Heel Pain Treatment - heel pain can occur suddenly or be chronic and nagging. There are multiple causes for heel pain. It is common in people who stand or walk long periods, from an injury or trauma to the heel, bone spurs or a fracture, from being over weight or in athletes where repetitive motion can cause the pain. A variety of treatments are available based on the severity such as orthotics (supports) for your shoes, anti-inflammatory medications, physical therapy, weight loss or immobilization.

Computerized Orthotics/Gait Analysis- a special computerized process that custom designs shoe inserts to reduce or relieve foot, heel or limb pain non-surgically. Computerized Gait Analysis is computerized analysis of your foot in motion evaluating how your foot hits ground. Prescription orthotics are made for "your feet only" and are medically designed for you. Although many of the over-the-counter devices will help initially, in the long run they don't correct the problem of abnormal function in "your specific foot." Similarly where an optometrist or opthomologist prescribe prescription glasses for your eyes, podiatrists prescribe foot inserts.

Treatment of Fungal Nails - fungus that forms under toe nails often from a toe injury. The fungus is often from the same fungal family as Athlete's Foot. Causes the toe nail to turn black, have ridges and look unsightly. Easily treated with prescription oral anti-fungal medications.

Diagnostic Ultrasound - This is a realtime diagnostic view of a patients problem eg. neuroma, stress fractures, fascitis, ganglions. It is painless, cost effective, covered by most insurance plans. It also aids in ultrasound guided injections which afford a more direct application of medication in a more controlled manner. Patients have a better appreciation for their condition since they can see it on screen in realtime.

Ingrown Toe Nail Care - can be caused by a variey of conditions, such as bunion deformities, improper shoe gear, congenital nail problems or fungal nails. This can be an especially serious condition in any patient with diabetes, circulatory disease or any other serious lower extremity diseases.

Sports Medicine Care - treatment of chronic or repetitive injury to return you to your sport, with an understanding of how to avoid re-injury.

Bunions Removal & Treatment - bunions are caused from abnormal motion of the foot from a muscle imbalance or abnormal foot structure. They are often hereditary. Bunions can be treated surgically or non-surgically, depending on the severity of the bunions. Non-surgical treatments may include change in shoe gear, orthotics, cortisone injections, special padding, or physical therapy.

Diabetic Foot Care - instructions, treatment and care to help diabetic patients protect their feet from avoidable infection or injury.

Warts - virus, more common in women and adolescence, that causes painful lesions of different sizes, mostly on the weight baring or bottom surface of the foot.

Wound Care - for ulcers of the skin from external pressures such as improperly fitted shoes, poor circulation or diabetes. Treatment includes intervention and preventative care utilizing state-of-the-art equipment and techniques. Dr. Longobardi makes use of advanced wound care treatments.

Hammer Toes - the toes are buckled up causing painful feet or walking. From a muscle imbalance, abnormal foot structure or trauma to the feet.

Flat Feet - are collapses of the foot arch from many causes. In the senior population, it can actually be a tendon rupture that generally happens in one foot. Flat feet can be treated surgically or non-surgically.

Children's Foot Problems - children can experience foot problems from improperly fitting shoes or injury to the "growth areas" of the foot. Ninety per cent of foot troubles begin in childhood.