There continues to be a lot of discussion around platelet rich plasma therapy. We have been utilizing this technology for years and find it highly successful in certain application. PRP utilizes the body's own ability to heal and repair itself by harvesting the patient’s blood and spinning it down to cells that have the potential to heal inflammatory conditions.

We find it highly successful in tendonitis like Achilles tendinitis, posterior tibial tendinitis as well as other conditions like plantar fasciitis and arthritis. The procedure itself, including harvesting the blood and spinning it down and then reinjecting into the site, takes approximately 30 minutes. At our practice we can do it on site for a huge cost savings as compared to the majority of facilities offering this procedure.

We are able to keep cost down because we do a high-volume and are not employed by a hospital or organization. People with tendonitits, plantar fasciitis or arthritis that have continued pain and have tried other treatments are great candidates for platelet rich plasma and we can often get them scheduled in less than a week. If you suffer from foot or ankle tendinitis, arthritis or plantar fasciitis and live-in Bellevue, Seattle, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah were Maple Valley call 425–880-9552 or vist us online.

Plantar fasciitis continues to be the #1 thing we treat at the Washington Heel Pain Center. We specialize in the most advanced treatments available to cure plantar fasciitis including plantar fasciitis that has been going on for months or years. We have seen thousands of patients with extreme heel pain that have seen other doctors and continued to have pain regardless of treatment.

Plantar fasciitis can be present for multiple reasons, with the number one cause being overuse of the plantar fascia. We understand the pain and discomfort that can be caused from plantar fasciitis and find our treatment methods and protocols to be highly successful and very quick to making our patient’s pain-free. We have very high conservative success rates and provide ourselves on having state of the art procedures and evidence medicine available.

Don’t let plantar fasciitis ruin your summer get out there and enjoy the Pacific Northwest. If you have heel pain, pain in the morning, pain at the end of the day or plantar fasciitis and living Issaquah, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Maple Valley or Seattle call us 425-880-9552 or contact us online.

Arch pain is the term that's used to describe pain under the arch of the foot. Arch pain is commonly caused by plantar fasciitis and is a very common condition. When you experience arch pain, it's usually indicative of inflammation of the tissues within the midfoot. Here at Issaquah Foot & Ankle Specialists, we've treated many patients with arch pain using simple treatment solutions. We've found that patients respond well to anti-inflammatory medications and stretch exercises. However, we also strongly recommend prescription orthotics, as they are effective treatments for arch pain. 

If left untreated, arch pain can lead to the development of heel spurs, which is a bony protrusion at the heel area. If you are experiencing arch pain, which typically occurs in the morning, do not hesitate to give us a call at 425-391-8666 or contact us online for an appointment. 

We often see patients in our clinic that present with pain on the outside of their foot. Patients often come in with pain related to activities or pain with wearing shoes and no history of any trauma. It is common for these patients to remove their shoe and a Tailor’s Bunion is present. A tailor’s bunion is a enlargement of the fifth metatarsal. This enlargement can be related to a shift in position of the bone or a bowing of the bone itself.

This pain can increase with the more activities the patient performs and often can conservative measures do not help. When our patients have failed conservative measure often surgery is the best option. With surgery it is important that the proper procedure is selected and we have treated quite a few tailor’s bunions of the years. Here is a recent example of a patient that had a hard time hiking and wanted to have her tailor’s bunion surgical fixed. The before x-rays are first followed by the after.

She had an extremely successful surgery and was in a walking boot for four weeks and then was back to activities. If you suffer from a tailor’s bunion and need some advice and live in Bellevue, Kirkland, Seattle, Issaquah, Maple Valley or Renton contact us so we can help. One of the best things about our clinic is we are highly experienced in treating tailor’s bunion and have an onsite surgery center that can save you thousands of dollars. Call us at 425-391-8666 to make an appointment today or contact us online. 

Great toe arthritis, also known as hallux limitus and hallux rigidus, is a common condition and the United States. Osteoarthritis of the big toe often creates pain and stiffness as one tries to walk. The stiffness can also feel like jamming of the joint and eventually there may be swelling or enlargement of the joint.

There are many great options available for treating this arthritis, including conservative measures as well as surgical measures. Some of the conservative measures include injections and custom molded prescription orthotics.

There are two types of surgical intervention these include joint spurring and joint destructive. Recently FDA approved and artificial cartilage implant that can be utilized to decrease recovery time. Cartiva is durable and able to withstand loads similar to natural cartilage and can hold up too long periods of stress.

It’s also great alternative to people but don’t want a fusion. Some patients are back to normal activities in as quickly as 4 weeks. If you are looking for a great alternative to fusion or aggressive surgical procedures and have pain and swelling and live in Issaquah, Bellevue, Seattle, Kirkland or Maply Valley contact our office to see if Cartiva is right for you. Make an appointment to see us today or call us at or 425-391-8666.

First Metatarsal osteoarthritis can be a very painful condition. Patients often experience stiffness, clicking or grinding of the big toe. Many times this has occurred following trauma to the big toe, like a turf toe injury or can be wear and tear with activities.

There are many different treatment options available for great toe arthritis. One of the newest options is Cartiva. Cartiva is a new FDA approved synthetic cartilage implant. Cartiva shows some promising results and could become a great alternative to fusion of the toe.

Most patients experience a substantial reduction in pain and improved range of motion with Cartiva. Right now Cartiva is the only FDA PMA approved cartilage-like biomaterial for treatment of MTP osteoarthritis. If you are looking for a great alternative to fusion and have pain and swelling and live in Issaquah, Bellevue, Seattle, Kirkland or Maply Valley contact our office to see if Cartiva is right for you. Tel: 425-391-8666

A lot of people get a very common and contagious fever in the Springtime. Some like to call it Spring Fever. Especially here in the Northwest.

It is almost impossible to not go on long beautiful hikes or take long walks after dinner. There are other added activities that can cause extra heel pain flare up as well. A nice long run, maybe it is time to get scanned for a new pair of prescription orthotics.

If you are having a little added pain in the morning or at night do not hesitate to call our office and make a Spring check up appointment.