Pierre Dupont D. P. M. | Chiropodist | Foot Specialist talks about the various treatment options available for a sesamoiditis condition varying from simply reducing activity level all the way to surgical repair.

1. Pierre Dupont D. P. M. |
Chiropodist | Foot Specialist
Provides Solution To
Sesamoiditis

2. Are you experiencing a painful sensation in
the ball of your foot, right under the big toe
joint? If yes, you may be suffering from a
sesamoiditis. It is a painful condition and is
generally defined by pain and inflammation to
the sesamoid bones and surrounding
tendons. Common symptoms of sesamoiditis
include pain just behind and under the big toe,
intermittent swelling of the ball of the foot, pain
during walking, running or jumping.

3. Pierre Dupont D. P. M. | Chiropodist | Foot
Specialist talks about the various treatment
options available for a sesamoiditis condition
varying from simply reducing activity level all
the way to surgical repair. The first line of
treatment for sesamoiditis is non-invasive. It
calls for a strict period of rest and icing, along
with full-time use of custom-made podiatric
orthotic devices especially designed to
offload the big toe joint and its under-ridding
ailing sesamoid bones.

4. In severe cases, a customized high-energy
laser treatment protocol will help reduce
swelling and pain; the injured cells will be
fully re-energized so healing will be prompted
up. Pierre Dupont D. P. M. | Chiropodist |
Foot Specialist suggests that during
treatment, women should stay away either
from flats and from high- heeled shoes.

5. When the condition is not abated by use of
orthotics and soft lasers, a soft cast and an
air-boot to offset pressure otherwise
transfered
on
the
sesamoids
is
recommended. Surgical last resort treatment
typically involves removal of the sesamoid
bones which is called a sesamoidectomy. The
surgeon enters on the side of the ball of the
foot, removes the sesamoid bone(s) and that
is the extent of it.

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