Podiatry Plus
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Chicago Office
Podiatry Plus
Chicago, IL 60656
Patient Education
We've been keeping long-term care on its toes since 1982! We are experts in the field and strive to make every member of the nursing home staff an active participant in their patient's podiatric care.
What we provide:
- Vast experience in long-term care
- Predictable regularly scheduled visits
- Facility dedicated doctor
- Easily accessible doctors and staff
- Practice integrity assurances
- Prevention focused care via:
P.I.E.S. initiative
We would love to discuss our services and how we can be of service to your long-term care facility. More information is situated in the links to the right, or please contact us at your convenience.
As always, you can contact our office to answer any questions or concerns.
Plantar fibromas are benign tissue tumors or growths on the plantar, or bottom surface of the foot. Unlike plantar warts, which grow on the skin, these grow deep inside on a thick fibrous band of ligaments called the plantar fascia. The presence of the tumor can cause pain or pressure on other parts of the foot structure that can lead to other foot problems.
Nonsurgical measures used in treating plantar fibromas often fail to provide adequate relief of symptoms. At the same time, surgical correction can lead to further complications, such as plantar nerve entrapment or larger and recurrent fibromas that may be worse than the original problem.
A relatively new procedure applies cryosurgery to freeze and shrink the tumors and is gaining in popularity. This short, outpatient treatment causes minimal to no postoperative pain or disability. Patients return to wearing regular shoes within 24 to 48 hours after cryosurgery.