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Your heel performs several essential tasks, and significant pain can develop when something places pressure on this part of your foot. If you’ve ever had heel pain, you know how disruptive it can be to your everyday routines.  The team at Ohio Foot and Ankle Center is here to help....

The human body has an astounding capacity to send out warning signals when something is amiss. Listening to those warnings is essential if you notice changes in your balance. If you live in Canton, Stow, or Rittman, Ohio, help is available through the care of Aaron Chokan, DPM, Kristina Minniti,...

Hammertoe is a common condition that changes the alignment of your toe joints. It can cause significant toe abnormalities, which can be painful and unsightly. Fortunately, Aaron Chokan, DPM, Kristina Minniti, DPM, and the team at Ohio Foot and Ankle Center are here to help. The practice serves the communities...

About 20% of women and men have bunions, protruding bumps at the base of the big toe joint. Because bunions change the shape of your foot, they can make it hard to find comfortable shoes and cause a lot of unpleasant symptoms as well. Aaron J. Chokan, DPM, FACFAS, FACCWS,...

A total ankle replacement is a surgical treatment that aims to relieve chronic pain and restore normal range of motion, basic stability, and full functionality to a damaged ankle joint that’s been severely compromised by advanced arthritis.  Also known as total ankle arthroplasty, this comprehensive solution is often considered when the effects...

A bunion is a bony lump at the base of your big toe. This bump develops slowly over the years as pressure from shoes, standing, and walking gradually pushes the joints in your big toe out of alignment. Bunions make your toe joint swollen, stiff, and painful. It’s one of...