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Primary: Podiatrist (Foot Specialist)

Sub-Specialty: Foot & Ankle Surgery

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Gerald D Peterson, DPM, works at the Family Foot Clinic based at West Linn, Oregon, and caters to West Lynn and Willamette neighborhoods. Dr. Gerald is certified in ankle and foot surgery, and is also a member of the Oregon Podiatric Medical Association and the American Podiatric Medical Association. He is affiliated to Legacy Meridian Park, Providence Milwaukie, Providence Seaside, Providence Willamette Falls, Portland Adventist, and Legacy Good Samaritan. Dr. Gerald studied at the Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine and the Wayne State University.

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Phone: (503) 657-1900

Address: 1880 Willamette Falls Dr Ste 111, West Linn, OR 97068

Website: http://www.ifixft.com

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General Practitioners

Warts
Arthritis
Plantar Fasciitis
Diabetic Foot Care

Endocrinologist

Diabetes Care

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Wound Care
Ulcers are most common in patients with diabetes but can also occur in patients with poor blood flow. Early intervention or treatment can prevent more serious complications such as infections and amputation.
Ankle Surgery
Bunions

Corns
Diabetes can greatly affect the feet. Small cuts or injuries can serious consequences for the diabetic patient. Diabetes affects circulation, specifically the very small blood vessels called capillaries, and can cause many changes in the feet. This reduced blood flow to the feet makes it harder to heal an injury or resist infection. Diabetes also has the potential to cause nerve damage and reduce or eliminate the feeling in your feet. Because of these problems, you may not notice a pebble in your shoe or some other source of irritation that could cause an open cut or blister. This open wound could lead to an infection which, left untreated, could result in amputations. Early detection and treatment of foot problems in diabetic patients is the key to prevention of infections and resulting surgeries. Your podiatric physician is part of a team approach to your diabetic care. A simple daily inspection program to observe your feet is critical to this early warning approach. Clean your feet daily, dry them well and examine them for simple cuts, corns, calluses, cracks in the skin, bruises, discoloration of any kind, open wounds and swelling. If improvement is not noted within a few days you should contact our office for an immediate appointment. Rapid and aggressive treatment for wounds and ulcers is the key to preventing amputation or reducing the severity of an amputation.
Cyst
Calluses
Calluses are thickened skin caused from friction and pressure, they are usually caused by an underlying bony prominence rubbing against the shoe or an adjacent bone. Many calluses are also caused by mechanical problems with your foot structure causing unusual frictional irritation from your shoes during walking. Treatment can be as simple as modifications to your shoes, a prescription orthotic device to control the mechanics of your foot structure or a pad to reduce pressure. In some cases, surgical correction is necessary to completely correct the underlying deformity causing the skin irritation.
Fungus

Physical Therapists

Sports Medicine
A sprain is an stretch or tear of a ligament. A ligament is a strong stretch-resistant band of tissue running between two bones to help stabilize the joint and, in the case of the foot, helps to support the arch by maintaining the numerous bones in a stable position. Frequently, sprains are associated with industrial or sports injuries but can occur from stress in the home due to lack of proper footwear usage. Treatment is usually involves ice, compression, and support with an Ace bandage or elastic wrap, elevation and rest. In more severe cases, cast immobilization and even non-weightbearing with crutch gait may be necessary to allow for adequate ligament stability during the healing process. Appropriate treatment can increase post-injury ligament stability and reduce risk of injury in the future.
Physical Therapy
Heel pain is generally the result of faulty biomechanics (gait abnormalities) that place too much stress on the heel bone and the soft tissues that attach to it. The stress may also result from injury, a bruise incurred while performing physical activity, wearing poorly constructed footwear, or being overweight. The heel bone is the largest of the 26 bones in the human foot, which also has 33 joints and a network of more than 100 tendons, muscles, and ligaments. Like all bones, it is subject to outside influences that can affect its integrity and ability to keep us on our feet. Heel pain, sometimes disabling, can occur in the front, back, or bottom of the heel. Possible treatments include anti-inflammatories, arch supports, stretching, physical therapy, prescription orthotics, night splints and good immobilizers. These can all be used to resolve the pain. Surgery in limited cases is necessary, but most often the heel pain responds to good conservative therapy.
Flatfoot Correction
Heel Pain
Back Pain
Orthotics and Prosthetic Therapy
Tendinitis is inflammation of a tendon which connects muscle to bone. Tendinitis can result from a sprain or strain as well as mechanical and structural faults within your foot and ankle. Treatment is usually conservative using rest, physical therapy techniques and supportive therapy such as cast immobilization or splints and elastic bandages. More severe tendinitis conditions can even impact the long-term functionality of your foot. Early intervention with orthotic therapy or arch supports may prevent the rupture of the tendon and these severe arthritic changes with early treatment. Achilles tendinitis can also be quite severe requiring surgical debridement if not treated early and aggressively.

