What does the term hallux rigidus mean? Essentially wear and tear. Prolonged and repetitive trauma can lead to hallux rigidus and a person’s foot type can contribute to this pathology. It’s a descriptive term for osteoarthritis (OA) and degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the great...
Dr. Wally Strash founded Alamo Family Foot Care, P.A. (Strash Foot and Ankle Care) in 1991. The practice has seen growth, expansion, contracture and growth once again with the opening of our Sonterra location. With patients being referred to the Alamo Heights location from all...
The UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine celebrated the inaugural class with a White Coat Ceremony on October 28, 2022. This was a memorable and historic event as this podiatric medical school has been 49 year project brought to fruition by Dr. Larry Harkless (pictured below with...
Foot fractures are common, especially fractures to the fifth metatarsal. The fifth metatarsal is the long bone on the outside of the foot that’s attached to the little toe. Two types of fractures that often occur in the fifth metatarsal are: Avulsion fracture. In an avulsion...
Dr. Wally Strash presented a Lapidus bunionectomy lecture to the UTSA biomedical engineering research class on behalf of Nvision this past Monday evening. This was a wonderful opportunity to build a bond between bioengineering and surgery. The engineering students were assigned a project related to the Lapidus...
We previously pointed out that flatfeet can cause malalignment in the joints and abnormal wear to the cartilage in those joints which leads to early onset arthritis. Flatfeet can also cause tendons to work outside of their normal design, which leads to tendonitis and possible...
Like father, like daughter! Congratulations to Bella Strash, daughter of Dr. Wally Strash. She was accepted into UTRGV’s School of Podiatric Medicine – the first in Texas and one of only 10 in the country. To read more about the UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine,...
With any surgery the thought of post-operative pain is a concern. Depending on the person, your mind could start racing anywhere from the seriousness of your condition, to the procedure itself, to out-of-pocket surgical costs or the required downtime. However, when it comes to foot...
Teaching is a fundamental part of our society. I really enjoy teaching. I feel that passing knowledge on is imperative. Especially in training future doctors, it's important that they know the correct way to treat patients before going out on their own. During my years as...
This is a project Dr. Wally Strash has been involved with developing with Nvision. "It's gratifying to see this device obtain FDA approval and know that it will help patients," he says. FIRST LAPIDUS WEDGE WITH AN FDA LENGTHENING REFERENCE, LAUNCHED ELIZABETH HOFHEINZ, M.P.H., M.ED. San Antonio, Texas-based...