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Exploring Arthroscopic Ankle Surgery: A Podiatrist's Perspective

Understanding Plantar Fasciitis: Causes, Treatments, and Management Plantar fasciitis, a common foot condition affecting millions worldwide, can significantly impact daily activities and quality of life. Understanding its origins is very important!!

Raynaud's disorder, though often associated with the fingers and toes, can significantly impact podiatry practice due to its effects on the feet. This condition, characterized by restricted blood flow to extremities, can lead to numbness and pain.

Diabetes can have a significant impact on foot health, increasing the risk of complications such as neuropathy, poor circulation, and foot ulcers. Every diabetic needs a yearly screening with their foot specialist.

Common Foot Problems and How to Prevent Them Introduction: Foot problems can be a major source of discomfort and inconvenience for many people. From bunions to ingrown toenails, there are a variety of issues that can arise. Fortunately, there are steps yo

As winter settles in, it brings with it a host of challenges for our bodies, including our feet and ankles. The colder temperatures, coupled with damp conditions, can leave our extremities vulnerable to discomfort and even injury if not properly cared for.

The opioid epidemic is an ongoing public health crisis that has wreaked havoc on individuals, families, and communities across the United States. In this blog, we'll delve into the seriousness of this epidemic, explore its roots, and shed light on how it h

College athletics are a thrilling time of growth, competition, and camaraderie. But with the excitement comes the risk of injuries, particularly those involving the feet and ankles. In this blog, we'll explore how to protect your lower extremities during c

The holiday season is upon us, and as we gather with friends and family, we can't help but reflect on the year gone by. At KINGSPOINT Foot & Ankle, we want to take a moment to extend our warmest wishes to you, our valued patients!

As parents, we watch our children grow, learn, and explore the world one step at a time. Their foot health is a crucial aspect of their overall well-being. In this blog, we'll delve into pediatric foot issues that parents should be aware of, including flat

For individuals living with diabetes, maintaining overall health is a top priority. However, one often overlooked aspect is foot health, which plays a critical role in diabetes management. In this blog, we'll explore the unique foot care needs of individua

Ah, fall is in the air, and what better way to celebrate the crisp weather and colorful foliage than with some fabulous footwear! As we all know, the struggle is real when it comes to choosing shoes that are both fashionable and good for your feet.

Achilles tendon tears can be a debilitating injury, affecting both professional athletes like Aaron Rodgers and everyday individuals. When it comes to Achilles tendon issues, seeking the expertise of a podiatrist can make all the difference. In this blog,

Fungal foot infections, such as athlete's foot and toenail fungus, can be incredibly frustrating and uncomfortable. These conditions are not only a cosmetic concern but can also lead to pain, itching, and even complications if left untreated. Fortunately,

Day in the Life of a Podiatrist - Dr. Tehrani talks about what it is like working in the private practice space.

Dr. T discusses what stem cells are and how they can help with advanced arthritis!

I discuss some of the hottest shoe trends in 2023!

Watch Your Weight—Your Feet Will Thank You We've covered walking and shoe selection, but we can't forget about that pesky enemy called excess weight. Imagine this: you're hopping around on one foot like a kangaroo, trying to find balance. Trust us, it's no

Bunions are a common foot condition that can cause pain and discomfort. Here's some tips on how to treat them!

Custom inserts, also known as orthotics, are medical devices designed to support and align the feet and lower limbs.

With it being rainy, cold and wet outside I've seen a lot of patients coming in for ankle sprains and fractures due to slip and falls. Here are some tips on how to take care of nagging ankle sprains.

Dr. Benjamin Tehrani provides insights on the pros and cons of sandals / flip flops / walking barefooted.

Diabetes is a serious medical condition that affects your body from your head to your toes. Knowing how to take proper care of your feet helps keep you healthy. Read on to learn more about the importance of diabetic foot care.

Nerve Assist is a powerful supplement that successfully combats nerve pain and inflammation. Carlos is a person who can attest to this fact.

New Year, new you, right? If that was one of your New Year’s resolutions, you are reading the post that can transform your health and life.

The power of Nerve Assist has once again proven spectacular. Irma, a young mother of two, had planned the perfect weekend with the family when her joints decided to change her plans.

Our feet carry us everywhere. They bear the entire body weight, they are crucial for our functioning, yet they get the least attention. That must change immediately.

Pain can seriously impact a person’s life. As a result of the discomfort, a person who experiences pain may not be able to do usual activities or even perform necessary movements around the house.

Helping people live pain-free has always been Doctor Benji’s mission. Along with becoming a top podiatrist, Doctor Benji has dedicated his brain, skills, and time to creating a powerful nerve pain solution, Nerve Assist.

