Dr. Ronald J Douglas, DPM

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Primary: Podiatrist (Foot Specialist)

Sub-Specialty: Foot Surgery

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Extra Phones: Fax: (509) 838-2920
AKA: Douglas Ronald J
Other Link: https://www.homeofhappyfeet.com
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Phone: (509) 838-2929

Address: 225 E 3rd Ave Ste 5, Spokane, WA 99202

Website: https://www.homeofhappyfeet.com

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Dr. Ronald J Douglas, DPM

General Practitioners

Warts
Arthritis
Plantar Fasciitis
With the beating a person’s feet take during a lifetime, it is not surprising that one of the most common complaints seen at A Home of Happy Feet is heel pain. Although there can be many causes of heel pain, by far the most common cause is plantar fasciitis. The typical patient will complain of pain on the very bottom of the heel, especially when first arising in the morning. After walking, it will seem to get better. Later in the day the pain will seem to return, especially if they sit and then get up again.
Diabetic Foot Care

Wound Care
Bunions
If non-surgical treatment fails, the home of happy feet doctors can explain various surgical options for correction of the bunion. Usually this will involve removing a small prominence of bone combined with realigning the bone behind the great toe. The actual choice of bunion procedure is specifically tailored to the individual depending on such factors as their age, activity level, health status and the severity of the bunion. If you are suffering from painful bunions, our doctors can help relieve you pain and customize a treatment plan to best suit your needs.
Ingrown Toenails
One of the most common problems seen by Dr. Ronald Douglas at A Home of Happy Feet in Spokane Washington are painful ingrown toenails.

Corns
Fortunately, many treatments are available for hammertoes. Proper fitting shoes with adequate room for the hammertoes can relieve symptoms. Painful corns can be safely trimmed and padded by the physicians at A Home of Happy Feet. Patients are cautioned not to try to cut the corns themselves, as cutting too deep may lead to bleeding and infection. Corn removers from drug stores can lead to burns to the surrounding normal skin and especially in diabetics and patient’s with poor circulation, serious infections and other complications.
Calluses
Fungus
Burns

Physical Therapists

Flatfoot Correction
Heel Pain

General Podiatry
Dr. Douglas is a native of the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene area. He graduated from Gonzaga University with a B.S. in Biology and attended Podiatry school in Chicago, Illinois. After a 3 year residency in Atlanta Georgia, Dr. Douglas returned to Spokane and started practice in 1982 with the late E.P. Erickson, DPM.
Bunions Problems
A bunion is really more of a shift of the bone behind the big toe, forming what appears to the patient as a “bump” that rubs against the shoe and causes the pain, redness and swelling that concerns the patient. As part of the bunion, the great toe will move towards the second toe, sometimes causing pain between the toes. Most bunions are caused by the type of foot you inherit producing an imballance at the big toe joint that, after thousands of steps, leads to the bunion. It is usually a progressive deformity, starting small, but gradually enlarging.
Calluses
Diabetic Foot Care
Flat Feet
Hammertoes
Hammertoes cannot be straightened without surgical correction. If non-surgical options fail to relieve the symptoms, there are a variety of surgical options. There are new small internal devices available that are used to hold the toe straight while it heals, rather than external pins. If you suffer from painful hammertoes, make an appointment Dr. Ronald Douglas at A Home of Happy Feet. He will preform a comprehensive evaluation your feet and recommendation for best treatment of your hammertoes.
Heel Spurs
The cause of all this pain, the plantar fascia, is a ligament that attaches to the bottom of the heel bone and extends up the entire arch to the ball of the foot. If you pull up on your big toe and feel a tight band in the arch, that is the plantar fascia. You can think of the plantar fascia like a shock absorber in a car. It helps to protect the foot from the tremendous forces it endures when your foot impacts the ground. Sometimes these forces are so great they cause an inflammation of the plantar fascia itself, hence the name plantar fasciitis. In cases where the inflammation of the plantar fascia has been present for some time, a “heel spur” may develop where the ligament attaches to the heel bone.
Heel Pain
Foot Pain
Ingrown Toenails
Unfortunately, as the removed “splinter” of toenail grows back, the same problem can happen again. If the ingrown toenail becomes chronic, an office procedure can remove the ingrown portion of the toenail permanently, without disturbing the rest of the toenail.
Plantar Fasciitis
There are a variety of treatments are available from Dr. Ronald Douglas for patients suffering from plantar fasciitis. A detailed examination needs to be done to first eliminate other causes of heel pain, such as fractures of the heel bone, tendonitis or arthritis. Treatment of plantar fasciitis at A Home of Happy Feet is initially directed at reducing the stress on the plantar fascia that caused the inflammation. This usually involves a tapping of the arch and stretching exercises of the Achilles tendon, followed by a supportive device (orthotic) placed in the shoes to support the plantar fascia. Other treatments aimed at reducing the inflammation include oral anti-inflammatory (advil, Ibuprofen) and cortisone injections. In cases that do not respond to conservative therapy, there are surgical options available.
Podiatric Surgery

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