Tag: Foot Health

Got Diabetes? Take These Steps to Avoid Foot Problems

If you have diabetes and think you are otherwise healthy, it can be easy to ignore the doctor’s good advice. But that can catch up with you. One of the challenging complications of diabetes occurs when patients’ high blood sugar damages the blood vessels, which leads to poor blood circulation in the legs and feet.… Continue reading Got Diabetes? Take These Steps to Avoid Foot Problems

Tips for Getting Feet Beach-Ready – and Healthy!

It’s summer and time to hit the beach – but, oh, those feet! They may not be ready for prime time viewing. Your feet have been encased in shoes and boots all winter, and their general health had perhaps been overlooked. In fact, those discolored or deformed toenails, those bunions, corns and callouses and that… Continue reading Tips for Getting Feet Beach-Ready – and Healthy!

High Heels, High Danger

If you’re still teetering around on stiletto heels in the interest of fashion, maybe you need to think again. Here are some of the problems that can come from wearing high heels, and how to solve these issues: 1. Ball of Foot Pain Why? “High heeled shoes tend to throw the weight onto the ball of the… Continue reading High Heels, High Danger

3 Signs Your Feet Need Help

Everybody’s feet ache from time to time. But according to podiatric surgeon Trevor Prior, of Homerton University, London, the following symptoms are signals that your feet need some serious attention: 1. Your shoes hurt. Many foot problems are related to inappropriately fitting shoes. A Homerton University Hospital study demonstrates that 90% of patients & 90%… Continue reading 3 Signs Your Feet Need Help

5 Steps to Great Summer Feet

After hiding our feet in heavy socks and boots all winter long, we can now rejoice that it is finally sandal season! . But are your tootsies a little funky after a winter of neglect? Maybe they’re a bit smelly, or your skin is rough and cracked, or you may even have a case of… Continue reading 5 Steps to Great Summer Feet

Radiology Tx Relieves Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

Patients suffering from chronic plantar fasciitis now have a new weapon against this debilitating foot ailment, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta in March 2015. Researchers utilized ultrasound imaging and specific ultrasonic energy to penetrate, emulsify and remove diseased fasciitis tissue. Permanently removing damaged, pain-generating tissue… Continue reading Radiology Tx Relieves Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

TLC for Holiday Feet

The holiday season is festive and fun, but it can also be extremely tough on your feet. Shopping for hours on end, standing in long checkout lines, attending holiday parties, cooking, traveling to friends and relatives, lugging packages to the post office, and all the extra running around takes its toll. And for the 4.6 million… Continue reading TLC for Holiday Feet