Babak Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS

Diagnostic Dilemmas
How To Detect Second Metatarsal Pain
01/03/2002
Treating forefoot metatarsalgia can be very challenging. In these cases, you’ll often find several differing types of pain and it may be difficult to differentiate the pain according to the patient’s complaints. Be aware the region most often...
Treating forefoot metatarsalgia can be very challenging. In these cases, you’ll often find several differing types of pain and it may be difficult to differentiate the pain according to the patient’s complaints. Be aware the region most often...
Treating forefoot metatarsalgia...
01/03/2002
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
Essential Insights On Treating Freiberg`s Infraction
03/03/2006
As practitioners of the foot and ankle, some conditions and their treatment options become second nature to us. For example, it seems we are fairly comfortable with the treatment options associated with a degenerated first metatarsophalangeal...
As practitioners of the foot and ankle, some conditions and their treatment options become second nature to us. For example, it seems we are fairly comfortable with the treatment options associated with a degenerated first metatarsophalangeal...
As practitioners of the foot and...
03/03/2006
Podiatry Today
Diagnostic Dilemmas
How To Detect And Treat Tarsal Coalitions
11/03/2004
   A 20-year-old male presents to your office with a painful sinus tarsi, medial arch and a history of recurrent ankle sprains over the last few years. The pain seems to limit his activities more and more, and he is frustrated with his lack...
   A 20-year-old male presents to your office with a painful sinus tarsi, medial arch and a history of recurrent ankle sprains over the last few years. The pain seems to limit his activities more and more, and he is frustrated with his lack...
   A 20-year-old male presents...
11/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
How To Get Better Results With Bunion Surgery
07/03/2008
Bunion surgery is perhaps the most common procedure we perform in podiatry. Since bunions come in all shapes and sizes, several different types of procedures have emerged along with various refinements over the years. Accordingly, let us take...
Bunion surgery is perhaps the most common procedure we perform in podiatry. Since bunions come in all shapes and sizes, several different types of procedures have emerged along with various refinements over the years. Accordingly, let us take...
Bunion surgery is perhaps the...
07/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Diagnostic Dilemmas
Detecting The Cause Of Chronic Ankle Pain
03/03/2002
It is often challenging to treat patients who have chronic ankle pain. There is an array of potential causes so it’s essential to be very thorough in arriving at your diagnosis. For example, consider the case of an active 34-year-old male who...
It is often challenging to treat patients who have chronic ankle pain. There is an array of potential causes so it’s essential to be very thorough in arriving at your diagnosis. For example, consider the case of an active 34-year-old male who...
It is often challenging to treat...
03/03/2002
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
Key Insights For Diagnosing And Treating Tendinosis
01/03/2006
   Tendinosis is one of those diagnostic terms that took me a while to truly understand. People most often use this term in relation to the Achilles complex but tendinosis can be related to any tendon of the foot or ankle. In most cases,...
   Tendinosis is one of those diagnostic terms that took me a while to truly understand. People most often use this term in relation to the Achilles complex but tendinosis can be related to any tendon of the foot or ankle. In most cases,...
   Tendinosis is one of those...
01/03/2006
Podiatry Today
Diagnostic Dilemmas
How To Diagnose And Treat Interdigital Neuritis
01/03/2005
   In 1876, Morton described a peculiar and painful affliction of the foot in the area of the fourth and fifth metatarsals as the metatarsals compress the plantar interdigital nerve. Describing this as a neuroma is bit of a misnomer as the...
   In 1876, Morton described a peculiar and painful affliction of the foot in the area of the fourth and fifth metatarsals as the metatarsals compress the plantar interdigital nerve. Describing this as a neuroma is bit of a misnomer as the...
   In 1876, Morton described a...
01/03/2005
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
A Closer Look At A New Algorithm For Treating Plantar Fasciitis
11/03/2007
In the United States, at least 10 percent of the population experiences heel pain secondary to plantar fasciitis. Reportedly, 600,000 outpatient visits to medical professionals a year are due to plantar fasciitis.1 According to a 2003 study,...
In the United States, at least 10 percent of the population experiences heel pain secondary to plantar fasciitis. Reportedly, 600,000 outpatient visits to medical professionals a year are due to plantar fasciitis.1 According to a 2003 study,...
In the United States, at least...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Diagnostic Dilemmas
When Medial Foot Problems Have Lateral Symptoms
05/03/2002
Lateral foot pain may be associated with problems of the lateral or medial foot. Often, if there is a problem on the medial aspect of the foot, your patient may also note that he or she has had long-term pain on the lateral aspect of the foot...
Lateral foot pain may be associated with problems of the lateral or medial foot. Often, if there is a problem on the medial aspect of the foot, your patient may also note that he or she has had long-term pain on the lateral aspect of the foot...
Lateral foot pain may be...
05/03/2002
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
When Second MPJ Overload Occurs Without Hammertoe Deformity
11/03/2005
   It is not uncommon to see one patient every day on my practice schedule who has pain and inflammation of the second metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ). While there are cases that involve a hammertoe associated with metatarsophalangeal joint...
   It is not uncommon to see one patient every day on my practice schedule who has pain and inflammation of the second metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ). While there are cases that involve a hammertoe associated with metatarsophalangeal joint...
   It is not uncommon to see one...
11/03/2005
Podiatry Today

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