Every day, across America, foot and ankle emergencies occur. Broken bones, dislocations, sprains, contusions, infections and other very serious injuries can occur at any time, to anyone involved in a multitude of activities. It is important to seek early attention from a medically trained podiatrist whenever you sustain an injury to your foot or ankle.
There are a number of myths about foot and ankle injuries that may prevent one from running to a doctor right away. We’ll try and dispel a few of them now: Continue reading 'Let’s Talk About Foot & Ankle Injuries'»
How Does a Podiatrist Treat it? Warts
Chances are if you like going barefoot, if you enjoy swimming or if you frequently use public showers, you’ve had a wart on your foot. If you’ve had a wart before, implying you’ve since had it removed, you know it can take a long time and many doctor’s visits to finally vanquish that wart. A question you may be wondering is how your podiatrist can go about treating your warts, which is what we’re going to discuss in the next few paragraphs. Continue reading 'How Does a Podiatrist Treat it? Warts'»
How Does a Podiatrist Treat it? Ingrown Toenails
Most of you probably know the pains involved with having an ingrown toenail. What you may not know, unless you’ve had this problem taken care of before, is how your podiatrist can go about treating the ingrown nail. In the next few paragraphs, you’ll learn about the treatment of ingrown toenails. Continue reading 'Ingrown Toenails, How Does a Podiatrist Treat it?'»
Eating Brach’s Candy Won’t Cause This Shortened Toe
If you have one or two toes that are shorter than the rest, and we’re talking significantly shorter, then there is a chance you have a condition called “Brachymetatarsia” (pronounced “break-e-meta-tars-e-uh”). This condition usually involves one of the five long bones in your feet (which are called the metatarsals) being abnormally shorter than the rest, resulting in a shortened toe. While it can occur on just one of your feet, it is almost always present in both feet, with the fourth toe (the one next to the littlest piggy) being most commonly affected. This condition can affect more than one toe, in which case it assumes a new name: brachymetapody.
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“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Mark Twain said that in the 19th century, and whether you find humor in it or not won’t change the fact that certain aspects of aging are just downright painful. Almost everyone approaching threescore and ten will suffer from some general joint pain. After many years of constant walking, running, jumping, falling, sliding, standing, dancing, kicking, your feet have been subjected to the best and worst this world has to offer. Time naturally makes changes to your body, and nothing experiences as much wear and tear as your feet. This wear and tear is also referred to as “osteoarthritis.” While there are other types of arthritis, today we’ll focus on osteoarthritis. Continue reading 'Your Feet After Fifty: Arthritis'»
Circulation isn’t just about your heart pumping blood throughout the body. It is about nutrients and oxygen being carried by your blood, to all the tissues of your body, in order to allow these tissues to live and function properly. Disruption of circulation to the brain is a “stroke.” If you lose adequate circulation to your own heart, it can lead to a heart attack. Without proper circulation to your eyes, you can have temporary or even permanent blindness. So, what happens if you lose proper circulation to your feet? Continue reading 'Your Feet After Fifty: Poor Circulation'»
Brand new, untainted, soft and aromatically sweet. The perfection of a newborn’s skin is one those things that parents especially, can hardly get enough of. That first bump, cut or scrape is heartbreaking to mom, gut-wrenching for dad but just part of growing up for baby. Soon after that, it seems there is rarely a week’s time that passes without some minor scratch. Years later, that same skin has been subjected to many summers in the sun, autumns on the brutal football field, winters dried and chaffed and springs adjusting to moisture and sunlight again. Your skin graduates high school with you, follows you to college, a career, a family and then retirement. Along the way, scars form, hair may get darker or lighter and gradually, your skin becomes thinner and weaker. Continue reading 'Your Feet at Fifty: Skin and Nails'»
If you think your flat-footed child could soon be at a disadvantage when it comes to keeping up with their peers in sports, think again. Children’s flatfoot is a very common concern among parents and is therefore a fairly regular reason for trips to the pediatrician. Treatment guidelines for children with flat feet happens to be a topic of hot debate in the medical community. While most parents want something done for their child, it is not always necessary. Many unknowing practitioners simply prescribe orthotics and arch supports, figuring since the child has a flattened arch they must need some form of support. Often times in the realm of pediatrics, part of practicing good medicine is knowing how to effectively work with worried parents in order to shed light on slightly hazy (but not crazy) concerns. Continue reading 'Feet Flat as a Board – Not Necessarily a Problem'»
Today, more Americans are developing MRSA infections than ever before. What’s more, they are getting them from common, relatively minor foot problems like cuts, cracks in the skin, athlete’s foot and ingrown toenails. While these infections are on the rise, there also seems to be a number of quickly growing misconceptions about MRSA. Most people recognize the term “MRSA”, but they don’t quite realize what it really is beyond the fact it is serious. When asked to define MRSA, some patients say “a frightening infection”, others say “flesh-eating bacteria” and still others simply don’t know. First of all, flesh-eating bacteria is something different than MRSA. Now, while it can be frightening, you don’t need to lose any sleep over MRSA tonight because we’re going to cover it in the following paragraphs and after reading the facts, you should feel more comfortable and less afraid should your doctor ever tell you that you have MRSA. Continue reading 'MRSA, in my Foot?'»
Most people have either seen the commercials, encountered others wearing these “performance enhancing” shoes or have tried them out firsthand. Skechers ShapeUps and FitFlop sandals are two examples of the popular shoes some people are giving rave reviews. The real question is: do they work? Of course the companies who make and market them claim they work and so do some elite athletes like Joe Montana. However, what really matters is the research and opinions provided by podiatrists and other healthcare professionals. Continue reading 'Can Certain Shoes Really Help Me Lose Weight?'»
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