Richard T. Braver, DPM

Treatment Solutions For Common Soccer Injuries

10/03/2003

Soccer is the most widely played sport in the world. There are two good reasons for the popularity of youth soccer versus other American sports such as football. It is more appealing to female participants and there are far fewer traumatic...

Soccer is the most widely played...

10/03/2003

Podiatry Today

Essential Tips For Tackling Football Injuries

09/03/2002

Richard T. Braver , DPM;

High contact. High intensity. It’s no surprise that many injuries occur on the football field. An injury may occur as an athlete is blocking an opposing player or as he is being tackled by another player. Other injuries may occur when players...

High contact. High intensity....

09/03/2002

Podiatry Today

Surgical Pearls

How To Test And Treat Exertional Compartment Syndrome

05/03/2002

Richard T. Braver , DPM;

When patients experience intense pain, a burning sensation, tightness and/or numbness in the lower extremities during exercise activity, and the pain usually resolves quickly once the patients stop the activity, you may be looking at...

When patients experience intense...

05/03/2002

Podiatry Today

Surgical Pearls

How To Repair Calcaneal Step Deformities

03/03/2002

Richard T. Braver , DPM;

Distal posterior heel pain is a deformity we see quite often. It masquerades as chronic Achilles tendinitis, when in fact a calcaneal step (aka retrocalcaneal exostoses) is present at the Achilles insertion. You must also clinically...

Distal posterior heel pain is a...

03/03/2002

Podiatry Today

Surgical Pearls

How To Conquer The Accessory Navicular Bone

01/03/2002

Richard T. Braver , DPM;

In my experience, the Modified Kidner procedure is one of the most reliable operations for reducing arch pain associated with an accessory navicular bone (a.k.a. os tibial externum). You can also use this procedure to treat a prominence at...

In my experience, the Modified...

01/03/2002

Podiatry Today