THE PANDEMIC HAS BEEN HARSH ON FEET

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The coronavirus hasn’t been satisfied with unleashing a serious, contagious disease that has altered everyday life around the planet. In its overachieving way, it is also responsible for increases in anxiety and depression, teeth-grinding, anger, sleeplessness, migraines, and another physical ailment being noted by orthopedists and podiatrists. Ben Pearl, DPM, a podiatrist whose practice is Arlington Foot and Ankle, said he has “absolutely” seen an increase in broken toes, “and the short reason is that with the pandemic, people are spending more time at home.” 

 

Drs. Ben Pearl and Jane Andersen

 

Jane Andersen, DPM, a podiatrist with Chapel Hill Foot & Ankle Specialists, said she has also been treating more patients with plantar fasciitis, tendinitis, and even ingrown toenails. “There are little trickle-down effects from the pandemic and isolation that are happening,” Andersen said, “and broken toes is only one of them.” Dr. Andersen said many patients who used to rely on regular pedicures to keep ingrown nails from growing back have been pleasantly surprised to learn that podiatrists can perform a surgical treatment to fix the problem permanently. They’ll say, “ ‘I have been dealing with these ingrown toenails for 40 years, and I did not know that,’” she said. 

 

Source: Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post [1/12/21] 

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News

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