Foot Ankle Associated Of The Desert

Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgery

Foot Ankle Associated Of The Desert is a Podiatric Foot & Ankle Surgery practice in Indio, CA 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 Foot Ankle Associated Of The Desert 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.

Skilled Nursing Facility

A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.