Superior Foot and Ankle Centers

07/09/2025

Medical oddities abound. One unfamiliar to most is Mueller-Weiss Syndrome which can lead to a strangely collapsed foot. In this condition, part of a bone in the arch dies, causing it to collapse. This allows the bone behind it to gradually fall forward and down, changing foot architecture. Dr. Conway McLean, a board certified podiatric physician, discusses Mueller-Weiss in the latest Health Matters article. The frequency with which it occurs is uncertain, as is the best treatment approach. Another medical mystery.

The world is full of medical oddities, conditions which defy our understanding. Examples abound, from chronic fatigue syndrome to Charcot joints, many “interesting” diseases can afflict the human body. One of them certainly is Mueller-Weiss Syndrome (MWS) and the collapsing foot deformity associ...

05/18/2025

Many Americans are dealing with pain on a chronic basis. Anti-inflammatories are often taken to manage the pain but they don’t make the problem better. And they don’t stimulate healing, which is the benefit of a regenerative medicine treatment called prolotherapy. Because it enhances healing, the relief doesn’t “wear off”. Prolotherapy carries no significant side effects or complications. Call Superior Foot & Ankle Centers now to learn more.

05/18/2025

Chronic low back pain is epidemic in the US, for a host of reasons. Some are predictable, such as a prior motor vehicle accident. Others are not so obvious, like a foot that rolls down excessively. In his latest Health Matters article, Dr. Conway McLean of Superior Foot and Ankle Centers discusses many of the causes for chronic pain from this region, a condition which has led to millions in lost work hours and lost income. From pinched nerves to degenerating discs, the complex anatomy and structural requirements of this area make it prone to malfunction.

Pain, an unpleasant sensation, is part of the human existence. Everyone is subject to it at some point in their life. The why and where of pain naturally varies, with low back pain apparently the most common location. As to why so much discomfort is generated by this part of the body is the million

04/23/2025

04/16/2025

Despite our study, many medical conditions remain a mystery. One example is the softened and deformed 2nd metatarsal bone that develops in an adolescent with a case of Freiberg’s infraction. This disease process of softened bone is the result of a blood supply problem, although we don’t know why it occurs. Stiffness and pain develop, but usually only years after the bone softens and the shape of the bone is altered. Dr. Conway McLean of Superior Foot and Ankle Centers discusses this strange condition and some of the most effective treatment options in the latest edition of Health Matters.

There is an abundance of unexplained medical conditions in the world, although our understanding has advanced tremendously. There is much we don’t know about the human body and don’t let anyone pretend otherwise. How about an explanation for “Stiff Person Syndrome” or Morgellon’s with the ...

03/03/2025

Many Americans live with chronic foot pain, often the result of a callus on the bottom of the foot. Dr. Conway McLean of Superior Foot & Ankle Centers discusses the common everyday plantar wart, a viral infection of the bottom of the foot. Our traditional treatments are painful and come with a high recurrence rate. But a new technology is available at his office which has radically improved the treatment process as well as the success rate.

Many Americans live with chronic foot pain, often the result of a callus on the bottom of the foot. Dr. Conway McLean of Superior Foot & Ankle Centers discus...

02/26/2025

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02/19/2025

There are some pretty strange reasons for chronic foot pain. One of them is a tarsal coalition, an abnormal connection between two bones of the rearfoot. A host of different painful symptoms can result from the altered foot mechanics that reliably result. Dr. Conway Mclean discusses this painful condition which too often goes undiagnosed and so improperly treated in the latest edition of Health Matters.

A tarsal coalition is an abnormal connection between two bones of the foot. Various symptoms can result. In the latest edition of Health Matters, Dr. Conway ...

02/05/2025

Pain from the bottom of the heel leads to about 1 million doctors visits a year. Many assume the pain is due to plantar fasciitis, a strained arch ligament. But many causes exist and each demands its own unique treatment. Dr. Conway Mclean of Superior Foot and Ankle Centers discusses some of these common causes in the latest edition of Health Matters.

There’s a saying in medicine that if you drive by a farm and see a four legged animal standing in the field, it’s probably a horse and not a zebra. This refers to the concept that typically, the most common reason, the typical cause, for some complaint is most likely the explanation.