About Foot and Ankle Orthopaedists
Orthopaedics is the science of treating and diagnosing conditions related to the musculoskeletal system, the part of your body that serves as the foundation or structure for everything else. It allows you to move around and be active. The intricate parts of your musculoskeletal system consist of tendons, ligaments, bones, joints, and other important bits. Doctors who work with orthopedic issues are ones you may need over the course of your lifetime.
The deal with specialised orthopaedists
The people who treat ailments in the musculoskeletal system are called orthopaedists, but not all orthopaedists are the same. Some are generalists, people who treat all kinds of orthopaedic issues; and others are more specialised, they focus on specific parts of the body and are more in-depth with their treatments. These doctors can focus on areas like the hip, the spine and back, the shoulder and neck. And some of them can be foot and ankle specialists.
What a foot doctor can help you with
Orthopaedists with specialisations in the foot and ankle area can help you with a number of issues that you might not expect! Orthopaedic physicians and the conditions they treat can overlap with those of a podiatrist. In most cases, figuring out whether to see one or the other is up to personal preference, but let’s see what foot and ankle orthopaedists can treat:
- Pain involving the foot or ankle joints
- Muscle pain originating in the legs
- Issues originating after an injury
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