Whether it’s due to an injury or overuse from repetitive motions like running, foot and ankle pain has many causes. Our foot and ankle specialists in Nashville and Franklin provide comprehensive care for various conditions, including:
- Ankle sprains: When one of the ligaments in your ankle stretches outside of the normal range.
- Foot and ankle fractures: When one or more of the bones in your feet or ankle experiences a minor or major break.
- Achilles tendon injuries: When there is an injury to the Achilles tendon resulting in tendonitis, tendinosis, or an Achilles tear.
- Morton’s neuroma: When a nerve sheath in the ball of your foot between two of your toes thickens, causing discomfort.
- Stress fractures: When a small crack develops in a bone in your foot or ankle.
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: A hereditary disease that affects sheaths or fibers of your nerves.
- Metatarsalgia: When the ball of your foot is injured from overuse, ill-fitting shoes, or the shape of your foot.
- Plantar fasciitis: When the plantar fascia tissues are irritated or torn.
- Peroneal tendonitis and tendon tears: When the peroneal tendons are inflamed or torn.
- Arthritis of the foot and ankle: When the joints in your ankle or foot become inflamed.
- Sesamoiditis: When the sesamoid bones and the surrounding tendons are irritated, leading to pain in the ball of your foot or big toe.
Our foot and ankle specialists also treat foot deformities, like bunions and bunionettes, hammertoes, flat feet, and clubfoot. They can help with lower leg injuries like calf muscle strain and tibial fractures.
