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Keep Your Feet on Their Game
Playing sports is a great way to have fun and stay in shape. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with common foot injuries and conditions associated with sports and how to avoid them.
Living with Neuropathy
Have you noticed any tingling, burning, or loss of sensation in your feet? If so, you might be experiencing peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy is caused by damaged peripheral nerves. In the case of peripheral neuropathy of the feet, the faulty nerves fail to properly communicate stimuli from the feet to the brain, resulting in a loss of sensations.
The Healing Power of Lasers
Multiwave Locked System (MLS) Laser Therapy is non-invasive alternative to inflammation treatments like injections and pain medications that can further interrupt your life and mobility.
What Gets on Your Feet’s Nerves?
Have you ever experienced any sensations of burning, tingling, or numbness in one or both of your feet? If you have, you might be experiencing a nerve disorder in your feet.
Living with Foot Arthritis
Arthritis can be preventable and manageable. Let’s talk a little bit more about what arthritis is, the causes, and how you can live your life around it.
Stop Diabetic Foot Ulcers Before They Start
Let’s identify some diabetic-related causes of foot ulcers and discuss how you can lessen the effects of diabetes on your feet.
Fact and Fiction About Heel Pain
If you’re experiencing heel pain, you should never assume the same treatment that worked for someone else would definitely work for yourself.
Diabetic Foot Care for Beginners
Here’s what you can expect from your feet as a diabetic and also how you can take care of them on a daily basis.
Athletic Overuse Injuries
We see many injuries that occur when new or seasoned athletes fail to warm up right or try to start a new sport too quickly. We put together a list so you can know what to look for.
3 Common Sesamoid Injuries
Sesamoid are bones that aren’t directly connected to other bones and are found in other places in your body in addition to your feet. Although they’re small, they have a big function.
Are Stubbed Toes a Big Deal?
Toes don’t have much fatty tissue to absorb a blow, plus they’re packed with nerve endings that send feedback to your central nervous system. This combination makes stubbed toes very painful.
What’s That Lump in Your Arch?
Plantar fibromas are noncancerous growths that typically feel like firm lumps in the arch of your foot.
Neuropathy can Lead to a Scary Fall
People with neuropathy often have numbness or tingling in their fingers or toes that can lead to serious pain. Untreated neuropathy can end up in permanent nerve damage.
Preventing Falls in the Winter
When snow does hit, there’s not much chance of escaping it, but there are always ways to keep yourself safe and reduce your chance of taking a spill. Here are five ways to avoid a winter fall.
New Year’s Resolutions for Your Feet
A new year is always a fantastic time to start new routines and traditions. In 2019, start the year off on the right foot by stepping towards healthy foot care!
Set Lasers to: Heal!
Our podiatrist is always at the forefront of podiatric medicine and technology; including offering patients laser therapy treatment.
Should I Exercise During Pregnancy?
Staying active during pregnancy is healthy for both mom and the baby growing inside. Learn about the benefits of exercising during your pregnancy and some tips on how to keep a good routine up.
5 Tips to Prevent Swollen Travel Feet
With the holidays already upon us, many will be boarding planes to celebrate with loved ones. Air travel can take a toll – not only on your mental health but also on your feet!
5 Ways to Protect Your Ankles this Winter
We want to help you keep your ankles safe this winter, so we put together a list of 5 easy things to do.
3 Ways Podiatrists Help Diabetic Feet
November is National Diabetes Month, and we are eager to share how podiatric care is essential for diabetics.