Blog topic
Bunions, hammertoes, corns and fungal nails.
Toe and nail problems are easy to put off, and most are easy to treat once you do. These articles explain why bunions and hammertoes form and what you can do about them, why toes curl and corns form, and which fungal nail treatments are worth the time.
Related care: bunions, hammertoes and toenail fungus.
Toes & nails
A device-by-device look at the trials on bunion splints, correctors, toe spacers and exercises, for pain and for the toe’s angle, and what surgery does that none of them can.
Toes & nails
What to do in the first 24 hours of a gout flare, the red flags that mean same-day care, when surgery is the answer for tophi or a destroyed joint, and what keeps gout from coming back.
Toes & nails
A stiff, sore big toe is often arthritis. How it differs from a bunion, and what helps.
Toes & nails
Why toenail fungus is slow to clear, which treatments work best, and how to keep it from coming back.
Toes & nails
An honest look at bunion treatments, from shoes and pads to correctors and surgery.
Toes & nails
Why toes curl, why flexible or rigid matters, and what you can do at each stage.
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Behind the scenes with Dr. Ozturk: foot and ankle tips, sports medicine and life at the practice.