Most patients with major health funds pay about $500 out of pocket for Dr Chandrananth's surgery. What each bill covers, and when you'll know your exact costs.

An arch that drops on one side in adulthood, with an aching inner ankle, usually means the tendon holding it up is failing. How to check, and why timing matters.

Yes, and usually better than before. How a fused big toe still pushes off, what you can and cannot do afterwards, and what the first six weeks look like.

Almost never. Why most children's flat feet are a normal stage of growth, what insoles can and cannot do, and the few signs that mean a foot should be checked.

Yes, which is why one in four Achilles ruptures is missed at first. How to tell a rupture from a calf strain, the test to do today, and why the first weeks matter.

A pebble or bunched-sock feeling under the ball of the foot usually means a Morton's neuroma. What causes it, what else it can be, and what to try first.

Resting an Achilles tendon rarely fixes it. Why tendons need load to recover, how long it honestly takes, and what to do when rest has changed nothing.

Heel pain worst in the first steps of the day usually means plantar fasciitis. What causes that pattern, what helps early, and when to get it checked.

Searching for the “best” bunion surgeon is the wrong question. Here is how to judge any surgeon for your bunion, and what to ask before you book.

Searching for the “best” foot and ankle surgeon is the wrong question. Here is the right one, and how to answer it for your own foot or ankle problem.

If your ankle keeps rolling or giving way, it may be chronic instability rather than just another sprain. Here’s what causes it, and when surgery becomes worth considering.

Keyhole foot surgery is growing in popularity, but is it always the better choice? Here’s an honest look at when minimally invasive techniques match open surgery, and when they don’t.