Thomas McDonald, MD

Thomas McDonald, MD Dr. Thomas McDonald is a fellowship trained, board-certified foot and ankle surgeon.

The Causes, Symptoms And Treatments For Plantar Plate Tears
12/23/2024

The Causes, Symptoms And Treatments For Plantar Plate Tears

Your plantar plate is the thick ligament in the ball of your foot that supports your metatarsophalangeal joints where your toes connect to your foot. If this ligament tears, the nearest toe can become…

How to Heal Faster From a Foot Fracture
12/18/2024

How to Heal Faster From a Foot Fracture

Our body does an amazing job mending itself in the wake of a fracture, but this process won’t happen overnight. The bone remodeling process oftentimes takes weeks or months, but many patients are…

Why Bunion Discomfort May Increase in the Winter & How to Prevent It
12/11/2024

Why Bunion Discomfort May Increase in the Winter & How to Prevent It

As the temperatures drop during the winter season, we tend to see an uptick in patients who reach out to talk to Dr. McDonald about discomfort they are experiencing at the base of their big toe joint.

Insertional Vs. Non-Insertional Achilles Tendonitis
12/04/2024

Insertional Vs. Non-Insertional Achilles Tendonitis

Your Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in your body, and it needs to be in order to handle all the stress that is put on it during regular and more intense movements. Despite its size and strength…

4 Different Types of Ankle Fractures
11/27/2024

4 Different Types of Ankle Fractures

Your ankle is a complex structure, and when it is subjected to trauma, it can be damaged in a variety of ways. This is especially true when it comes to ankle fractures. Your specific fracture pattern…

Heel Pain in Teen Athletes - Understanding & Treating Sever's Disease
11/20/2024

Heel Pain in Teen Athletes - Understanding & Treating Sever's Disease

If you have a young athlete in your household, you want to do everything you can to keep them healthy and enjoying the sport they love. One issue that can knock them off their feet both literally and…

Watch Out for These Common Foot & Ankle Injuries During Ice Hockey Season
11/13/2024

Watch Out for These Common Foot & Ankle Injuries During Ice Hockey Season

The high school hockey season officially gets underway later this month in Connecticut, and many youth leagues have already started training sessions and practices. Hockey is a sport that really tests…

Ankle Ligament Repair Surgery Explained
11/06/2024

Ankle Ligament Repair Surgery Explained

The ligaments on both sides of your ankle joint are incredibly strong, and they need to be in order to support and stabilize your ankle during all sorts of movements and motions. However…

Will My Hammertoe Require Surgery? How to Improve the Likelihood of Conservative Treatment Success
11/01/2024

Will My Hammertoe Require Surgery? How to Improve the Likelihood of Conservative Treatment Success

Our toes are supposed to lay flat on the ground when we’re standing upright, but as a result of damage to the supportive soft tissues that hold the toes in place, you may find that one or more of your…

5 Foot Conditions Likely to Return Without the Right Treatment
10/29/2024

5 Foot Conditions Likely to Return Without the Right Treatment

When you’re dealing with a new foot or ankle injury, you want to effectively treat the condition so that the issue resolves and never returns. However, if you ignore proactive treatment or pursue the…

Foot Drop - Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Options
10/14/2024

Foot Drop - Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Options

Have you noticed that it’s become a little more difficult to pick up the front of your foot when you’re walking? Is one foot almost dragging a bit as you attempt to walk? If so, you may be dealing…

How to Keep a Bunion from Coming Back After Surgery
10/09/2024

How to Keep a Bunion from Coming Back After Surgery

When you have a surgical procedure to correct an issue, you typically assume that the surgery will not only correct the problem, but that it will also address the issue in such a manner that it will…

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