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Berks Foot Specialists, P.C.

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Berks Foot Specialists, P.C.

Medical and surgical care of the foot and ankle. We also care for patients at several area retirements facilities.

We treat all manner of foot and ankle problems including injuries, surgical deformities, diabetic foot issues, etc. We are on staff at all local hospitals for in-hospital care and also offer surgical services at the Surgicenter at Spring Ridge. Our practice has completely electronic records and digital x-ray technology for better coordination of care and less impact on the environment.

11/21/2023

Seeking to hire medical assistant for busy podiatry practice. Experience preferred but will train as needed. Part time hours initially, benefits included. Salary per experience. Email resume or questions to Bradly.Shollenberger@towerhealth.org or call us at 610-779-4020.

03/22/2022

01/19/2022

Seeking to hire medical assistant for busy podiatry practice. Experience preferred but will train as needed. Part time hours initially, benefits included. Salary per experience. 610-779-4020.

07/30/2020

Two office podiatry practice looking for a part-time (initially) back office medical assistant. Experience preferred but will train the right candidate.

05/13/2020

Berks Foot Specialists is open and available for your foot care. We are currently fully staffed and observing full infection control guidelines.

To insure the health of our staff, please call us before presenting for your appointment if you are experiencing fever, sore throat, cough, loss of taste or smell, or any other symptoms consistent with COVID 19. We will make special arrangements for your care.

Be sure to wear a face covering for your appointment (your mouth and nose must be covered) and try to come alone, if possible, to prevent waiting room crowding. Limit conversation with staff and fellow patients.

Please don’t delay treatment of foot issues, which could result in infection and the possible need for hospitalization.

Stay well,

Dr. Shollenberger

04/10/2020

Yes, we are seeing patients. While hospital-based doctors battle Covid 19, it is the job of office-based docs to make sure other medical issues don't worsen to the point that they require hospitalization...putting further pressure on a strained health care system.

Don't procrastinate. If you are having a foot problem...particular an open wound, ingrown toenail or other possible infection...call our office for an appointment. Everyone seen must wear a face mask. The office is cleaned and disinfected constantly and currently, only Drs. Shollenberger and Quinlan are engaging in patient contact.

11/19/2019

Broken Toes

So, you slide out of bed, headed for the bathroom, but rounding the foot of the bed....CRACK! You stub your toe and see stars. You turn the lights on and examine it. It's swollen, already starting to show bruising and hurts like anything.

What do you do? Ice? Heat? Advil?

No! You see your podiatrist. Contrary to folklore, broken toes absolutely need to be professionally evaluated and treated. An untreated or improperly treated broken toe runs the risk of healing crooked...or worse, not at all. That can leave you with a chronic painful digit.

Your podiatrist will perform a history of the injury, a physical examination and x-rays. These will dictate whether the break requires simple taping or possibly surgical repair.

And next time...wear slippers for that trip to the bathroom...

05/23/2019

Ankle Sprains

So, you're walking along and you "roll" your ankle. You feel a sharp pain and the ankle immediately swells and starts to turn black and blue. What do you do?? Do you apply ice...or heat? Do you "walk it off"?

No...you see your podiatrist! Ankle sprains are one of the most under-treated of lower extremity injuries. They more often occur on the outside of the ankle, where the ligaments are smaller and weaker than the inside. And a sprain is actually tearing of part or all of one or more of those ligaments. Without proper diagnosis and treatment, you could end up with a chronically unstable ankle.

Your podiatrist will examine your ankle and foot thoroughly, likely including x-rays. It is very common to crack one of the ankle bones or even a bone in the foot when overturning an ankle. Then, based on the degree of ligament (and possibly bone) injury, they will prescribe a supportive taping, a splint, an immobilizer boot, and/or crutches until the injury has a chance to heal. Ice, elevation and anti-inflammatories are often recommended.

Treat ankle injuries properly and promptly and you can be back on your feet, pain free, in no time.

12/06/2018

Hammertoes

Hammertoes are simply toes that have become crooked over time. They generally result from a musculotendon imbalance, not tight shoes, although shoes with inadequate toe room can irritate them.

At first, they are fairly flexible (reducible) and may respond to corrective taping and increased support from better shoes and custom inserts. But the longer the deformity exists, the more rigid it becomes. A rigid, painful hammertoe is only correctable with surgery. As long as adequate circulation is present for healing, contracted tendons and soft tissues are released and bone is usually removed from the joint of the toe. This allows the toe to be repositioned in a straighter position. Sometimes a pin or implant is used to assure the toe heals straight. Often, the goal is to "fuse" the joint, thus holding the toe straight permanently. It is not necessary for toes to bend for normal gait, so this option provides greater assurance the deformity won't return. The procedure is done as an outpatient and patients are walking (short periods of time initially) the same day.

Hammertoes are not only unsightly, but painful and limit shoe choices. They can be corrected fairly quickly and safely.

09/06/2018

Plantar Warts:

Another common complaint in our office is plantar warts (Plantar means the bottom of the foot). These lesions caused by a virus. They are generally circular and often have small brown or black dots in them. These dots are from tiny blood vessels. They can be solitary or in clusters. They are generally painful, particularly in side-to-side compression.

There are many treatment options for warts. Over the years, they have been cut out, burned, lasered, frozen and treated with acid and other chemicals. The important thing to remember is that warts exist only in the outer "epidermal" layer of the skin. There is no need to "cut down to the roots" since they don't have roots. If treatment violates the underlying dermis, scar tissue will form, and there is nothing more frustrating than getting rid of the wart, only to replace it with a permanently painful scar.

My preferred method of primary treatment is to scrape off any overlying hard tissue and then treat the wart with a chemical that causes a small blister. The lesion is then covered with tape and in 2 weeks, all loose tissue is scraped away. This method causes some inflammation and that will stimulate the patient's immune system to help clear the virus. There is little discomfort with this treatment method and no need to stay off your feet.

Patients should remember that warts are a transmittable virus and take steps not to contract, or spread them.

07/26/2018

Neuroma

So, you're having some pain in the ball of your foot. Taking your shoe off and rubbing the area helps a bit. But if you walk on uneven surfaces and something presses on just the right spot, a burning pain goes flying up into your 3rd and 4th toes. And sometimes, it feels like there's a wrinkle in your sock, even when it's perfectly smooth.

You probably have a neuroma. A neuroma is a thickening of 2 branches of the nerves which supply feeling to the bottom of your foot. They come together, between the 3rd and 4th metatarsal bone and then spit to supply feeling to the toes beyond that point. Anything which causes irritation of this nerve, like a shoe with a narrow toebox or spending a lot of time kneeling with your toes bent back, can cause scarring and subsequent pain. A neuroma can occur elsewhere, but this is the most common location.

The best treatment for a neuroma is prevention. Avoid shoes with a tight toe area. Do not stay in positions with your toes bent back excessively. If symptoms are already occurring, steroid injections can reduce inflammation of the nerve, sometimes temporarily and sometimes permanently. If these fail to provide satisfactory relief, the thickened nerve can be surgically removed. There will be a small area of numbness between the 3rd and 4th toes, but this is a reasonable tradeoff for pain relief.

Address

4885 Demoss Road, Ste 103
Reading, PA
19606

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 6:30pm
Thursday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 11am

Website

http://berksfoot.com/

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