Diabetes can be tricky to navigate if you have just been diagnosed. Let’s review a few tips and tricks to keep those feet healthy, and happy well into your upcoming winter walks!
Stiff, creaky knees and hips or swollen, sore fingers are often attributed to arthritis. Arthritis can affect any joint in the body, including our toes!
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.
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.
It is definitely something worth considering! Spider veins, also known as telangiectasias, are damaged, visible blood vessels just beneath your skin’s surface.
In many households, wearing shoes indoors might seem unnecessary or even discouraged. However, the concept of "indoor shoes" is gaining traction for its health benefits. These are shoes specifically designated for indoor use, designed to provide support, comfort, and protection within the home. Whether you work from home, spend most of your time indoors, or just want to keep your feet healthy, indoor shoes can make a significant difference.
As kids head back to school, one of the most important purchases you’ll make is their footwear. While it may seem like a simple decision, the shoes children wear each day can and will have a significant impact on their growth, posture, and overall comfort. Kids’ feet are still developing, so improperly fitted shoes can lead to problems that persist well beyond childhood. Here’s what we recommend for your child’s shoes to help them stay active and pain-free throughout the school year.
When you have pain in your lower extremity, whether it’s your hip, knee, ankle or foot, it can make everyday activities more difficult than they should be. There are many different conditions that cause lower extremity pain, but two of the more common causes are bursitis and tendonitis. While they may feel similar at first, they affect different structures in the body and may need slightly different approaches to treatment. Understanding the differences between these two conditions can help you take the right steps to recover and get back to doing more of what you love in life.
A neuroma is a thickening of nerve tissue that can develop in various parts in the body. The most common neuroma in the foot is a Morton’s neuroma, which develops between the third and fourth toes in the ball of the foot.