General Podiatry
Dr. Heather Keeler joined Family Foot Clinic in September 2017. She attended University of Oregon for her undergraduate education and continued her education Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine to receive her Doctor of Podiatric Medicine in 2014. Dr. Keeler completed her 3 year podiatric medical and surgical residency at Mountain Home VA. Medical Center in Eastern Tennessee. In her free time, Dr. Keeler enjoys hiking, camping, skiing, cooking and spending time with her family. Dr. Keeler is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine.
Bunions Problems
A bunion is a common term for a medical condition known as Hallux Valgus. Hallux Valgus is the tilting of the big toe away from the mid-line of the body. It is usually characterized by a lump or bump that is red, swollen and/or painful on the inside of the foot at the big toe joint. There are many causes of bunions, but the primary one is heredity. Tight, ill-fitting shoes or shoes that constrict the forefoot over a long period of time can exacerbate your foot condition and cause progression of your bunions faster. High heels and constricting shoes are the primary causes of progression of Hallux Valgus. Treatment for bunions occurs conservatively in the form of custom shoes to reduce irritation, accommodative padding to reduce pressure to the bony prominence, arch supports or custom orthotics to control the mechanical faults causing the bunion deformity and arrest the progression or at least slow it. Surgery is the only measure to correct the deformity. Surgical correction involves the repositioning of the bone structure to re-create a more normal function of your foot and return stability to your walking pattern. Surgical repair is an outpatient surgical procedure and in many cases involves only minimal down time.
Calluses
Diabetic Foot Care
Flat Feet
Geriatric Foot Care
Hammertoes
Hammertoes are a result of an imbalance of the muscle structures of the toes. When the toes become crooked, bent, or buckle it causes the joints to protrude. A hammertoe is a contracture of the toe and gives the appearance of a “hammer head” and frequently can cause callus formation over the top portion of the toe due to irritation of the contracted toe from the top of the shoe. It also can cause a callus on the end of the toe. Bone spurs can occur on the sides of the toes causing pain and callus formation resulting in soft corn formation between the toes with associated pain. Treatment conservatively occurs in the form of periodic trimming of the callus production and accommodative padding along with extra-depth shoes to provide reduced irritation. If this is insufficient, then surgical correction is advised. Surgical therapy for hammertoes is a relatively straightforward procedure and return to activity is fairly quick.
Heel Pain
Foot Pain
Ingrown Toenails
An ingrown toenail is a condition in which the nail is cutting into the surrounding flesh. This condition is usually very painful and can be associated with infection of the toe. A nail is ingrown when one or both corners or sides of the nail grow into the skin of the toe. Irritation, redness, uncomfortable sensations of warmth as well as swelling, pain and infection can result from an ingrown toenail. A simple office procedure can be performed to permanently resolve the ingrown nail and prevent reoccurrences.
Metatarsalgia
Metatarsalgia is a general term used to denote a painful foot condition in the metatarsal region of the foot (the area just before the toes, more commonly referred to as the ball-of-the-foot). This is a common foot disorder that can affect the bones and joints of the area. Metatarsalgia is often located under the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th metatarsal heads, or can be more isolated affecting just the first metatarsal head (near the big toe) which is frequently referred to as sesamoiditis. Sesamoiditis is inflammation of two small bones located underneath the big toe joint similar to the kneecap in the knee. Excessive pressure to the big toe joint frequently inflames these two small bones. Treatment for metatarsalgia or sesamoiditis frequently is anti-inflammatory in nature and is also treated with various pads, arch supports and prescription orthotics in addition to appropriate footwear. These treatments are designed to be preventative by reducing the stress that causes the pain syndrome. Many times isolated calluses will form at the site of a specific metatarsal that is out of alignment or has become less flexible due to arthritis at the joint just behind it where it attaches to the foot and therefore increases pressure in the ball of the foot due to this inflexibility. Occasionally surgical correction will be necessary to realign the metatarsal to reduce this isolated stress.
Plantar Fasciitis
Biomechanical examination of the foot and leg is an important step in determining the underlying cause of painful, foot, leg, hip and lower back pain syndromes. This examination involves both weight bearing and non-weight bearing measurements of joint alignment in the lower limb, and gait analysis. Prescription orthotics are used for a number of conditions such as: plantar fasciitis (heel pain), achilles tendinitits, ankle or foot pain, low/high arched feet, diabetic foot complications, tired or aching legs or feet, and neuroma’s. In some cases an off the shelf device (OSD) is all that is required. In other instances, custom molded orthotics are required to control/resolve the symptoms. Orthotics can be specially made to fit all types of shoes from sneakers, casual lace shoes or ski boots to narrow dress shoes. If a custom device is required, and an examination is performed to determine the foots range of motion and mechanical position and a casting is performed to capture this position. A prescription is written and sent with the castings to the lab for fabrication of a device recommended by our physician to properly control your foot’s function. The materials used to make the orthotics are dependent upon your foot condition and your desired lifestyle. When the orthotics return from the laboratory they will be dispensed after properly checking them for fit and proper fabrication. Orthotic therapy rarely fails when prescribed for appropriate conditions in which they will improve function. They are not however the panacea for all foot problems. In some instances, surgical correction will be ultimately necessary to solve related foot conditions.
Podiatric Surgery
Foot and ankle surgery focuses on the return to full function and normal activities rather than only pain reduction. We employ the latest techniques and reconstructive foot surgery to allow you to return to full activity as soon as possible. In almost all instances, surgery is performed in an outpatient setting. Ambulation with weight-bearing is frequently possible immediately following foot surgery.

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