing pain relief from sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, foot pain, knee pain, hip replacement, shoulder impingement, cubital tunnel syndrome and more.