Houston, TX – Hope Jacoby is an established Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, specializing in podiatric foot and ankle surgery, who endeavors to give her patients top-quality care to improve their health and overall quality of life. Hope Jacoby provides treatment for a wide variety of ailments involving the lower extremities, such as:


Heel Pain


Heel pain is usually a consequence of impaired biomechanics, such as gait abnormalities, that strain the heel bone and its connected soft tissues. The strain may also be attributed to injuries, heel bruises, wearing poor quality shoes, or obesity. Consisting of thirty-three joints and hundreds of tendons and ligaments, the heel bone is the biggest bone in the human foot, making it highly susceptible to outside impact that can cause impairments. Immobilizing heel pain can affect the front, bottom, or back of the heel.

Ankle Injuries


The ankle is the most frequently injured joint in athletics. Specifically, ankle sprains make up approximately 85% of all ankle injuries in the United States. An ankle sprain usually results due to stress or injury to the collateral ligaments, but other surrounding structures can be injured, as well. Oftentimes, patients do not detect the presence of associated injuries, such as nerve trauma, tendon damage, syndesmotic tearing, or cartilage damage, until weeks after the injury occurs, which is why it is important for patients to receive a comprehensive evaluation after sustaining an ankle injury, no matter how minor the condition may initially appear to be.

Bone Spurs


Bone spurs can appear in any region where a muscle, ligament, or tendon unites with a bone. This condition is usually painful only if it puts pressure on a nearby structure. Bone spurs usually emerge in the ankle, heel, and toes.

Corns


Corns are regions of hardened and irritated skin emerging on the foot. Like calluses, corns are thick and painful, but they occur on the top of the toes rather than at the bottom of the foot. Typically caused by footwear pressing down against the top of the toes, corns usually develop in areas where the skin experiences consistent pressure, or is exposed to friction when walking.