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Put Your Best Foot Forward

Balance Foot & Ankle Offers Premier Podiatric Care

Balance Foot & Ankle is a podiatry wellness center with five locations across Northeast Ohio, including one in Medina. Balance is a patient-centered, state-of-the-art practice led by highly trained and experienced surgeons who specialize in reconstruction and trauma of the foot and ankle with an emphasis on education, health and wellness. From medical and surgical treatment options to aesthetics and wellness, their team offers a well-rounded and comprehensive approach for women, men, children and seniors. 

Let's break down some of the treatments available at Balance: 

  • Pain and injuries: This includes anything from stress fractures, hammertoes, gout, neuromas, bunions, tendinitis, heel pain and more.
  • Skin and nails: Assessments and treatments can be performed for corns and calluses, ingrown toenails, athlete foot, warts, toenail fungus and injured toenails.
  • Diabetic foot care: Balance offers routine diabetic foot exams, preventative foot care and custom fit diabetic shoes and inserts. 
  • Surgical treatment options: Surgical intervention may be warranted for some foot and ankle conditions and injuries, such as fractures, bunions, arthritic joints, tendon and ligament tears, and congenital deformities
  • Custom orthotics: Many conditions of the foot and ankle can be successfully treated conservatively with custom orthotics. By utilizing the latest digital technology and highest quality materials, custom orthotics can optimize the mechanics of the foot and ankle while protecting arthritis joints, preventing progression of disease and decreasing symptoms associated with many common foot and ankle conditions.

The entire team at Balance is devoted to delivering a full range of modern and innovative solutions with a balanced approach to total wellbeing. They also offer comprehensive and advanced at-home wound care treatments.

In total, Balance has a team of over 30 individuals across its multiple locations. Medina's dedicated foot and ankle specialist is Dr. Kayla Schaefer, DPM, AACFAS. As a native Medina resident, Dr. Schaefer is enthusiastic about giving back to her hometown and is dedicated to bringing a warm, professional approach to patient care.

To learn more about Balance, visit BalanceCLE.com. For resources about foot and ankle health from Balance's team, read their blog at BalanceCLE.com/blog. The Medina practice is located at 4071 Jefferson St. 

Balance Foot & Ankle's entire team is devoted to delivering a full range of modern and innovative solutions with a balanced approach to total wellbeing.