Brighton Michigan foot doctor and podiatrist Tomasz Biernacki discusses plantar fasciitis & heel pain treatment in Livingston County


Brighton Michigan Foot Doctor Podiatrist Tom Biernacki discusses heel pain and plantar fasciitis.

Brighton Michigan Foot Doctor Podiatrist Tom Biernacki discusses heel pain and plantar fasciitis.

“It is estimated that the people who develop flat feet and heel pain can have further knee pain, hip pain and lower back pain. This can lead to permanent arthritis and difficulty wearing shoes or walking.”

Dr. Tomasz Biernacki states that “If heel pain is caught early, there are many treatments that can avoid invasive therapy or high cost. If plantar fasciitis can be allowed to get worst, it can turn into a chronic condition called plantar fasciosis.”

Dr. Biernacki further states “It is estimated that the people who develop flat feet and bunion formation can have further knee pain, hip pain and lower back pain. This can lead to permanent arthritis and difficulty wearing shoes or walking.”

The podiatrists and foot doctors at Advanced Foot and Ankle Specialists of Brighton Michigan have developed a treatment algorithm for diagnosing and treating heel pain & plantar fasciitis with both surgery and without surgery. If plantar fasciitis occurs for exceptionally long time, this can even cause a heel spur. The good news is heel spur pain can also frequently be corrected without the need for surgery.

Dr. Tomasz Biernacki is a practicing podiatric foot and ankle surgeon at Advanced Foot and Ankle specialists of Brighton Michigan and Advanced foot and ankle specialists of Howell Michigan and Brighton Michigan pride themselves on providing comprehensive the care and working as a multispecialty team. The four doctors at this practice are on staff at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Livingston, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Brighton, and St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor. Working as part of this large multidisciplined team, they can work with internal medicine doctors, primary care doctors, endocrinologists and vascular surgery specialist to provide comprehensive care.

Advanced foot and ankle specialists have four different doctors within their practice: Dr. Tom Biernacki, Dr. John Stevelinck, Dr. Marc Bonanni and Dr. Danielle Meyka-Blanchard. All podiatrists foot doctors are on staff at St. Joseph Mercy hospitals in Ann Arbor, Howell and Brighton Michigan. They pride themselves on serving Livingston County and Washtenaw County.

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