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Dr. Paul Eliot Hughes, MD

Orthopedist | Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Paul Hughes is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in San Mateo, CA. Dr. Hughes specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Hughes tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
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Dr. Paul Eliot Hughes, MD
  • San Mateo, CA
  • UCLA
  • Accepting new patients

What is the best way to heal a heel spur?

It depends on the actual diagnosis. Heal pain can either be Achilles tendinitis or it could be plantar fasciitis. I preferred to inject plantar fasciitis with either Cortizone READ MORE
It depends on the actual diagnosis. Heal pain can either be Achilles tendinitis or it could be plantar fasciitis. I preferred to inject plantar fasciitis with either Cortizone or PRP I prefer to use therapeutic modalities for Achilles tenonitis or PRP injection.

Can shoulder impingement improve on its own?

Yes, it can but if it doesn't usually physical therapy and an injection can help.