by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 26, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
A bunion is a bony prominence on the side of the foot, at the base of the big toe joint. This enlargement of the joint, spurring, bump or lump can be aggravated by sports or tight shoes. There is progressive movement of the big toe toward the other toes. As the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 26, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Athlete’s foot is a common fungal infection that causes itching or peeling skin on the feet, especially between the toes. A diagnosis of athlete’s foot is made by taking a scraping of skin and looking for fungus under a microscope. If nothing is seen,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 23, 2013 | Other Diseases & Conditions
Achilles tendonitis Athlete’s Foot Bunions (Hallux valgus) Corns and Calluses Cracked Skin on Heels Flat Feet Fungus toenails Gout Hammertoes Ingrown Toenails Neuroma (pinched nerve between foot bones) Orthotics Plantar fasciitis Stress fractures...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 22, 2013 | Joints & Bones
If you suffer from severe back pain and your doctor has not found a cause, ask him or her if you need a bone density test to determine if you have osteoporosis. All women and most men will suffer osteoporosis if they live long enough. Your bones are strongest in your...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 22, 2013 | Joints & Bones
Manipulation is as effective as everything else that a medical doctor has to offer to treat low-back pain, yet many doctors criticize osteopaths and chiropractors for using manipulation. An article in the New England Journal of Medicine (November 4, 1999) showed that...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 22, 2013 | Joints & Bones
Your choices for treatment of back pain are surgery, steroid injections, pain medications, exercise strengthening and stretching programs, or techniques that place external force on the back such as deep massage, manipulation and passive stretching. Because surgery...