The average person does not consume the recommended daily vitamins needed for optimal health. However, there are options that can help. For instance, a vitamin supplement can help ensure that your daily health needs are met.

Living with pain is an exhausting experience. The pain completely alters a person’s life and causes extreme discomfort.

Living with pain can be a struggling experience. Heel pain itself can severely impact one’s lifestyle and notably decrease the quality of life.

It might surprise you to hear that most of us don’t breathe properly. For something that is supposed to come naturally, how is that so many do it the wrong way?

As you’re shopping for the changing seasons, style may be at the forefront of your mind. However, when diving into new spring shoe trends, comfort should most definitely be a factor.

As a pain relief expert, Doctor Benjamin Tehrani is focused on sharing more tools and techniques for greater wellness. He was recently a guest on the Richard Listens podcast where he explained what influenced his view on pain relief.

Detecting the source of a patient’s pain can be a real challenge. As a remarkably skilled and exceedingly experienced podiatrist, Doctor Benji knows how to overcome every challenge and give the patient their life back.

Pregnancy is a wonderful experience and brings many changes to a woman’s body. Swollen feet are one of the most notable changes that occur as a result of additional fluid buildup.

Sure, everyone loves the feeling of receiving a massage, but what about using foot massages to improve your health? Areas of your feet actually correspond to specific organs, glands and entire systems.

Bunions are foot deformities that can cause raw pain and difficulty walking. People of all ages are prone to developing bunions. However, individuals who wear restricted and cramped footwear are more likely to develop a bunion or two.

It’s not hard to imagine that most people are probably wearing the wrong shoe size. In fact, according to industry research a staggering 3 in 5 people are actually walking around with ill-fitting shoes.

Jodi injured his right ankle and his nerve suffered damage that has caused pain along the inside part of the ankle. 

The only thing worse than an ingrown toenail, is an infected ingrown toenail.An ingrown toenail is a common condition that occurs when the edges of your toenail grow into the surrounding skin.

Plantar warts are non-cancerous growths that occur on the feet’ soles when Human Papillomavirus (HPV) enters the body through cuts on the skin. They are not dangerous. However, they can cause pain, discomfort, and they can be challenging to treat. 

Athletes of various levels can experience stress fractures. While it’s true that both the weekend warrior and the professional athlete have an equal chance of facing this injury, women in either of those groups may have higher risk.

Ankle injuries can immensely change a person’s life. Florida Ruiz, a lovely lady, had experienced a painful ankle injury that forced her to change many things in her life.

Leon is a dear man who visited Kings Point Foot and Ankle due to pain in his bones.

Healthy feet do much more than we tend to give them credit for. They provide support to your entire body. They also help to maintain balance and posture.

Keeping a watchful eye is crucial to healthy feet. It is common for diabetics to have trouble detecting problems with their feet. If not kept in check, diabetes can affect you in ways that pose a major risk to your feet.

A couple of weeks ago, Dr. Benji had a patient who stubbed his big toe and sprained his ankle in a trauma event. He also had diabetes, which made his treatment slightly complicated.

When the nerves that carry information between the central nervous system and the rest of the body become damaged, the result is a condition called peripheral neuropathy.

While it’s true that certain shoes are very obviously not ideal for our feet, there are others that can make it under the radar. Some shoes seem to be perfectly okay, however, the level of support they provide to the feet can be subpar.

Bunions are a widespread foot condition. They occur for many different reasons, and wearing too small or too narrow shoes is the most common. This foot deformity can also occur from genetics, and women are more prone to develop bunions than men.

A ligament tear or rupture in the ankle joint is a common sports injury. It typically occurs with an ankle twist or roll. A torn ligament is often painful and causes swelling in the injured foot that makes walking difficult and painful.

Jones fracture is an extra-articular fracture at the base of the fifth metatarsal bone, the bone on the foot’s outer side.

Margarita is a lovely woman who we had a pleasure to meet under unfortunate circumstances. She experienced a terrible accident at work that left her toes injured and in excruciating pain.

The big toe arthritis is a painful condition that affects the joints in the big toe. People who suffer big toe arthritis experience tenderness, achiness, and joint pain.

Have you had it with uncomfortable shoe selections that leave your feet begging for relief at the end of the day? Is it even necessary anymore to subject yourself to pain and discomfort with so many footwear options in the market?

What is an orthotic? Orthotics are medical devices inserted in the shoes or heels that provide relief to various conditions such as plantar fasciitis, foot/ankle pain, tendinitis, knee pain, and low back pain. 

Keryflex vs. Toenail Fungus Laser Treatment: Which one is better?  A fungal nail infection, or onychomycosis, is characterized by yellow toenails that are more brittle than healthy nails.

After months spent indoors during quarantine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans have been faced with a drop in their activity levels.

