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Underneath the bone located behind the big toe joint are special bones called the sesamoids. When the sesamoids become inflamed due to overwork or repeated trauma from wearing high heels or shoes that are poorly-fitted, sesamoiditis is the result.
Keeping our balance is important to prevent falls, as is staying active to keep muscles strong and flexible. Here are our top tips to help senior citizens prevent a disabling fall.
When multiple ankle sprains are ignored, the joint can become chronically unstable. This condition can cause poor balance and you may even alter your gait to compensate, leading to issues when exercising.
Custom-molded orthotics will comfort and support your feet. As such, they are an investment in your health, and it will pay off to take good care of that investment!
We have a suggestion for a New Year’s resolution that is easy to keep – take care of your feet! Those hard-working feet will carry you for more than 2 million steps in 2020!
Radial pulse therapy, or RPT, uses a low-to-medium electromagnetic impulse that creates a radial wave. This wave penetrates into the targeted tissue to help break up scar tissue and adhesions that put pressure on the surrounding nerves.
December is a busy month with lots of shopping, entertaining and traveling. All of these activities take a toll on your feet! No matter which holidays that you celebrate, your feet will have to be up to the challenge.
Our poor aching feet! They have more than their share of skin problems in all seasons. Here are the top 5 foot problems that we routinely see in our office.
For holiday or birthday gifts, why not give the gift of foot health? Instead of the usual gift card, holiday mug, or sweater, give a gift that will keep on giving well into the New Year.
For those with diabetes, it’s essential to check both feet including toes, toenails and skin every day.
From heart disease to eye problems, kidney disease and serious foot problems, individuals with diabetes must stay on top of their overall health.
Diabetes is a serious disease that goes far beyond having too much glucose, or blood sugar, in your bloodstream. That excess glucose can cause critical health complications.
One important part of our daily health care routine is a foot exam. Do you check your feet every day? This hard-working pair is usually the furthest from our mind (figuratively and literally!) but it’s a good habit to get into. As you inspect your toes, you may notice that they look different or unusual….
Heel pain is a frequent complaint at our office, and one of the most common causes of heel pain is plantar fasciitis. The plantar fascia is a thick band of tissue that runs along the sole of the foot along the foot’s arch, connecting the heel bone to the toes. Overpronation, where the foot rolls…
Halloween: A child’s favorite holiday! Dress up like Batman, Cinderella or a wicked witch, eat lots of candy and stay up late! The last thing that a trick or treater or a parent wants is a foot or ankle injury that will spoil all the fun. But walking on unfamiliar ground that may be uneven…
Is “orthotics” a mysterious term for you? If you think about the origin of the word, it will be easier to understand. The word “orthotic” is Greek and means to straighten or align. Orthotics are shoe inserts that can help relieve fatigue in your feet and also give them support and comfort. Orthotics are not…
They don’t call it football for nothing! Your feet really take a beating when playing America’s favorite fall sport. Even the name says it all – “football” – because you kick the ball with your feet. In fact, for many years a forward pass was illegal and all movement depended on kicking the ball. Whether…
Fall is upon us, which means that it’s a great time to talk about another type of fall – being injured in a fall. That’s why September is Fall Prevention Month. Incredibly, one out of every four Americans experiences a fall each year. Every 11 minutes, an older person is treated in an emergency room…
Are your toenails less attractive than they could be? Are they discolored, becoming loose or brittle and thickened? Fungal nails are more than a cosmetic problem, and if not treated properly, can lead to pain and difficulty walking or running. The infection can be transmitted to other toenails and even to the fingernails. An injury…
If you have a painful bump on the outside base of your big toe that appears red and swollen, you may have a bunion. With this deformity, your big toe pushes against the second toe and forces the big toe joint to grow larger. The pressure of the toe in an unnatural position along with…
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