Now that kids are back to school in central Indiana, as parents we can breath easy about summertime injuries, right?

Well, not if your children play sports.

Sports injuries are very common, and the old notion of letting the child tough it out or letting the athletic trainer deal with the injury is outdated. Many injuries require some medical attention to ensure a more serious hidden problem has not occurred, and this is especially true of foot and ankle injuries. Some injuries can affect the bone growth zones that can lead to long term joint deformity if not properly treated, and some ligament and tendon injuries can lead to permanant instability if not stabilized properly following the injury. If your child has injured their foot or ankle, be sure to let one of our doctors take a look to make sure no long term issues arise from the injury.

Dr. Kilberg will be offering a free foot health screening at the Hamilton County Employee Wellness Fair on Thursday, August 19th from 2 to 7 pm at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds. All Hamilton County employees are welcome to attend.

Sometimes life happens and the doctor's instructions get lost or accidentally thrown away. Did you have an ingrown nail procedure performed and forgot when you should soak the toe? Did you have a wart treated and forgot how long to keep the dressing on? Or did you forget how to stretch your feet for heel pain? Fear not, for we have placed many of our general instructions on our website. Go to the main (home) page, and find the patient instruction link in the center column, for all your general instructions. Or, you can directly follow this link. Be sure to call the office if you still have further questions about your treatment.

Our courteous billing department works diligently with your insurance to ensure that they cover the cost of your care to the fullest extent of your contract- that's why you have insurance in the first place! However, this process gets severely disrupted when your insurance company changes, or you are placed in a different plan, and we are not informed of this change. This can lead to unnecessary non-payment of our services, and can create a lot of headaches for you as well as our billing staff to ensure you are covered to the extent you are entitled. Please let us know about any insurance changes as soon as they occur to ensure proper billing. If you happen to lose your insurance, please keep in mind that we have reasonable billing fees and are willing to work out just about any payment plan to help you pay for your services. Our doctors are more concerned about your foot health than your pocketbook, and do not want to see you fore go your necessary care due to loss of insurance and the perception that health care is too expensive on a fee basis. Please call our offices for more information specific to your account.

Please pardon any inconvenience that our website construction is causing. New sections for your benefit are being added, and the website is getting a minor visual facelift with new pictures and links that will help provide more foot and ankle information. We will be done with this process soon. Thank you.