The foot care professionals

Are you experiencing pain in your feet or joints? Has your life been affected by this pain, preventing you from enjoying the activities that you used to love. Or maybe the pain is so severe that it's completely immobilizing you and keeping you off your feet entirely. If this sounds like you than you have come to the right place. The Riverbend Health Center specializes in foot pain, joint pain, and the common diseases and health issues that cause this type of pain. Whether you have a severe case of gout, arthritis, or are just seeking help for a planters wart, we are a community of foot specialists and can give you the foot pain relief that you need.

Causes of Foot Pain

There are many different causes of foot pain that can keep you off your feet. While we are a clinic that specializes in gout diagnosis and gout treatment, we can also treat many other types of foot pain. Other common causes of foot pain include, arthritis, bunions, neuroma, sesmaoiditis, planters warts, injurues and lack of proper foot support. No matter what the cause of your foot pain is, we will get to the bottom of it and help you find the pain relief that you need. Foot pain can keep you off your feet and actually lead to other complications because you cannot burn off the excess energy that builds of due to lack of movement.

What Causes Gout

Gout will occur when urate crystals begin to accumulate in your joints. These crystals take the form of sharp, knife like objects that will start to rip and tear into the muscles, tendons and cartilage located in your joint. This can cause severe pain and extreme inflammation in the afflicted joints. These crystals form when there are high levels of uric acid in your blood. Uric acid is a common substance in your blood and is used to break down certain types of foods. Naturally your kidneys are responsible for breaking down uric acid and it will be expelled in your urine. But if there is too much uric acid due to a fault in your kidneys or the glands that produce the substance, an excess can start to build up in your blood stream, allowing the uric acid crystals to form.

Your First Appointment

Upon your first appointment at Riverbend we will examine the cause of your foot pain and help you determine the best course of action for treatment. Whether you need surgery, massage therapy or medication we can find the best method for treating your foot pain. Contact us today and set up an appointment.