Foot fun

If your cat can’t stand your shoe odor you might need a podiatrist.

What our patients say

"I felt well taken care of and highly recommend Central Massachusetts Podiatry."

Dr. Neil Feldman is an attentive professional who takes the time to thoroughly address our concerns. He ensures that nothing goes unnoticed by emailing a summary of everything he discusses. I felt well taken care of and highly recommend Central Massachusetts Podiatry.

Jeevitha T.

"They have been on time no long waits in the waiting room or exam room."

Everyone from the front desk to the back rooms are friendly and concerned about your immediate problem. They have been on time no long waits in the waiting room or exam room Dr. Pelto is very kind and gentle and is truly concerned about the pain I am in and the best was to try to make it go away

Tim P.

"I am very happy with his approach to my problematic feet."

Dr. Saviet is professional, honest, and caring. I am very happy with his approach to my problematic feet.

Karen T.

Pizza Night

My son eating our pizza in our sun room.

In our house Friday night is pizza night. This has been a tradition over the years with our kids.

We don’t like to go out for pizza but on the contrary we (my wife with my clean up skills!) happens most Fridays. Here you can see is a basic pepperoni pizza.

I have two favorite pizzas one that is savory and another that is sweet.

The savory pizza is called the “Portuguesa” which is a Portuguese pizza that has hard boiled eggs on it along with a lot of other meats.

Example of the Portuguese pizza

My other favorite is Nutella with banana for a dessert pizza.

Nutella with strawberry pizza.

What is your favorite pizza, hit reply and let me know!

How does an ultrasound help with fixing foot pain?

Many of our patients with problems in their feet benefit from an ultrasound.

This exam isn’t just used for looking at babies 👶 anymore.

When I talk to a patient about looking at their foot with an ultrasound I always say “I will tell you if you have a boy or a girl.”

All joking aside using an ultrasound has really helped us to see damage to other tissues that are NOT bone. X-rays have always been traditionally used to see if there are any bone problems, spurs or broken bones.

Many of the conditions we treat every day in the office don’t show up on an x-ray. For example if you have Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis or a tendon tear these can not be seen on x-rays.

Ultrasound is called “the poor man’s MRI” because it is less expensive and many times more specific for seeing problems.

In this picture below you can clearly see the thickness of the plantar fascia on the image on the left that is normal in thickness and the other one on the right that is darker and thicker.

Upper left image shows a normal plantar fascia and to the right shows a thickened fascia with swelling.

This type of exam helps us decide what is the best treatment for your foot.

Question of the week - Why is shockwave the preferred to cortisone injection for plantar fasciitis?

As in the picture of the thick dark image of the plantar fascia and the other that was normal the thicker one is more difficult to heal.

Cortisone many times is able to reduce the inflammation (what is seen as black on the ultrasound) but it does nothing for the thickness.

This is why many patients feel better after a cortisone but after 4-6 weeks the pain that was injected commonly returns.

Shockwave on the other hand does not work instantly but starting after six weeks the shockwave stimulates your own bodies healing cells (stem cells) to reduce the thick and injured tissue.

Over time the thickness reduces and the pain reduces and stays that way.

Ask for an ultrasound today to see if you have a boy or girl “foot”!

Call us at 508-757-4003 to make an appointment with Dr. Neil Feldman, Dr. Donald Pelto, Dr. Benjamin Saviet, or Dr. Matthew Monette.

To your health,

Dr. Pelto