Here is a real email I recently received from a patient in another state who reached out to me because his doctor want to operate on him even though he admits he does not know what is causing the patients symptoms. But before you read the email take a minute and read the below paragraph as it pert [...]
Recently a 13 year old non-athlete came to our clinic complaining of left sided foot/arch pain the occurs if he is on his feet for extended periods of time and he wears non-supportive shoes such as flip flops or VANS. We asked him the typical questions that someone with plantar fasciitis would answ [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvRI_XEvmu4&t=183s Sesamoiditis is a painful condition that affects the area of your foot beneath you big toe. Sesamoid bones are small accessory bones that reside under your first metatarsal and function as an additional lever arm to help propel you forwar [...]
Please Help!!! I live in Tahoe and got your name from a patient raving about you helped fix his foot. I was hoping that I would google your name and find your office was close to where I live. I saw that you are located in San Diego. I dont know if you can still help me or refer me to someone clos [...]
Dr. Allen please help! Everyday I walk 4 miles to stay healthy but don't feel like I have used the proper shoes. In the morning when I wake up there is no pain, when I walk there is no pain. After walking or standing for a period of time I feel burning pain on my heel radiating to my ball and toes. [...]
A person with chronic foot pain wrote to me recently asking if custom orthotics would help her chronic foot pain. Please see my responses in italics I am currently 52 years old and have suffered with foot pain for 20 years. I used to do quite a bit of running in my 20's and 30's. After pain develop [...]
Hey Doc I need your Help! I am an avid, competitive runner. I developed pin point pain right on my 5th metatarsal. I could no longer run because I had pain on the lateral portion of my foot. The doctor suspected a stress fracture, put me in a boot and sent me for an MRI. I got the report back and me [...]
I recently interviewed a new patient who had a 3 month history of pain in the ball of her foot near where the second toe meets the foot. In anatomy speak we call this the Metatarsal region. She struggled with this pain and eventually saw a podiatrist who told her she probably had Capsulitis and r [...]
Dr. Allen, I have had pain in 2nd inter-digital space/metatarsal head for almost two years now. I have bunions outside both my little toes and currently run in Altra shoes to accommodate the space needed. The pain ebbs and flows as I decrease/increase my mileage. Currently I can run around 6 miles b [...]
What is Sesamoiditis? There are 2 sesamoid bones beneath your big toe. These 2 bones function as a lever so that you can generate more force when you push off your toe as in running. The sesamoids are attached to the flexor tendons in your foot. These tendons transmit force which allows you to pr [...]
