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Burbank Podiatry Associates Group, APC
Burbank, CA
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Double board certified podiatric physician in foot and ankle surgery and medicine. Voted California Podiatric Physician of the Year twice-only second time in California history to win honor 2 times Podiatric Physician member of the Medical Evidence Evaluation Advisory Committee for the Dept. of Workers Compensation Past Chief of Podiatric Surgery-Providence St. Joseph Medical Ceneter, Burbank, California and Glendale Memorial Hospital, Glendale, California Past President of the California Podiatric medical Association Chairman, Health Policy, California Podiatric Medical Association Physician Advisor, Anthem Blue Cross, California Member, Health Policy Committee, American Podiatric Medical Association 6 time marathon finisher and runner for more than 35 years 25 year PADI certified Open Water scuba diver Consultant, Board of Podiatric Medicine, Caliifornia Consultant and Lecturer on Athletic Injuries, Los Angeles Police Department
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Podiatry
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Balance on toes: A good exercise to strengthen the muscles around the ankle is to close your eyes and go up on the toes of both feet and then switch to balancing, with... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Rest and immobilizat: It may take a long time to heal achilles tendonitis because of the poor blood supply to the achilles tendon. Therefore rest, immobilization, shioes w... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Foot pronation: When people have 'fallen arches' it usually implies that the sub talar joint of the foot (the joint below the ankle) is actually pronating, or rolling... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Possible occult frac: You could have an occult (hidden fracture) that does not show up on xray. I recommend an MRI of the injured area to see if there is a hidden fracture... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Keep wound clean: After the procedure, follow your doctors orders to keep the wound clean and free of drainage and dead tissue. Clean daily with soap and water and app... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Dilation of blood ve: Alcohol, wine, is a mild vasodilator, which means it opens up blood vessels. Therefore blood can pool at the lowest part of your body, i.e. Ankles, a... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
A podiatrist or derm: You can see a podiatrist or a dermatologist for this condition. Either specialist can take a culture of the nail and make an accurate diagnosis and d... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Colchicine: The best cure for gout is a two-step process. In the initial stages of gout, the best treatment is colchicine or an anti-inflammatory medication speci... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Age and genetics: Feet stop growing for men and women usually in their early to late teens. Sometimes feet can grow into the early 20's, but this is rare. Foot growth... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Genetics: Usually the size of the feet is determined by your family history and genetics. In rare cases it could be related to in utero problems, but this is v... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Splint: In most cases of a non displaced fracture of a toe, tape splinting it to the next toe and using a hard-soled shoe or a doctor- dispensed trauma shoefo... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Clean and pad the so: You could be getting irritation from shoes rubbing over a prominent heel bone at the back. If this is the case, clean the sores with soap and water, ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Ice, rest, heel lift: The achilles tendon has a poor blood supply and therefore tensds to heal slowly. It is important to reduce the stress on the achilles tendon by parti... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
To prevent overdosin: You need to be able to calculate amounts of medication used for children and adults, based on their wweight in kilograms. Also, many medications are ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Ice the area : First ice the area and elevate it. You can use an ace wrap and see if that improves the feeling of pain. If pain persists, then you should see a pod... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Either fracture or s: If you are limping and the ankle is swollen and bruised, you need an x ray to determine if their is a fracture or it is a soft tissue injury, like a s... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Not severe: If the pain at the ankle resolved in 3 weeks of casting, and there was no other treatment needed, then it could not have been a 'severe' fracture. Al... Read More
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A 53-year-old member asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Probably it's a fungal nail infection: The most common reason why a nail becomes white and flaky is due to fungus in the nail. However, the only way to determine whether or not there is a f... Read More
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A 67-year-old male asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Needs debridement: A fissure/callous of the type you describe benefits from proper debridement by a podiatrist, followed by an emolient/keratolytic, like urea cream, to ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Ulceration most comm: A sore on the bottom of the foot could be a result of many things but an ulcer is very common, especially in the diabetic population. Especially if y... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Sports podiatrist: A sports podiatrist is probably the best person to evaluate, diagnose and treat an achilles tendon injury. You can obtain such a person from the amer... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Swelling: Swelling after surgery can give the appearance that you still have a bunion. A weight bearing x ray will clearly demonstrate the presence or absenc... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Excise or freeze: If you have a wart on your toe, and it is not responding to standard treatment, i would first want to be sure it is a wart and consider an excisional ... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Need a diagnosis: Meloxicam is a very good NSAID but may not be enough to relieve your pain in the foot. It is important to first make a diagnosis and then provide trw... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Poor circulation: The most common reason for frozen feet is poor circulation. If that is the feeling you have all the time, it should be evaluated by a vascular surgeo... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Could be neuroma: Tingling in the foot can be due to a number of conditions, both systemic and local. The most common reason for tingling in the toes when walking is a... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
