Sports Foot Injuries - Podiatrist in Valley Stream and Lake Success, NY

Dr. Mary Ann Bilotti of Long Island Podiatry Group discusses Sports Medicine.
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If you visit Central Podiatry Associates, P.C., you may find yourself sitting next to a seven foot tall college basketball star or perhaps a burly 300 pound linebacker.

Since 1982, the doctors have been the team podiatrists for Fordham University's Rose Hill campus in the Bronx. Contrary to what you might think, sports injuries of the foot and ankle are on the increase. It seems every other day a major athlete is fracturing a bone or injuring a ligament.

We are extremely busy at the college, said Dr. Bilotti. Athletes from every sport are subject to overuse and stress injuries. For example, men and women track teams suffer from shin splints, arch pain and Runner's Knee (all treatable foot conditions), Bilotti said.

Whereas during football and basketball seasons, ankle sprains and stress fractu