Do you feel a stabbing pain in the heel of your feet that just won’t go away? Plantar fasciitis is a condition that causes pain in the heel of the foot due to inflammation in the plantar fascia. The plantar fascia is a thick band of tissue that runs from the toes to the heel…
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Correcting Clubfoot
Clubfoot is a congenital condition in which a person’s foot appears to be rotated inward at the ankles, forcing the foot to point down and inward. When both feet are affected, the soles often will face each other. While the diagnosis of clubfoot can be upsetting to the parent of any newborn, the good news…
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Can I live Without an Arch: Living With Flat Feet
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Vascular Foot Care
Learn About Vascular Foot Care Overtime, fats, cholesterol, fibrin (the component that clots blood), platelets, and calcium are deposited in the walls of the peripheral arteries (outer regions away from your heart). These materials form plaque, that builds, narrows, and sometimes can block these arteries. All About Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) As a result, Peripheral…
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What Does Diabetic Foot Care Entail?
Diabetic Foot Care Your feet are an important part of the body, which provide a foundation to stand on, and can also tell you if you might have any underlying conditions such as diabetes. That is why seeing your doctor immediately is crucial, as early diagnosis can be instrumental in avoiding detrimental complications down the…
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Dancers and Importance of Ankle Care
Dancers and Ankle Care Kinesiology involves the study of the art and science of human movement. The word come from the Greek word meaning, “to move.” Dancers heavily depend on their legs, feet, and especially the ankles to carry them through movement and performance. Our feet and ankles set a foundation for us to walk,…
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Pregnancy and Your Podiatrist: How Pregnancy Can Affect Your Feet
How Pregnancy Can Affect Your Feet When a woman becomes pregnant, they experience many changes throughout their body. As women, when we become pregnant we think of how we will become hormonal, and gain weight, and how other parts of our body will change. In many cases, however, we rarely think about how our feet…
Should You Visit Your Podiatrist?
When to Visit a Podiatrist Every day, you wake up, slip on some socks and shoes, and start running. Or you take the dog for a walk…or you put the pedal to the metal to make it to work on time. Well, whatever it is, the point is that your feet come into play with…
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The Foot Care Guide
The Complete Guide to Foot Care They’re the workhorses of our bodies, but we give them so little respect. It’s easy to take our feet for granted. They’re just there, putting up with a host of challenges, from being jammed into high heels and elevated to unnatural heights, to smothering inside sweaty socks or tight…
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Questions to Ask Your Podiatrist
What to Ask Your Podiatrist Every success story should start with a successful consultation: your one-on-one conversation with an ankle specialist. It’s a good idea to go to your first consultation with your orthopedist with questions in hand. Your consultation is the time to get to know your new physician or surgeon. Not only do…
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