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Thinking of walking the Camino but worried your knees and feet can’t handle it?

Walking can be a great way to enjoy the summer heat. However, if you are in pain, it can be a real bummer especially if you are walking the Camino.

by BioPed Footcare
June 12, 2023
5 minutes read

Managing Foot Arthritis: Top Treatment for Toe Joint Pain Relief — If you’re dealing with painful toes, especially around the base of the big toe, everyday activities like walking, climbing stairs, or even standing still can become challenging. One of the most common causes? Arthritis. This degenerative joint condition affects millions and often hits the small joints of the feet first. Symptoms can range from big and small toe joint pain, ball of foot pain, stiffness, swelling, redness, bunions, toe deformities, corns, calluses and difficulties walking.

Arthritis Foot Pain? Discover the Benefits of Custom Orthotics for Joint Relief — Living with arthritis can be painful, especially when it affects your feet. Your feet bear the weight of your entire body, and arthritis in the feet can make simple tasks like walking, standing, or climbing stairs feel overwhelming. The good news is that custom orthotics can help reduce your pain and discomfort and protect your joints!

The Top 5 Myths about Knee Bracing – Debunked! — Often when people have knee pain or injury they can be overwhelmed with mixed information regarding treatment options. Is a knee brace the right choice? With mixed information on the internet, it can be difficult to know what is fact and what is fiction. So, let’s set the record straight. Here are five common myths about knee braces and the truth behind them.

Want to walk more this spring but foot pain is stopping you? Learn how you can alleviate foot pain and do more.

Do you dread walking sometimes because of foot pain? You’re not alone. But don’t let foot pain stop you from doing the things you love this spring.

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Managing Foot Arthritis: Top Treatment for Toe Joint Pain Relief — If you’re dealing with painful toes, especially around the base of the big toe, everyday activities like walking, climbing stairs, or even standing still can become challenging. One of the most common causes? Arthritis. This degenerative joint condition affects millions and often hits the small joints of the feet first. Symptoms can range from big and small toe joint pain, ball of foot pain, stiffness, swelling, redness, bunions, toe deformities, corns, calluses and difficulties walking.

Dry Feet? BioPed Can Help — Our skin, which is the largest organ in our body, is made up of over 60% water and its main function is protection.

Foot Injuries from running — Runners take great joy in getting outdoors to practice their passion in the spring. But are you aware of common running injuries?

A Patient’s Story – Cracked Heels & Fissures — At BioPed Footcare, people of all ages and all walks of life visit our clinic’s lower limb clinicians for help with foot and lower limb pain and discomfort.

A deep dive into the achilles tendon and how to keep it healthy and pain free — When we walk, our feet must move and adapt in certain ways to lessen the risk for injury, pain and discomfort. To prepare for contacting ground, the foot arch must be higher or more supinated, making the foot a rigid lever for heel strike. As the body progresses through the gait cycle, the arch flattens slightly or pronates to adapt to uneven terrain and absorb shock from the ground.

Foot Care Tips for People with Diabetes During the Winter Months — Diabetes is a disease that affects the body’s ability to use food properly, which results in more sugar or glucose freely circulating in the blood. It’s possible to live a healthy life with diabetes. To do so, it’s important to learn and follow proper diabetes management, which takes awareness, discipline, and commitment.