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If you are a teen reading this It is important to tell your parents about your foot pain, which is not normal, so that you can get better and keep active. -
Happy Feet, Make A Happy New Year! Best of luck on your resolutions this year and hopefully you are committed to better health and a better you. -
“I’ve Been Diagnosed with Diabetes, How do I Protect My Feet?” When you are diagnosed with diabetes, it is overwhelming to keep everything straight in regards to keeping your body protected -
Calluses are our body’s reaction to pressure Calluses are our body’s reaction to pressure by building up the skin over the parts of the foot that bear more weight or rub in our shoes. -
Do You Have Morton's Neuroma? A neuroma can be best diagnosed through a physical exam by your podiatrist where we can perform simple tests to recreate your symptoms and narrow down where your pain is coming from -
While on Vacation and some things came to mind about your feet So here I am on “Fall Break” Vacation and some things came to mind about your feet while I take a load off of mine. So, let’s talk about some of these issues. -
“I heard a POP in the back of my leg!” Jenny stated that she stepped down off of the curb and it felt like someone threw a ball or kicked her in the back of her leg. -
What is diabetic Charcot foot disease and how can it be prevented? I have seen numerous diabetics who have shown up in my office with a mildly swollen, warm foot, who have had no obvious wound or other source of infection -
Children's "Silent" foot problems Did you Know the human foot is made up of 26 bones, over 100 tendons and ligaments and four layers of muscles on the bottom of the foot in the arch. -
How Do You Get Warts? They are caused by a skin virus that infects the body through a break or crack in the skin. -
My feet are always cold Many of my patients are very concerned about this and have even noticed on occasion a blue discoloration of their toes -
"There is nothing you can do for a broken toe!" Remember, the reason we have toes is to help us find furniture in the dark! -
FALL PREVENTION Proprioception means "sense of self" Proprioceptive signals from the joints, muscles, tendons and skin send information to the brain about the position of the body, the legs, feet and ankles and where they are at any given time without us having to think about it. -
"I missed a step" Four months later, He showed up in my office. By then he had a large knot just above the back of his heel in the area of the Achilles tendon. -
"I sprained my ankle" If you have an ache or pain or strain, don't try to tough it out or shake it off. Seek medical attention before the problem becomes a surgical one. -
Have you been ignoring that foot or ankle pain? Foot and ankle conditions often progress into more severe problems if left alone. -
Zinging foot pain? It brings on pain, a burning sensation, tingling, or numbness between the toes and in the ball of the foot. -
Hair Splinter? Is That Real?? I had a patient the other day come in with discomfort and a fluid filled lesion under his heel. He had gone to urgent care and was given an antibiotic. Nothing changed . -
Protect Your Feet this Summer! Don’t win the Darwin award for your feet this summer -
Pregnancy Effects on the Foot The center of gravity of a more advanced pregnant female drives the foot into pronation or in layman’s terms, causes the foot to roll inward.