See ankle speciaiist: If your sprained ankle hurts that severely after 2 months, there may be a more involved injury to the ankle, such as a 'hidden fracture', only able to... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Uric acid in joints: Gout is a condition that develops when the body retains a high level of serum uric acid. There are many reasons for this including but not limited to... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Yes: You can not tell the severity of the injury by looking at it. You need an x ray. Make an appointment to see a podiatric physician. While waiting, u... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Ice and support: I don't know how long you have had pain in the ankle, but the first treatment for any skeletal injury is rice, rest, ice, compression and elevation. M... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Doubtful: It is probable that the growth and development of your foot resulted in a higher arched foot or a foot type that produces more supination. I highly d... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Bone spur: Pain under thenail can be due to mnay factors. One of the most common however, is a bone spur under the nail. An x ray can verify if such a spur is ... Read More
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Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
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MRI with contrast: It sounds like the surgeon did not completely remove the 'stalk'(from where the ganglion originated) . Thus you were more prone to recurrence. Gangl... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Possible scar tissue: Ifr the achilles tendon is 'creaking', this could be a sign of crepitation, or the build up of scar tissue which prevents the achilles tendon from its... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Possibly: The only way to confirm a broken toe is with an x ray or ultrasound imaging device.
Otherwise it should be treated as one would a broken toe until co... Read More
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A member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Nerve pain: You could have irritation on the top of your foot from inflammation of the deep peroneal nerve, which overrides the instep of the foot. If you have a... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Ice, rest and heel l: Achilles tendons have poor blood supply. Therefore they tend to heal from injury slowly. It is important to rest the tendon. Apply ice and use a hee... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Antifungal cream: Athletes foot is a fungal infection of the foot. It responds well to antifungal creams, such as otc lotrimin (clotrimazole). If that doesn't work, s... Read More
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A 56-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Medication or laser: Fungus is an organism theat thrives in the skin and nails and lives in a dark, damp environment like shoes and socks. First you need to culture the n... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Enlargement of bone: A bunion is an enlargement of bone that develops on the inside of the foot at the large toe. It is caused by hereditary factors in 65% of cases. It ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Possible blood clot: I would vcertainly recommend that you be evaluated for a possible 'blood clot in your leg. While rare, this can cause pain and numbness in your leg. ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Daily cleaning of th: After a nail surgery, it is important to keep the area clean of dead tissue and drainiage.
Clean the wound daily with soap and 2water and apply the... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Ice and elevate: You probably bruised your foot and it will swell.. Use the rice principle: rest, ice, compression and elevation. If the swelling, bruising and pain... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Vasospasm: It sound as if you have peripheral arterial disease or raynaud's syndrome, which is spasm of the arterioles (small arteries in your toes) . In view o... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
A severe foot sprain: In the midfoot between the 1st and 2nd metatarsal-cuneiform joints is the lisfranc ligament. If it is severely injured, the metatarsals can move lat... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Frank Kaseanswered
Podiatry 47 years experience
Fungus in the nail: Fungus is an organism that thrives in a dark, damp environment and can be found on the skin or nails. As we age, we are more prone to developing fung... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
ankle sprains: Ankle instability or failure of the ligaments to support the ankle can result in chronic sprains or tearing of the ligaments. Also ankle instability ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Calcium deposit : A heel spur results from chronic plantar fasciits, or a pulling of the plantar fascia at its attachment to the heel bone. It is a calcium deposit tha... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Podiatry 47 years experience
Yes: A severe sunburn can cause swelling of the ankles by opening up the blood vessels maximally (from inflammatory respionse) and causing blood to pool in... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
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Early peripheral neu: You could have a condition known as peripheral neuropathy, meaning problem with nerves. It could be caused ny diabetes, heavy alcolhol consumption, e... Read More
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Jun 15, 2013
Brilliant practitioner. Caring, dedicated, very knowledgeable, and genuinely cares for the patients overall health and well-being.
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Brilliant practitioner. Caring, dedicated, very knowledgeable, and genuinely cares for the patients overall health and well-being.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Kase is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
California College of Podiatric Medicine
Graduated 1976MD
Awards
California Podiatric Physician of the Year
Meritorious Achievement Award, American Podiatric Medical Association
Lifetime Achievement Award, Los Angeles County Podiatric Medical Association
Affiliations
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Diplomate American Board of Podiatric Surgery
Diplomate American Board of Podiatric Medicine
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