Whether you're in need of foot care or were referred to a podiatrist by your primary health practitioner, a podiatrist in Rocky Mount, NC, such as Dr. Peter Moyer, Dr. Jennifer Purvis, or Dr. Scott Martin, of Purvis-Moyer Foot & Ankle Center can assist. But before you schedule, you may wonder what kind of issues a podiatrist can treat.
Foot Infections
If you have a foot infection, including one that's affecting your toenail, our podiatrist can help you by prescribing a topical or oral medication. This, ultimately, can prevent the infection from spreading to other parts of your body or worsening in general.
This service is particularly beneficial for diabetics because an infection in a diabetic can be more serious. High blood sugar levels have the potential to weaken the individual's immune system, making him or her less likely to be able to fight off the infection.
Poor circulation can also make a person with diabetes more likely to get an infection and not be aware of it.
Sprains, Strains, and Other Similar Issues
Besides infections of the feet and toenails, a podiatrist from our practice can also help with strains, sprains, and other similar foot injuries. We have the potential to order imaging, determine the problem, and provide you with a treatment approach especially for your condition to help with the healing process.
We'd like to add that this category also includes Achilles tendinitis, which is an issue that occurs when you have swelling in the tendon in the back of the ankle. Another example is plantar fasciitis, which occurs when you have swelling in the plantar fascia -- the tissue that runs along the bottom of your foot.
And in the more serious cases, we can refer you for surgery if the issue would be that severe.
Bunions and Hammertoes
In addition, a podiatrist can help if you have bunions or hammertoes. This happens when you have a bony protrusion on the side of the toe. What it classifies as depends on the location of the toe.
A podiatrist can help you exercise the toes to keep them flexible and moveable. These exercises will also be able to ease some of the pain. We can also recommend shoes that can help ease your pain as well as other more conservative methods. When that isn't enough, we can refer you for surgery.
At Purvis-Moyer Foot & Ankle Center, serving Rocky Mount, NC, and the surrounding region, we're foot care experts who help with the aforementioned problems and many others. So book with a podiatrist from our practice, like Dr. Purvis, Dr. Martin, or Dr. Moyer.
Call us at (252) 443-7114.