The doctors and staff at Extremity Health Centers offer a combined 40+ years of experience in podiatric medicine to residents who live in and around the Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona area. Under the medical direction of Richard P. Jacoby, DPM, the practice provides diagnosis and treatment for stubborn, chronic foot and ankle pain.
Extremity health offers on-site diagnostics and medical services for conditions, including:
Foot and heel pain
Bunions
Ankle fractures and sprains
Varicose veins
Peripheral neuropathy and neuroma
Diabetic foot
Toenail fungus
Foot and ankle arthritis
Dr. Jacoby and his staff provide cutting-edge treatments such as laser therapy and stem cell-rich injections to help with a variety of foot issues, such as foot ulcers, tendonitis, tendon ruptures and tears, and plantar fasciitis. The staff can also fit you for custom orthotics to address pain due to plantar fasciitis or other connective tissue strain. Dr. Jacoby uses Calmare®, a state-of-the-art FDA-approved device that effectively reduces pain associated with peripheral neuropathy.
The professionals at Extremity Health Centers truly care about helping you resolve your foot pain, whatever the cause. They’ll do everything possible so that you benefit from the multiple non-invasive treatments available.
When foot or ankle surgery is needed as a quality-of-life decision, Dr. Jacoby guides you through that decision so you have the operative procedure that brings you the best outcome. He performs a number of surgical foot and ankle procedures including:
Achilles tendon repair
Ankle ligament reconstruction
Bunion surgery
Crush injury treatment
Dellon procedure for peripheral neuropathy
FAST tendonitis procedure
Foot and ankle arthritis surgery
Foot and ankle fracture repair
Hammertoe surgery
Peroneal tendon repair
Tarsal tunnel release