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8 Tips for Treating an Ingrown Toenail
If you’ve ever had an ingrown toenail, you know they can be painful. Your toe can become red and swollen around the nail. While you may be able to treat your ingrown toenail at home on your own, if you develop an infection (or if you have diabetes or a circulation problem) you’ll need to [...]
READ MOREThe Connection between Peripheral Neuropathy and Celiac Disease
Do you have burning, tingling and numbness in your hands and feet? If so, you may be experiencing symptoms of peripheral neuropathy. But what you may not know is, you may also have celiac disease. Neurological disorders, like peripheral neuropathy, occur in up to 10% of people with celiac disease. Also, some people with celiac [...]
READ MOREBeware of What’s Lurking in the Locker Room
So, you’ve been taking advantage of that fitness center membership you got at the first of year. You’ve been losing weight and toning your body. You’ve even used the Jacuzzi to relax your aching muscles. But lately, you’ve noticed that your feet have been itching and burning – especially between the toes. What you may [...]
READ MOREShin Splints: Are Not What You Think
Are you a runner or a dancer? Are you in the military? Do you have a throbbing, aching pain in the shins of your legs? If so, you may have shin splints. Shin splints – also called tibial stress syndrome – are a common lower leg complaint, especially among runners, dancers, athletes and people in [...]
READ MOREDo You Have Flat Feet or Fallen Arches?
How do you know? Have you noticed when walking with wet feet across concrete or sand that your foot’s impression doesn’t appear to have an arch? Or have you had a doctor, podiatrist or certified pedorthist tell you have flat feet? Your foot actually has three arches that help support and redistribute your body’s weight [...]
READ MOREAchilles Tendinitis: Do You Have Pain in Your Heel, Ankle or Calf?
Did you know the name Achilles’ heel comes from Greek mythology? When Achilles, the son of Peleus and the Greek goddess Thetis was born, it was prophesied that he may die young on the battlefield. In an attempt to save Achilles’ life and make him immortal, Thetis bathed the infant into the River Styx, a [...]
READ MOREIs Nerve Damage Causing Your Foot Pain?
Do you have numbness, tingling or pricking sensations in your foot? Do you have muscle weakness in your feet, ankles or legs? Do you experience extreme sensitivity to the lightest touch? Then you may be suffering from peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy describes damage to your peripheral nervous system which sends information back and forth between [...]
READ MOREHeel Pain? It May Be a Heel Spur
Contrary to what you may think, a heel spur is not a star-shaped, metal device that cowboys wear on the heels of their boots in order to prod their horse to pick up the pace. A heel spur is actually an abnormal bony growth on the heel bone. Although this bone is usually smooth, it [...]
READ MOREFat Pad Atrophy: What’s That?
Everyday our feet are affected by wear and tear. But did you know that by the age of 40, you can lose up to 50% of the fat pads in your feet? Maybe you’re thinking, “So what? It’s fat. I don’t want fat feet.” Well, you do want these fat pads. The metatarsal fat pads [...]
READ MOREPlantar Fasciitis: How to Obtain Pain Relief
As we discussed in a previous blog post, plantar fasciitis is the most common foot pain complaint. Several factors can lead to the development of plantar fasciitis: age, gender, certain types of exercises, excess weight, overuse of the plantar fascia, incorrect foot mechanics, and wearing improperly fitted shoes. So what if you’re one of the [...]
READ MOREPlantar Fasciitis: Are You in Danger of Getting It?
The #1 most common foot pain complaint is plantar fasciitis. Each year it affects millions of Americans. Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia ligament, a band of tissue that runs from your heel bone across the bottom of your foot to your toes, connecting to the metatarsal joints. If you strain your [...]
READ MOREJoint Pain and Stiffness? The ezWalker® Insole Can Help
Do you have pain and tenderness in your feet, knees, hip and back joints? Are your joints stiff when you walk up in the morning or after sitting for awhile? Are your joints just not as flexible as they once were? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you may be one [...]
READ MOREMetatarsalgia Pain: Like Walking on Pebbles
Does your job require you to stand and/or walk extensively? Are you pregnant or overweight? Are you a runner or athlete that repetitively puts pressure on your forefoot? Are you a woman who wears high heels constantly? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you’re at risk of developing metatarsalgia. Metatarsalgia is [...]
READ MORETop 10 Benefits of Walking: It’s Good for Your Health
Experts agree that physical activity helps us maintain good health. Walking is a safe and simple form of exercise that is accessible to just about everyone. You can walk almost anywhere, at any time, for a low cost – basically the cost of a good pair of shoes. While most of us walk some each [...]
READ MORECorns and Calluses: End of Summer Footwear Woes
If you’ve been wearing sandals or flip-flops this summer, you may have noticed that you’ve developed calluses and/or corns on your feet. The constant flapping of flip-flops against your heels have probably caused rough, dry calluses to form. Or if you’ve been wearing strappy sandals, you may have noticed painful corns on your toes where [...]
READ MOREDon’t Let Plantar Warts Spoil Your Summer
It’s a beautiful summer morning. You’re walking through the cool, dew-covered grass in your bare feet, enjoying the simple pleasures of summer. Suddenly, you scrape your foot against a rock in the grass. You inspect your foot and notice a small scratch on the ball of your foot that’s barely bleeding. “Oh well,” you say [...]
READ MORETips to Keep Your Feet Happy and Pain Free While on Vacation
Painful or injured feet can really ruin your summer vacation. Regardless of how you’re traveling to your vacation destination or what your holiday itinerary looks like, your feet often endure aches and pains while on the road. But by following these basic foot care tips, you can minimize sore, tired, or injured foot muscles and joints [...]
READ MOREPlantar Fasciitis: Avoid a Flip-Flop Fiasco this Summer
Now that the temperature has reached 90+ degrees, many people, especially teens and young adults, are sporting flip-flops. While flip-flops are certainly cooler and more comfortable to wear in the summer, they can cause a common, chronic inflammatory foot condition called plantar fasciitis – also known as flip-flop disease. Podiatrists have seen more cases of [...]
READ MOREGenetics Can Lead to Hammer Toe and Foot Pain
Did you know that redheads require 20% more general anesthesia than non-gingers before going under the knife? This interesting tidbit comes from Rhoda Israelov’s blogging challenge on her Say It For You blog site. According to research published in The Journal of the American Dental Association, redheads are thought to be more sensitive to pain because [...]
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