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Diabetic Foot Treatment: Tips and Strategies for Preventing and Managing Complications

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Living with diabetes often means taking extra care of your feet. Diabetes can cause nerve damage and poor blood flow, making it difficult for your body to heal wounds or infections. As a result, people with diabetes are prone to developing foot ulcers, infections, and other complications. However, with proper diabetic foot treatment, you can prevent problems or manage them effectively.  Keep your blood sugar levels in check. One of the most critical aspects of diabetic foot treatment is controlling your blood sugar levels.

13 November 2023

6 Things You Shouldn't Assume About Surgical Treatment For Hammertoe

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If you have a severe case of hammertoe, you might be considering surgical treatment. You should ask a foot surgeon any questions you may have about surgical treatment to make sure you're properly informed.   Unfortunately, there is some misinformation out there about treating hammertoe with surgery. The following are six things you shouldn't assume about surgical treatment for hammertoe.  You'll still have to deal with pain and discomfort after recovering from surgery.

2 March 2023

3 Common Problems A Podiatrist Can Treat

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Your feet work hard to keep you standing, walking, running, and performing a variety of other activities. When something goes wrong with these lower extremities, you may need the services of a skilled podiatrist. Take a look at three common foot problems this medical specialist can treat. 1. Plantar Fasciitis Plantar fasciitis involves pain and inflammation in a band of tissue called the plantar fascia. This tissue connects the heel to the midfoot bones, supporting and maintaining the arch.

2 August 2022

4 Things To Expect When You Visit A Foot Specialist

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Scared about visiting a foot specialist? You shouldn't be. Feet doctors have literally seen it all and won't be shocked by any issue you kick their way. It doesn't matter if you're dealing with a bunion, corn, callus, ingrown toenail, plantar wart, fungal infection, or smelly feet.  Your foot doctor has been professionally trained to handle all these conditions and others! To help you relax, this article discusses four things to expect during your first appointment with a foot specialist.

11 January 2022

Seeing a Foot Specialist for Foot Pain Treatment When Seniors Start Fitness Walking

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If you're a senior and you've been mostly sedentary, fitness walking might be the right way to get active again. Walking has physical and mental health benefits, so building up your stamina so you can take long walks daily might be a goal you want to achieve. However, your sore and painful feet might have other ideas. Rather than ignore your pain or give up walking, see a foot specialist for help.

29 June 2021

Getting Your Feet Ready For Your New Year's Resolutions

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Many people decide that the New Year is the time to make the change toward living a more active lifestyle. You might want to spend more time at the gym and focus on moving more at home. However, even though your mind is ready for a change, your body might not be completely on board. Use the weeks leading up to the new year to get your feet ready. Without preparation, your resolutions could be sidelined by injury or pain.

3 December 2018

Nighttime Big Toe Soreness: Could It Be Gout?

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Big toe pain can usually be attributed to a stubbed toe. But what if your big toe keeps hurting night after night? The pain can be debilitating and horrible, but by the time morning comes, it has subsided -- only to return again the next night! Your phantom big toe pain could have a pretty simple explanation: gout.  What is gout? Gout is classified as a type of arthritis. However, unlike osteoarthritis which involves the wearing away of cartilage in the joints, gout results from the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints.

21 July 2018

Not As Intuitive As It Should Be: What to Remember When Learning to Walk When You're an Adult

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If you can currently walk and don't have any injuries or other conditions that prevent you from walking with a relatively normal gait, you may think that walking is one of the most basic activities and that you totally know how to walk. However, that's not the case for many people. Incorrect foot placement, overpronation and supination, poor shoe choices, and more issues plague a large number of people. If you walk incorrectly, you can suffer from problems like heel pain and ankle pain, among other conditions.

20 July 2016

Tips For Soothing Heel Pain

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If you have pain in your heel, you are going to have a hard time moving around or doing the things that you love. This can be tremendously frustrating. Here are some tips for easing heel pain so that you can function more easily in your day to day life. 1. Get Inserts If you don't have the time or the money to go to a podiatrist to get professional inserts made, or if you need relief before an appointment is available, then you will want to be make sure that you use inserts that you can purchase from a store.

6 April 2016

3 Tips For Treating Calluses

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If you have hard patches of skin on your feet, particularly your heels and the sides of your feet, you might have calluses. These are not serious conditions, but should be treated so they don't worsen. Here are some different treatment options for calluses. Try Natural Remedies The first thing you can do is try some natural remedies to help get rid of the calluses. Remember that many calluses will go away on their own, but these natural remedies help to relieve the discomfort and speed up the healing process.

17 March 2016