Bellefonte Foot Care

Podiatry

Bellefonte Foot Care is a Podiatry practice in Ashland, KY with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in treating disorders and injuries of the foot, ankle, and related structures of the leg. Podiatrists at Bellefonte Foot Care perform diagnostic imaging of the foot, pain and mobility assessment, and treatment of acute foot injuries and disorders. Podiatry is a medical specialty that deals with disorders and dysfunction of the foot, ankle, and lower leg. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Podiatry practices include sprains, broken bones, complications arising from diabetes and poor circulation, abnormal growth, nerve pain, hammertoe, arthritis, tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, neuroma, athlete's foot, skin disorders, athletic injuries, congenital birth defects, and infection. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Podiatry practices include x-ray, MRI, and CT diagnostic imaging, foot and ankle surgery, pain and mobility assessment, patient education, in-office pain relief of minor foot and ankle disorders, and referrals to physical therapists or other specialists as needed.

A podiatrist is a person qualified by a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) degree, licensed by the state, and practicing within the scope of that license. Podiatrists diagnose and treat foot diseases and deformities. They perform medical, surgical and other operative procedures, prescribe corrective devices and prescribe and administer drugs and physical therapy.

Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgery

Bellefonte Foot Care is a Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgery practice in Ashland, KY with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing, treating, and preventing a wide range of foot and ankle disorders. Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgeons at Bellefonte Foot Care perform foot and ankle diagnostic imaging, pain and mobility assessment, foot and ankle surgery, and treatment of acute foot and ankle injuries and disorders. Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgery is a medical specialty centered on the surgical and nonsurgical treatment of a variety of foot and ankle conditions that affect people of every age. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgery practices include sprains, broken bones, complications arising from diabetes and poor circulation, abnormal growth, nerve pain, hammertoe, arthritis, tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, neuroma, athlete's foot, skin disorders, athletic injuries, congenital birth defects, and infection. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgery practices include x-ray, MRI, and CT diagnostic imaging, foot and ankle surgery, pain and mobility assessment, patient education, in-office pain relief of minor foot and ankle disorders, and referrals to physical therapists or other specialists as needed.

Nurse Practice

A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.