If you are a senior citizen, or if one of your family members is elderly, it is vitally important to do everything you can to avoid falls. There are actions that you can take to reduce the risk of a fall.
“Open Sesame”: Treating Painful Sesamoiditis
Foot Odor – Can It Be Avoided?
Hammertoes Won’t Get Better on Their Own
Take Good Care of Your Feet: A New Year’s Resolution that You Can Keep
Stop Toenail Fungus in Its Track
Treat Family and Friends to Foot Care Gifts
About Neuropathy: Myth or Reality?
Protect Your Feet during Winter Sports To Avoid Injury
9 Foot Care Tips for Those with Diabetes
Diabetes can hit your feet pretty hard. When blood flow is reduced due to excess glucose in the bloodstream, the ability of your body to heal any damage in the feet may be impaired.
Diabetes: The Heart Connection
There is a link between diabetes and heart disease too. The theme of this year’s National Diabetes Month in November is “Take Diabetes to Heart” to focus on the link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Put a Podiatrist on Your Diabetes Management Team
Diabetes is a serious disease that can affect your whole body – including your feet. It’s important to understand diabetes and its complications…
Pain in the Ball of Your Foot May Be a Neuroma
If you have pain in the ball of your foot – kind of like when you have a pebble in your shoe, or when you sock is bunched up under your toes – then you may have Morton’s neuroma.
Take Care of an Ingrown Toenail Before It Gets Worse
Switching back to closed-toe shoes when you have been wearing sandals all summer may not be easy, but if you notice toe pain in your new routine, then you may have an ingrown toenail.
Do’s and Don’ts for Halloween Foot and Ankle Safety
With Halloween right around the corner, little children are nestled all snug in their beds thinking of candy and jack-o’-lanterns! Here are our top “Do’s and Don’ts” to minimize the risk of a foot injury on this exciting holiday:
Are Heel Spurs Related to Plantar Fasciitis?
A heel spur can be the cause of your heel pain. A heel spur is a calcium deposit that grows slowly as a small bony protrusion on the bottom of the heel bone.
Viola Davis Chooses Comfort for Emmy Award Presentation
When Should You Call a Podiatrist for Help?
After a foot injury, or if you have had foot, toe or heel pain for a while but you haven’t done anything about it, you may be hesitant to seek the help of a podiatrist.
