Our Podiatric Blog
Foot Pain? MLS Laser Therapy Is a Fast, Safe, and Effective Choice
During the COVID-19 situation, we’ve all had to adjust to some major changes in how we live our lives. For many of us, life has taken a slower tempo, and many of the normal activities and routines that might fill a typical day or week (seeing friends, going to a...
Quarantine Running Tips for Your Feet (and Overall Health)
Springtime is running time in Western Pennsylvania! We hope that the warmer weather has you excited to get out and get moving. Of course, this spring feels very different from any other we’ve ever experienced, for obvious reasons. Until this current COVID-19...
Do I Really Need Bunion Surgery?
It’s usually not happy news when someone is told they need surgery. Don’t get us wrong. We’re highly accomplished foot and ankle surgeons here, and the procedures we perform (including bunion surgery) have extremely high success and patient satisfaction rates. If we...
Tips for Reducing Heel Pain When Playing
All right, team. Time to huddle up! Good coaches set their teams on a path to success in two big ways: They train their players, developing discipline and strengths. They analyze challenges and develop a plan to best take them on. Whether you coach the pros or a...
Meet Our Premier Staff: Dr. Maureen Ratchford
Having a hometown source of help for foot and ankle issues is certainly a plus—but it’s more than just a matter of convenience. Having a podiatry office in Ebensburg and puts us in a great spot to help our communities, but it also helps us become part of those...
What to Expect from Your Friendly Podiatrists
We understand that visiting our podiatry offices in Ebensburg or Johnstown for the first time—or really visiting any medical office, for that matter—can come with certain hesitations: How will I be treated while I’m there? Is this office really the best option I...
Best Hikes (and Runs) in Ebensburg
Traffic jams, honking horns, ringing cellphones – there is plenty of chaos to keep us busy throughout our days, and with it comes so much stress. All those deadlines you have to meet, all those soccer practices you need to attend, and all those house chores that...
How Effectively Can We Treat Bunions?
A bunion is one of those conditions that some people feel they just have to endure “as is” for the rest of their lives. It has been a rotten companion for years or even decades, so what can really be done about the matter now? The answer, in fact, can be quite a lot....
What We’ve Learned Coaching Kids’ Sports
We dispense plenty of podiatric care and advice from our office. However, it is always worth reminding ourselves that the recommendations we make here in our professional “bubble” aren’t always quite as easy to execute in the outside world. One of the ways we know...
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