Do you feel a stabbing pain in your heel with your first steps out of bed in the morning? You’re not alone! Every day, thousands of Americans suffer from this condition. Plantar fasciitis, more commonly known as heel pain, is by far the most common complaint patients bring to podiatric physicians.
Aching heels can truly affect your lifestyle and disrupt essential activities and prevent you, to a large extent, from playing sports or simply going for a walk. An accurate and expedient diagnosis of the cause of your symptoms will help you receive the appropriate treatment.

Diabetes mellitus affects over 25 million Americans and almost 300 million people worldwide and is expected to double by 2030. Estimated health costs are upwards of $130 billion each year. The prevalence of diabetes increases with age and adoption of a “western-style” diet and a more sedentary lifestyle.

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Fortunately the number of people dying from this type of cancer has been declining. Data shows that greater than 50 percent of this reduction is due to appropriate colo-noscopy screening. However, only about 65 percent of adults age 50 to 75 receive adequate screening.
After age 40 our risk for developing colorectal cancer increases. Developing these cancers is most likely a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors.