Dr. Sisson/ April 28th, 2023
Good weather is on its way and if you haven’t already broken out your flip flops – it’s only a matter of time before you do. The only unfortunate thing about flip flop season is the coinciding rise in plantar fasciitis that typically comes with it.
Someone I was speaking with the other day recently asked:
“Now that I’m wearing flip flops again, my plantar fasciitis is acting up. Is there anything I can do? Or do I need to stop weari...
Posted on 2023-04-28
Dr. Sisson / April 17th, 2023
If you have fallen arches, you may wonder:
Can you really fix flat feet without surgery? The answer is that it depends.
There are two different types of flat feet, so how do know which kind you can fix and which kind you can't?
There two general categories of flat feet:
Structural flat feet
Functional flat feet (fallen arches)
Structural flat foot
In a structural flat foot, the bones of your arch never formed.
Therefore, you were born with a flat foot...
Posted on 2023-04-17
Dr. Sisson| March 6, 2023
Are you dealing with an injury to your shoulder, knee, or back from exercise?
We know that recovering from a strain or sprain is often a long road.
It can take time and lots of trial and error to get you back to the level of activity you used to have which can feel never-ending.
However, taping is a solution you may not have considered before but has been used for decades in physical therapy, and by athletes as a way to speed up recovery and support weakened muscl...
Posted on 2023-03-06
Dr. Arnan Sisson, PT/ July 21,2022
We see quite a few walkers here at Sisson & Associates, and one of the questions that they almost always ask is, “Am I wearing the right walking shoes?”
Even our folks who are suffering from foot pain from hiking, standing a lot at work, or daily life ask this question. Since so many people ask, I thought it would be valuable to share the information that we give our patients!
Marketing and the media will tell you that you need to get the...
Posted on 2022-07-21
Dr. Arnan Sisson, PT| July 11, 2022
Foot pain is a very common problem, one which can affect us all in our everyday lives. But it has many possible causes, making it hard at times even for health care professionals to find the cause and reason why. Foot pain symptoms can offer clues, but it’s a myriad of issues and it’s all about discovering why we suffer from foot pain.
There are underlying health issues often associated with foot pain; you can list diabetes, peripheral art...
Posted on 2022-07-11
