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What our patients say

“If I could give more stars I would.”

If I could give more stars I would. The whole staff was courteous and friendly. I didn't have to wait and if I had Dr . Monette was kind considerate and answered all my questions even the silly ones. Highly recommend.

Lauralee C.

“I would 100% without a doubt recommended Dr. Pelto time and time again, I promise you will not be disappointed.”

Couldn’t say enough nice things about Dr. Pelto and his staff. From the front desk staff, to the assistants helping set up for the procedure, to the doctor himself, everyone could not have been professional, helpful, and caring. Dr Pelto took his time to explain the different options for my procedure, as well as made sure any and all of my questions were answered before leaving his office. I would 100% without a doubt recommended Dr. Pelto time and time again, I promise you will not be disappointed.

Joe I.

Entertaining topic - Invisible Pen Art

My kids recently had an event at school where they could spend their money on little trinkets that they wanted. Each of them used their hard earned money to spend it on little items that either would break or get lost.

This time my son decided to get an invisible pen. Then he went to town having fun with the local Community Advocate newspaper that shows up weekly in our house. Here is one of the pictures that he added some jewelry.

Usually they draw these cartoons with black pens but this time we had to turn off the lights and use the black light to see the cartoon. This one has a pig nose, glasses and some jewelry.

Haglund’s Deformity

There are really three main conditions that are most common on the back of the heel. Achilles tendonitis, heel spur and a condition called Haglund’s deformity.

This condition is a bone growth to the back of the heel where the Achilles tendon inserts. This condition is treated similarly to the way you would to treat Achilles tendonitis with icing, anti-inflammatory medication, stretching, foam rolling, physical therapy and shoe changes that don’t hit the painful bump.

If this does not work then there are some advanced treatments such Shockwave therapy or Amnio injections prior to having surgery. Surgery is successful but it is a long recovery and most times it can be treated without surgery. If you want to learn more about this condition you can read more information on this Blog Post.

Question of the week - Why do I have a bump on the back of my heel?

The bump or prominence that can happen to the back of your heel may be either the Haglund’s bump referred to above or a bone spur to the back of the heel. Many patients think that these grow quickly but in truth they do not grow quickly. Rather they can get aggravated and inflamed at times.

When they become aggravated there is swelling around the bone and they feel bigger and are more painful in shoes. Specifically shoes that are hard in the back can aggravate these heel spurs. Sometimes we call these bumps a “pump bump” because they are aggravated by were pump dress shoes.

Struggling with lumps and bumps? Give us a call!

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