With the variety of foot and ankle pain you can experience, there is in turn a variety of different techniques and services we can offer to ease and heal your discomfort. We here at the Chronic Foot Pain Center offer every aspect of holistic podiatry you could need.
If you're experiencing chronic foot pain, come and benefit from our podiatry services.
Chronic pain exists for a reason, and is often due to an inefficient immune system. To assist your body in healing and repairing, we get to source of the pain and the mechanisms causing it.
This involves several steps.
Our protocols support the pathways of detoxification, repair, replacement and replenishment thus improving the body's ability to achieve homeostasis.
In an era dominated by the side effects and toxic load of pharmaceutical medicines, The Chronic Foot Pain Center specializes in the administration of safe, natural homeopathic medicines in injectable form. These medicines enable us to selectively stimulate and support the essential physiologic pathway(s) needed for a complete healing. Due to their natural supportive properties, homeopathic medicines foster healing by enabling the body to increase its efficiency in dealing with pathologic states, unlike drugs, which are used to suppress natural body functions, invariably interfering with the body’s ability to heal itself.
Relieving pain in a safe, non toxic-way is a key goal for us here at the Chronic Foot Pain Center. For over 70 years, SARAPIN® has been used safely and effectively for pain management by physicians.
It manages pain by acting on the sensory nerves without any negative effects on motor nerves, systemic reactions, tissue or skin sensations.
Chronic pain can be caused by arthritic, degenerated joints and non-healing connective tissue, such as, tendons and ligaments which may be beyond conventional healing therapies. Many physicians will opt for medicating their patients in an attempt to decrease their pain, but once again not look at the full picture at what is required to foster healing. For this type of issue, we utilize PRP with SuperShot. These are platelet products and plasma exosomes separated out of the patient’s own blood that are rich in growth factors, enzymes, nutrients and cell signaling factors that help drive the repair process of these chronically inflamed tissues. When injected into a joint or connective tissue, it drives the necessary pathway of repair which ultimately helps heals the condition and eliminates the pain. Completely safe and free from any potential allergens, it is one of the many overlooked holistic foot and ankle pain treatment techniques by those outside our center.
Nutrition is so incredibly key to health in every area. Dr. Kornfeld helps analyze your diet and the effect it could be having on your condition. We then use appropriate herbs, essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals to supplement and support your body finding balance through a healthier diet and lifestyle.
These natural medicines can be employed to facilitate healing of foot and ankle surgery or trauma and generally augment our treatments.
The study of the structure and function of the mechanical aspects of biological systems, biomechanics is a key treatment and technique. We use it to study and balance the incredibly complex layout of the foot - with 52 bones between both feet, they make up 25% of all the bones in the body!
It is critically important to assess biomechanics when working to understand the pain and discomfort you may be experiencing. As always, we look to get to the root of the issue, and heal the true pain!
A traditional approach to podiatric pathology may, occasionally, be the best initial approach to help get the patient back on the road to recovery. Prescription medication will be prescribed when it is assessed to be the best approach. There are many traditional therapies available at the center too, such as routine foot care, orthotics, shoe therapy, strapping and padding amongst others! Holistic podiatry requires an openness to all techniques that may aid the process.
It is absolutely vital to assess our physiology beyond the usual medical blood tests. The intimate connection between nutrition, hormones, environmental stressors, parasites, oxidant stress, drug toxicity, genetics, etc. and our foot and ankle health cannot be understated, and through us here at the Chronic Foot Pain Center you will be able to understand exactly how to improve your health and alleviate your pain.
Very common reasons for a patient to seek podiatric care, and a prime reason to look into holistic podiatry, is tendon, ligament and joint problems.
We can utilize injections of a naturally derived form of calcium that aids in strengthening and repairing these vital parts of the body and further healing your chronic pain.
MicroVas is a patented device that delivers a deeply penetrating electrical waveform - whilst that description may sound alarming, it is non-invasive! It is an important new tool in the treatment of pain and inflammation, neuropathy, non-healing wounds, repetitive motion disorders, sports injuries and many other conditions related to vascular insufficiency. You will find it can dramatically improve the body's natural healing abilities, and is very worth looking into as part of your holistic foot and ankle pain treatment.
PRP therapy is an exciting emerging treatment offering a promising solution to accelerate healing of tendon injuries, connective tissue inflammations and osteoarthritis naturally without subjecting the patient to significant risk!
It utilizes the patients own platelets to facilitate and foster healing.
