The foot and ankle specialists at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester provide state-of-the-art care, from routine procedures to innovative treatments, to patients with acute and chronic foot and ankle disorders.
Common foot and ankle conditions treated in adults and children include:
- Arthritis
- Bunions and hammertoes
- Diabetic foot care
- Heel pain
- Lesions and tumors
- Simple and complex foot and ankle fractures
- Sports injuries
Patients also benefit from convenient access to a team of fellowship-trained foot and ankle specialist physicians at the Foot and Ankle Center at UMass Memorial Medical Center. These specialists have completed additional training and provide state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment services. They closely collaborate with orthopedic surgeon, podiatrists, physical therapists, orthopedic nurses, exercise physiologists, radiologists and other specialists throughout the UMass Memorial system to ensure that patients receive the advanced help they need to recover from their foot and ankle disorders.
Following a comprehensive evaluation and personalized assessment, the Foot and Ankle Center's physicians may recommend surgical or nonsurgical treatments to help relieve painful foot or ankle conditions. Often rehabilitation services may be recommended to treat injuries or sprains.
Patients can conveniently receive diagnostic imaging tests through the center's adjacent imaging facilities for radiology, computed tomography (CT) scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
