Podiatrists in Seattle, WA

I've heard great things about Dr. McInnes at the Sports Medicine Clinic. http://thesportsmedicineclinic.com/physicians/mcinnes.asp

I'm sorry to hear about your plantar fasciitis! I would make sure that whoever you ask for help looks at how all your joints move to figure out the real cause of your issue. More often than not, plantar fasciitis is the result of something not moving properly in your hips. When it is the foot's fault, it is usually because your subtalar joint does not evert properly. Please let me know if I can help! www.forefrontpllc.com

http://www.thesportsmedicineclinic.com/physicians/Blahous.asp He's fantastic!

But go to Dan Benson for your PT treatment if it is prescribed.

Dr. Merritt at Valley is great too and he isn't bad on the eyes!

Michael McAdam is great but he doesn't do feet. Dr. Siebert in his group is great.

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Not Burien, I see Dr. Landino at Virginia Mason federal way. He's really great.

Valley Orthopedics is amazing!!! In the bldg next door to valley med ctr

Dr Barrett Payne, he's at Three Tree.

Valley Orthopedics have a good group of physicians:o)

Dr McAdam. If he's good enough to operate on the Hawks knees he's good enough for mine. http://www.opaortho.com/staff/michael-k-mcadam-md http://www.seahawks.com/team/team-physicians.html

OPA Ortho, Foot and Ankle. #206-386-2600. Seattle - First Hill.

I've heard good things about Dr. LaBella at West Seattle Foot and Ankle Clinic near the Junction.

Thank you, Meghan,Gretchen,Kara Ellen,Kathryn,Lauren Dixon Gonna try Dr. LaBella Appreciate all your recommendation!!!!

Dr. Vickers completely solved my excruciating foot pain in two visits. It's been over a year with no pain and no insoles or any ongoing treatment.

Love Dr. Vickers. Saw him when I had plantar fasciitis.

In 2009, I had to stop running for six months. I saw a sport podiatrist Ed Blahous in Northgate. This was after trying local treatment with someone else. He was awesome and I was back at it.

Dr. Labella (same practice as Vickers, easier to schedule with); also will note that their response to messages can be slow, but service and care sre worth the persistence.

I also see Dr. Vickers.

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Dr. Maxine Weyant - First Hill (Orthopedics International). She's a great general ortho - sees the big picture and helps find the right people while managing your care. If you see her, let me know. I'll give you a few tips.

Henry Lu at Velocity Physiotherapy in Fremont is AMAZING. He has helped me with injuries that stumped other doctors, PT's, massage therapists and sports medicine doctors. He works on PNB dancer and really knows his stuff.

Olympic Physical Therapy in the Cabrini Medical Tower used to have therapists that made them and were all fantastic. I'm not sure who there still does them but I loved everyone there.

Dr Frankle is about 3 blocks away. He does both my daily and sports orthotics.

Melissa, I used to work for the Podiatric Residency program in Seattle. I know lots of very good Pods. Doug Hale, Dr. Nilson both in Northgate. My favorite and who Berta and I see is Dr. Dennis Gusman but he is in Auburn. Also Byron Hutchinson, Dr. Christinsen (I don't remember the first names of a couple but they will have the credentials of DPM after their name.) If you need more names, let me know.

Dr. Wendell! His dad made me my first pair 30 years ago. Also, they ski, so they get the whole ski boot thing. Great combo!

I have been professionally fitting comfort shoes and orthotics for over 15 years. Here's a totally tl;dr cut/paste from another plantar fasciitis discussion, the same speech I give my customers on the sales floor. I have found in my experience that there is tons of useful information about plantar fasciitis that, for some reason, doctors don't tell you, and you have to hear it from an old shoe dog like me. I apologize in advance for any of it that you may have heard before. Here it goes: Whatever shoes you wear, make sure they are properly fitted. If you are reading this, research shows that there's a 75% probability that your shoes are too small. Go to a reputable full service shoe store and get professionally measured and fitted. There are only two sizes: right and wrong. The measurement is a SUGGESTION for WHAT TO TRY ON, not an ironclad declaration of what fits. After fourteen years fitting shoes, I own eight sizes. They all fit perfectly. Don't wear them for too long, particularly athletic shoes. Modern shoes with molded synthetic soles and cushioned midsoles wear out from the inside out. Wear them as long as they feel good. One day, you'll put them on and they won't feel good anymore. No matter how 'new' they are, no matter how much you paid for them, no matter how cool they look with your workout swag, and especially, no matter how much tread is left on the soles, that's the day you throw them out. Do not inspect the bottom for tread depth like you're judging wear on tires - think more of shock absorbers and ride quality. At the same time, if they look like hell, but your feet don't hurt when you wear them, by all means, keep wearing them. The point is, certain body parts will tell you whether you should keep a pair of shoes, and your eyes are not one of them. Human feet were designed specifically to walk barefoot on forgiving surfaces like grassy meadows or the forest floor. We don't do that. We wear shoes, on hard, flat, unyielding things like concrete, wood, marble, and tile. When barefoot in the dirt, your footprint gives perfect arch and heel support. Few modern shoes do, and absolutely NO athletic brands do, ever, at any price. Wear arch supports such as Superfeet, Sole, etc., or customs if you have them/want them. But wear something, and not squishy Dr. Scholls crap from the drugstore. Something firm and molded. If you're performing a high impact activity like running, basketball, and the like, you might want to take them out, because they can be too much of a good thing. But for normal walking and moderate exercise, to say nothing of daily life, you want to shore things up under there. This next part is crucial, and the most easily ignored bit of advice: wear shoes every step you take on flat surfaces, indoor or out, including on the carpet, while you're in pain. Get some good slippers with arch support, like Haflinger, or mules you can add inserts to, like Merrell, or flip-flops with arch support, like Sole. An old pair of Birkenstocks makes an excellent house shoe. Your feet were built to walk barefoot, but not on the floor of your house, unless you live in a hut with a dirt floor. Massage on the feet and legs does wonders for most foot problems. I encourage people to go see their favorite LMT and ask for an hour of what I call "face down from the waist down" - digging in to all the tissues associated with fasciitis. Most foot pain is musculoskeletal in nature, so physically putting things back in place helps a lot. See a massage therapist, an acupuncturist, & a chiropractor, and mix and match their treatments in whatever proportion gives you relief. Best of luck.

