Care

Foot & Ankle Care

This pathway helps evaluate foot and ankle pain, weakness, numbness, wounds, balance concerns, walking changes, injuries, and symptoms involving joints, tendons, muscles, nerves, or skin.

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Who this care is for

This care pathway may be a fit for people experiencing concerns such as:

  • Foot or ankle weakness
  • Difficulty lifting the front of the foot
  • Frequent tripping or foot slapping
  • Balance or gait changes
  • Difficulty walking on stairs or uneven ground
  • Burning or shooting foot pain
  • Numbness or tingling
  • Reduced sensation
  • Pain from light touch
  • Calluses or pressure areas
  • Blisters or sores
  • Slow-healing wounds

Some people with diabetic nerve damage have reduced sensation and may not notice an injury or wound right away.

Diabetic Foot Pain

Diabetes-related foot symptoms may include burning, numbness, tingling, pressure pain, reduced sensation, wounds, or changes in walking. Evaluation can help identify whether symptoms involve nerves, skin, pressure, structure, circulation, or more than one concern.

Foot Drop

Difficulty lifting the front of the foot may cause tripping, foot slapping, weakness, or changes in walking. Evaluation can help determine whether symptoms involve a peripheral nerve, the spine, an injury, or another cause.

What may be evaluated

Evaluation may consider symptoms, prior care, examination findings, and how the condition affects walking and daily activity.

  • Foot and ankle pain or structural concerns
  • Foot drop or lower-extremity weakness
  • Nerve compression or peripheral neuropathy
  • Numbness, tingling, or burning pain
  • Diabetic foot pain or painful neuropathy
  • Calluses, pressure areas, or slow-healing wounds
  • Gait or balance changes
  • Symptoms continuing after injury, surgery, or prior treatment

Care options

Recommendations depend on the cause of the symptoms, examination findings, prior care, and how the condition affects walking and daily activity.

  • Foot and ankle evaluation and testing
  • Strength, sensation, gait, and balance assessment
  • Imaging or EMG and nerve testing when appropriate
  • Activity, footwear, or pressure-reduction guidance
  • Bracing or ankle-foot orthosis
  • Physical therapy or gait training
  • Medication, skin, callus, or wound-care support
  • Foot-drop, nerve, tendon, or foot and ankle procedures when appropriate
  • Coordination with related specialists when needed

What to expect

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Share basic information about your symptoms and insurance.

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We Review Your Request

Our team reviews the information and available records.

3

We Guide the Next Step

You are directed toward the appropriate care pathway.

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Conditions and Concerns We Help Evaluate

Select a topic to learn what it may mean, what symptoms people may notice, and how it may be evaluated.

General information only: This content is intended for education and cannot determine the cause of an individual’s symptoms. Symptoms may have several possible causes. Persistent, worsening, or unexplained symptoms should be evaluated by a qualified healthcare professional.

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