To this end, these injuries are treated by supporting the reparative functions of the immune system via regenerative medicine. This is a field that focuses on assisting the body in rebuilding injured, inflamed or degenerative tissues rather than suppressing the pain pathway via drugs and/or cortisone injections. When supporting the natural pathways of healing, we never worry about the side effects of cortisone injections (primarily that being fibrolysis, which is a weakening of the injected tissues) or pain relievers which allow for a premature return to activity leading to repetitive injury. Instead, I will use prolotherapy, amniotic allograft injections or PRP (platelet-rich plasma injections). All of these approaches help to build and fortify injured tissues and give the best chance of full recovery after injury.
It is not uncommon for the patient’s diet to be evaluated and via lab tests, we may look at other factors that may burden the immune system and we will correct those underlying mechanisms as well. It is the safest approach to treating sports injuries and leaves the patient healthier as a result.
In the world of sports and fitness, it is inevitable that at some point, there will be a repetitive stress injury causing pain and temporary disability. Sports injuries are so common that there are physicians specializing in sports medicine. I have spent the greater part of my career treating these injuries and have myself been an active participant in sports and fitness most of my life.
The MOST important aspect of healing these injuries is 1) finding the cause and 2) preserving and facilitating a return to full strength and function. There is nothing worse than experiencing an injury that never quite heals completely and prevents you from engaging in sports and fitness activities of your choice.
To this end, these injuries are treated by supporting the reparative functions of the immune system via regenerative medicine. This is a field that focuses on assisting the body in rebuilding injured, inflamed or degenerative tissues rather than suppressing the pain pathway via drugs and/or cortisone injections. When supporting the natural pathways of healing, we never worry about the side effects of cortisone injections (primarily that being fibrolysis, which is a weakening of the injected tissues) or pain relievers which allow for a premature return to activity leading to repetitive injury. Instead, I will use prolotherapy, amniotic allograft injections or PRP (platelet-rich plasma injections). All of these approaches help to build and fortify injured tissues and give the best chance of full recovery after injury.
It is not uncommon for the patient’s diet to be evaluated and via lab tests, we may look at other factors that may burden the immune system and we will correct those underlying mechanisms as well. It is the safest approach to treating sports injuries and leaves the patient healthier as a result.
Now you know about the various techniques we employ here at the center. Call now for an appointment. Located both in Manhattan and Long Island, Dr. Kornfeld can help you get to the root of the problem.
He is more than happy to consult with you before your first appointment. Feel free to call the office.
Dr. Kornfeld is like no other podiatrist. He takes the time to carefully analyze your needs and prescribes only what is needed based on his analysis. My feet thank him and yours will too. Highly recommended!
Matthew Krohn
I took my son to see Dr. Kornfeld following a failed and somewhat traumatic experience with another doctor. His demeanor made our son feel very comfortable and what had been impossible with the other doctor was handled very well and successfully by Dr. Kornfeld. Thanks to doctor Kornfeld not only was this handled, going forward our son is no longer fearful of medical or dental procedures.
Randy Rabney
It doesn't get any better than having Dr. Kornfeld's support. He is a brilliant diagnostician, compassionate, with a great bedside manner. He works wonders!
Janis Abrams
Dr. K is both an expert diagnostician as well as careful with his recommendations. I have had great experiences this past decade or more with him, and couldn't recommend any medical practioner more highly.
Randy Shain
Doctor Kornfeld is the best!
Amy S
Dr Kornfeld gave me all the time we needed to deal with an injured foot and explained how my general health is important to the healing process. As a result of that, I did some tests which show that I am experiencing adrenal fatigue. I am now taking some supplements to improve and I feel very lucky to have a doctor who sees the whole person and really pays attention. He is also very accessible via email and even text. I highly recommend him.
Katherine Careddu
Very knowledgeable, great diagnostician, very responsive to questions & concerns, very approachable & professional. Wish we had found him earlier! My 9yo. thinks he's awesome and is so happy that she can walk and run again without foot, knee & hip pain!
Cheyenne Ashe
I feel confident Dr. Kornfeld will be able to help me with my condition. After my first visit, with some suggestions from that visit, I am no longer having the discomfort I have been experiencing for over a year.
Mary Perry
Definitely recommend.
Frank Acerbo
Dr. Robert A. Kornfeld, DPM, Holistic Podiatrist
551 Port Washington Blvd. Port Washington, N.Y. 11050
(516) 369-3172
(516) 945-0888
Dr. Robert A. Kornfeld, DPM, Holistic Podiatrist
127 East 56th St. 4th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10022
(516) 369-3172
(516) 945-0888
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