I feel your pain. I don't know about a doctor, but my guy gave me a "boot" thing to wear at night, do you have that? I also bought some flat-soled shoes, the New Balance Minimus "Trail". Here's some similar to what I got: http://www.newbalance.com/pd/minimus-10v2-trail/MT10-V2.html I tried other Minimus ones, but ONLY that style worked. It has a soft mesh over the toes and that EXACT style. Some others look similar, but did not work, and did not last even a few months! I also bought some Aldo tennis shoes, which were great, but they wore out really quickly. They were worth it, but ... not, really. In the end I bought three pairs so I'd have them. They don't make the exact ones I bought, but it appears that all of their tennis shoes are flat-soled, which was what helped me the most. My pain is gone now, after wearing those shoes for a year or so. Good luck.

I've gone to commonwealth orthopedic to cure my various rugby related ailments. The staff is good and the location is close to me.

My mom had this, I can ask for her doc if you want. What prt of town are you in?

One suggestion would be to get an MRI to get a confirmed diagnosis of Plantar Fasciitis it could be another condition such as Tarsal Tunnel. Some other treatments that can work are Surgery, Walking in a Cast or fracture boot for 6 weeks or so. I assume you have used Night Splints but it you have not they have good success as well Top Ten Treatments for Plantar Fasciitis: http://podpost.us/issue/february-2013/article/top-ten-treatments-for-plantar-fascitis-or-heel-pain

By the way, here's the best seven bucks you'll ever spend on your feet. Buy one or more of these and use them religiously. You're welcome. http://www.amazon.com/Due-North-Foot-Massage-Count/dp/B00BXAM6BW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423155788&sr=8-1&keywords=foot+rubz+massage+ball

If you're at square 1, I can offer you anecdotally what worked for me. 1. Got some Crocs and some MBTs. 2. Stood on a strip of wood to push hard on the place that hurt the most. This probably stretched it and ultimately gave me the best relief and possibly the cure. Nothing else worked.

Ooh, no fun, sorry to hear. I used to have plantar issues. We really like Dr Chi (foot & ankle ortho at Proliance). (425) 455-3600

I know of people who swear that Chicks on MI (http://www.chicks-shoes.com/) has saved them from going down any further treatment when they thought they had PF. You never know, but it could be worth checking in to!

My dad used to see a podiatrist in Redmond that I really liked. His name is Dr. Lee, and he's now in the new Swedish building on Union Hill Rd. in Redmond.

Lisa, more tips: don't walk barefoot, wear good flip flops with arch supports & cushy sole in the shower, wear low shoes with good cushy support. I also saw several PT's for it but the only one who helped was Rick at Proliance Sports Therapy in Bellevue (he's the manager there). Good luck

I took Molly to Reston foot and ankle (703-437-6333) but that may be too far for you. Could idea to bring them in. It could be that they are tight or have severs, but a doc should do an x ray to make sure there is not anything else going on

Yes, tight calves and achilles can lead to heel pain also - I have stretches i still do to this day. Also, a night splint at night was huge! And no more barefoot or flip flops with no support. Here is the night splint: http://www.amazon.com/.../dp/B0015TESE4/ref=sr_1_2...

We go to one in Springfield...his name is Dr. Stuart Kramer...we think he's great!

Dr. Olkin in Fairfax - he is AMAZING! Totally fixed my heel pain - plantar fascitis and heel spurs - in 2 months when others told me it would be 6 months to a year.