How Arthritis Affects Your Feet

While there are a wide variety of diseases that can affect the health of the joints in your feet and ankles, arthritis is a condition that practically everyone will experience as they get older. You have over thirty joints in each one of your feet, which makes them a primary source of stiffness, discomfort, and pain when arthritis strikes. Custom molded orthotic inserts are instrumental in treating foot and ankle stiffness and pain.

Many of the effects of arthritis can be mitigated and treated with a variety of treatments and medications. If you are experiencing arthritic foot pain, contact our Foot Doctors for the proper care. Call our trusted podiatry team or request an appointment online.

Some of the types of arthritis that cause pain in the feet and ankles include the following:

  • Osteoarthritis—The rigors of living and aging with all the constant pounding that your feet and ankle joints are subjected to from walking, working, and exercising causes the protective cartilage that cushions the joints to deteriorate. As bone rubs directly against bone, severe pain, stiffness, and immobility are often the result.

  • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)— Because your body’s immune system mistakenly identifies the lining of your joints as an invader that needs to be eradicated, the characterization of this type of arthritis is an autoimmune disease.

  • Injury induced arthritis—Joints in the feet and ankles often damaged by injuries at some point are likely to be more severely affected by arthritis. Getting proper treatment of foot and ankle injuries by your foot doctor can help minimize these effects.

For all of your foot and ankle problems, contact your foot care professional. Call Tri County Foot & Ankle Center , located in Bayonne, Clifton, Colts Neck, East Brunswick, Jersey City, Kearny, and Randolph, NJ. With access to advanced technologies, our Podiatrists and medical staff can help you manage all of your foot and ankle conditions, including heel pain, ankle sprains, toe deformities, fungal toenails, and plantar warts. Call or request an appointment online today.

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