Foot Care Group

As a local Podiatrist, Dr. Warheit provides a convenient location for patients seeking foot and ankle care. Dr. Warheit has been serving the local community for over 25 years. In doing so, Dr. Warheit possesses the knowledge and experience that patients require when seeking a board certified Podiatrist in the northwest suburbs.

Dr. Erin Smielewski recently joined Foot First Podiatry II to partner with Dr. Michael Warheit in offering compassionate, conservative, and surgical Podiatric care in the Buffalo Grove location. Dr. Smielewski exhausts conservative care before offering surgery, and encompasses a holistic approaches as well.

Pain across the bottom of the foot at any point between the heel and the ball of the foot is often referred to as "arch pain." Although this description is non-specific, most arch pain is due to strain or inflammation of the plantar fascia (a long ligament on the bottom of the foot). This condition is known as plantar fasciitis and is sometimes associated with a heel spur.

People with foot deformities, such as hammertoes, often suffer from corns because the tops of the bent toes rub against the tops of shoes. There are a number of treatment options for corns. When corns get hard enough to cause pain, a foot and ankle surgeon will recommend the treatment option most appropriate for you.

Millions of people suffer from nail fungus. Adults over the age of 60 or patients suffering from diabetes, circulation problems or a weakened immune system are more susceptible to nail fungus than children or young adults. Men also have a higher chance of developing nail fungus over women. Candidal Onychomycosis: Caused by common yeast that creates infections in the skin around nails.