Author Profile: Sandra Gotman, DPM

The human foot has 33 joints and a network of more than 100 tendons, muscles, and ligaments, all connected to 26 bones of which the heel is the largest. It’s no wonder so many people have foot pain and come to me complaining most often about heel pain. Their pain can occur in any part […]

Maybe you don’t think having a yellowed or thickened toenail is all that important. Or, do you believe that having athlete’s foot is easy to treat with an over-the-counter spray? But, even a minor discoloration can be a sign of toenail fungus (onychomycosis) that’s worthy of an appointment to my office since it can lead […]

Heel pain can be extremely debilitating but, for most of my patients, I can help them successfully resolve it with proper diagnosis and conservative measures. To do so, nothing is more important than making sure I get a proper history and perform a complete and thorough patient examination to diagnose heel pain, actually all foot pain, for that matter.

The following information may help you understand many foot and lower leg problems: Your feet and lower legs are innervated by the nerves that exit your lower back coming from the lumbar nerves roots four and five and the sacral nerves one and two. This may sound complicated, but what it means for you is […]