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How Weight Affects Your Heels (And What You Can Do About It!)
Even Billy Joel will tell you: (yet another Dinosaur Rock reference) Extremes are almost always bad. And that is something that can hold true for even innocuous, life-sustaining activities—like drinking water. But, at the same time, most things in life are fine in...
A Tale of Two Bunions
When Charles Dickens started A Tale of Two Cities with the classic line “[i]t was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” he wasn’t talking about life with and without bunions—but he very well could have been. After all, a bunion-free life can put you closer...
The Best Nail Treatment is an Early Nail Treatment
Recently, I posted on my blog about how you need to take care of yourself if you’re going to be in a position to take care of others. Today, I’m going to flip the script a little on you: Sometimes you need to help me if I’m going to help you. I have an array of tools...
Your Guide to Posterior Tibial Tendonitis
The anatomy of your feet and ankles breaks down like this: You have 26 bones, 33 joints, and over 100 muscles, ligaments, and tendons in each foot. These tissues all work in harmony when everything is going well, but sometimes problems disrupt the natural flow. Some...
Floating Toe is One Magic Trick You Don’t Want to See
There are many different kinds of magic tricks people enjoy watching, including one type that reminds us a bit about a condition known as floating toe. Of course, when a magician uses sleight of hand or special devices to levitate an object, or even a person, it’s...
Stretches for Heel Pain
Some things in life are painful, but we endure them because it’s just the way the world works. Waiting at the DMV, in-law visits, and heel pain from plantar fasciitis are all torturous in their own ways, but at least something can be done about one of those...
Should I Take My Child to the Podiatrist?
When it comes to knowing when to bring your child here to see your friendly, neighborhood go-to foot doc, the first thing to keep in mind is that foot and ankle issues are not normal. If there is a problem, it should be treated. Put simply, a child who exhibits either...
Shoes and Pump Bump
The choices we make produce certain outcomes. For example, if you decide to make healthy dietary changes you can shed unwanted weight, reduce your blood pressure, and decrease cholesterol levels. But there are inadvertent long term consequences that sometimes arise as...
How High Heels Hurt Your Feet (Or, We LOVE Your High Heels)
There is a common stereotype that podiatrists don’t have anything good to say about high heels, but let’s break that right now – high heels aren’t as bad for your feet as flip-flops. They also make your legs look better! Fine, that might not be quite the same as...