Since grade school, I began participating in sports mainly, baseball and basketball. During high school, I played school and club basketball and participated in tournaments throughout Texas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Basketball helped me develop discipline and strengthened my goal-oriented mindset. During my college years, I became...
I am both excited and honored to be featured on video speaking about plantar fasciitis treatment and Revance, a biotechnology company focused on innovative aesthetics and therapeutics. Watch the video, here. Revance & Planter Fasciitis Plantar fasciitis is a painful and sometimes debilitating condition caused by the...
Over the last six months I've wondered why masks have been recommended? Mask wearing in public areas has been mandated by Governors and supported by the media. Biosafety and the fear created by public officials has pushed this agenda and without ever giving any scientific...
"The research into the use of HCQ in the treatment of Covid-19 has yielded mixed results to date. Recent studies indicated significant benefit, while some previous investigations demonstrated few positive results. But it should be noted that most of these studies did not include the...
On Wednesday afternoon for the past several weeks, Caitie Mansker accompanied and observed me in my Broadway office. She had the opportunity to see a good variety of pathologies from ingrown toenails, treating diabetics with neuropathy and open ulcerations to various foot and ankle fractures....
Many of my patients visit me with complaints about excruciating and often debilitating foot pain, and are concerned about possible surgery and downtime. At Strash Foot & Ankle Care, we are committed to evaluating ALL possible treatments, and the good news is, many conditions DO...
Subluxing or dislocating peroneal tendons are a relatively uncommon condition. Patients will complain about the tendons on the outside of the ankle “popping out” or snapping when rotating their ankle. Patients will often complain of a weak ankle on the involved side stating their ankle...
Who wants pain after surgery? No one. And the anxiety is huge when it comes to thinking about post-operative pain. There are several things a surgeon can do to reduce post-operative pain and one of the best is the use of EXPAREL®. EXPAREL® is a local anesthetic...
Patients often ask us which athletic shoe is “best”. The answer to that question is complicated and is almost always different for each patient. Our shoe recommendations are based on the following 3 criteria: • Individual Biomechanical Assessment • Activity • Need for custom orthoses Individual Biomechanical Assessment All patients...
While we have always placed safety first, the Strash Foot & Ankle Care team is immediately implementing the following precautions in light of the COVID-19 virus. If a patient or visitor has traveled to China, Iran, South Korea, Europe, Venezuela, New York, California and Washington during...