Altenburg German Foot Care Clinic opens at Al-Salam Hospital
KUWAIT: The Altenburg German Foot Care Clinic opened yesterday at Al-Salam Hospital, headed by Dr Andreas Appelt, a German-trained specialist orthopedic surgeon. Previously, Dr Appelt worked at Welcare Hospital, Mediclinic at Dubai Mall and The City Hospital. He has 30 years of experience in conservative and operative treatment of orthopedic conditions.
“In my field of expertise, it is not just relieving the pain of our patients, but to correct the problem as much as possible. The first step is to know what’s causing the pain - the moment we find the reason, we try to solve it, not necessarily by immediate surgery, but by checking other options that will spare them from surgery. Do you know that most foot problems people experience can be treated without the use of drugs or surgery,” he asked. Appelt said most foot problems only need orthotic solutions, meaning a corrector or foot support to correct the problem. “Pain in feet is mostly due to wrong posture in sitting, standing or moving around. It creates instability in the ankle, and affects the entire balance of the body,” he said. Mostly, flat-footed people suffer pain, which can be corrected with orthotic shoes. “We usually recommend using good quality shoes the inner sole in very important. Corns are connected to incorrect balance, especially if the patient is flat-footed. It can be treated by using correct inner soles,” he said. “Foot corns can disappear with the use of custom-made orthotics. I don’t recommend anyone who has this problem to remove any excess skin - it will not help and the corn will regrow. The answer is here in this clinic - we will check your condition and we’ll recommend the use of orthotic custom-made shoes to resolve the problem,” Appelt said.
The clinic also specializes in sports orthopedics and arthroscopic surgery of hip, knee, shoulder, wrist, elbow and ankle. “I hold procedures for trauma patients, for example those who suffer from accidents. I also perform special osteoarthritis surgery on the hip, also with autogenic cartilage transplantation, re-adjustment osteotomy on the thigh, lower leg ankle and elbow, trauma surgery on extremities, pelvis and spinal column and more,” he explained.