So far, 2020 has been full of curveballs that forced people to make significant adjustments to the way they socialize, work, and of course, the way they dress.

Doctor Benji, the founder of Kings Point Foot & Ankle and LA’s top podiatrist, was recently a guest on the Healthy Legs podcast. Dr. Benji provided an insight into podiatry and shared his inspiration for pursuing a career in this field.

The COVID-19 took the world into a new direction. The everyday lifestyle of everyone has significantly changed. People try to follow the preventative recommendation provided by WHO carefully.

During this horrifying pandemic, we must take every precaution to prevent our exposure to the coronavirus. Moreover, we must boost our immune system so that the body has the strength it needs to fight anything that can cause harm.

We’ve been dealing with the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19 for weeks now and in a sea of misinformation, it can be difficult to distinguish fact from fiction.

Nerve damage is an excruciating condition that severely impacts one’s lifestyle.  For Hans, the nerve damage in his right foot prevented him from talking his dogs to a relaxing walk. Since that was his tradition for decades, he was inevitably saddened.

When it comes to feet health, people often tend to dismiss proper foot care even though feet perform impressive work daily.

Pregnancy is a wonderful time in a woman’s life, full of joy and excitement, but it is also a period filled with various changes. From emotional to physical, these changes can impact the mother-to-be in many different ways. 

One of his favorite events is the Veterans Triathlon, where he competes every year. The event is a significant gathering for veterans from all over the country as it allows them to see each other, compete, have fun, and celebrate life.

Bunion surgery is an outpatient procedure that treats bunion, a foot deformity that forms at the base of the big toe and unites with the first metatarsal bone of the foot.

Toe arthritis is a common condition that affects the joints in the toes. It usually affects the big toe, but other toes may suffer this painful condition.

The story of our very dear patient Valentino has truly moved us. Moreover, it inspired us to share his experience to help raise awareness about the importance of proper foot care in people with diabetes.

Plantar fasciitis is a painful foot condition that affects the plantar fascia, the thick tissue at the bottom of the foot that supports the foot’s arch.

In Doctor Benji’s recent podcast, he discusses two conditions that are commonly mistaken for one another. He explains that tendonosis and tendonitis are not synonymous and breaks down what the key differences are.

William is a kind and loving person who due to severe issues, became a patient of Dr. Tehrani. Thrilled that he received the utmost care, William wanted to express his gratitude by signing and gifting two of his published books on the History of Film.

Doctor Benji took some time recently to curate his personally endorsed ranking list – the good, the bad and the HORRENDOUS! In the list, he offers explanations to back up his ranking assignment.

Luisa is a lovely lady who had an appointment with Dr. Benjamin Tehrani because she needed a bunion surgery.

It’s nothing to be embarrassed by, but it is something that should definitely be treated. Toenail fungus, which affects about 10% of Americans, is more prevalent in older people.

Durrani visited our office because she had been experiencing terrible pain in the ball of her feet. As a result of wearing high heels and stilettos daily, she started feeling uncomfortable while performing her daily activities and duties.

Dr. Benjamin Tehrani and Kings Point Foot & Ankle are honored to be hosting a team to walk at the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.

Heather is a dear patient of Dr. Tehrani’s who one day, was walking barefooted at home and stubbed her pinky toe against the sofa, breaking and dislocating the toe. She was in severe pain and could hardly walk.

Natalie, a charming young lady, became our friend and patient because of the troubling flat feet. She had been struggling with this problem for 15 years.

Mr. Valentino was boating one day, and his feet became wet over the entire day while in his shoes. He did not dry his feet for over 12 hours, and at some points, his feet were submerged underwater for several minutes at a time.

Mrs. Patty Dewberry came in with several complaints of the left foot. She suffered severe debilitating pain from a bunion as well as symptoms of an aroma between her third and fourth toes.

When I was thinking about topic ideas for my last podcast, I decided to go with a topic that hugely affects me and my everyday life: Nasal Congestion.

Suffering from flat feet? What’s the big deal? Having flat feet is definitely not a death sentence for your fight. There is a chance you may live your entire whole life with flat arches and never have pain or instability.

Why am I Always Tired??? The truth is we aren’t sure exactly what is causing this problem. One thing is for sure though — in just a few simple changes to our daily routine, we can solve most of these problems!

Diabetes complications are the real deal! Many of our patients have recently been diagnosed with Diabetes or have Diabetes but aren’t managing their blood sugars due to many factors: laziness, fear of what will happen next...

Do you ever look at your toes? They really are funny looking digits, but an ingrown toenail is no laughing matter. An ingrowing nail often makes itself known on the affected toe with a feeling of slight irritation.

In today’s surgical arena, much has been said about the importance of practicing EBM, or evidence-based medicine. Evidence-based medicine incorporates science, surgeon experience, and patient satisfaction.