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  • Foot Callous Removal - General Tips - At some time or other you will have had a callous growing on your feet.
  • Causes For Arch Foot Pain - Our feet are the secondary most important part of our bodies. As our feet take the entire weight of the body they must be taken care of properly. Sometimes we are unable to see that our feet get the necessary care due to factors beyond our control.
  • What To Do If Your Feet Hurt - Foot pain is a common problem and aflicts many people on a daily basis. Even being this common, foot pain is never normal. Often, foot and ankle pain is caused by problems that can be fixed and thus alleviate the pain. But the true question is what can you personally do for foot pain? Is there ways you can deal with the pain? Do you need to continue to suffer from foot pain? The first step in dealing with foot pain is to care for your feet. Prevention of additional foot pain is imperative to keeping you functioning and walking normally. Your feet are the hardest working part of your body. They carry you wherever you need to go, whenever you need to go there and they do it for years and years.
  • Foot Pain Worsens Hard Economic Times - All over the media, there are reports of hard economic times. The newspaper, radio and and television stories abound with reports that the stock market lost over $8 trillion in equity this year. Powerful corporate stocks like GM and Merrill Lynch are collapsing. The FDIC is currently compiling a list of banks they will be forced to close during the next 12 months and are preparing for a coming wave of bank failures.
  • Tips on Treating Pesky Ingrown Toenails - Don't delay ingrown toenail treatment, you don't have to live with the pain. There are answers, and they are simple, when the toenail is first aggravated, and becomes more complex the nastier the infection. In diabetics and those patients with poor circulation, an ingrown toenail can lead to a toe amputation. Seek treatment when it is a minor annoyance! Almost everyone, at one time or another in their life, has suffered from an ingrown toenail. Often, this first occurs during adolescence, but can occur at any age.
  • Foot Fungus And Your Foot Problems - At some period of our lives we have had various problems with our feet. Athlete’s foot is just one type of foot fungus that we can get. These foot funguses not only cause health problems they also make our lives difficult because we must continually find the right types of medications to get rid of the foot fungus.
  • Summer Safety Tip: Don't Ignore Puncture Wounds! - Puncture wounds are extremely common in the foot, especially in times of warm weather, due to people walking barefoot. Even though they are extremely common, most people do not treat them adequately.
  • Biomechanical Knee Pain? - Knee pain is so common in runners. I had an email last week from a relatively new runner asking who they should see for their knee pain. I asked if they twisted, fell, or jammed their knee or if it was just a wear and tear injury? They confided that as they increased their mileage and distance, their knee pain started to increase. New shoes helped, but didn't fix their nagging pain. Sounds like a biomechanical problem to me! But it could still be a traumatic injury they can't remember...especially if they were out dancing on tables on a Friday night ... Just kidding! Seriously, mechanically induced knee pain is extremely common in runners. A good analogy is that if you need a tire realignment on your car, the struts can wear out.
  • Got Normal Kids Feet? - Pamper your child's feet. Proper care and treatment of the feet, beginning in childhood, will prevent many of the orthopedic foot and ankle problems seen in adults. Preventive medicine in the field of podiatric medicine is just as important to your child as it is in dentistry or general medicine.

  • The Long Walk of Life - Your feet were meant to last a lifetime, but did you realize they travel approximately 75,000 miles during that time? They are the hardest working, but yet most neglected part of our bodies. In times of economic hardship, they become even more important! Your feet carry you wherever you need to go, whenever you need to go there and they do it for years and years. During your lifetime, your feet will travel almost the equivalent of three trips around the world. You take, on average, 15,000 steps a day and will walk or run well over 75,000 miles in your lifetime.
  • A Nasty Little Secret Hiding Under Your Pedicure - My nails are thick, yellow and seem to have something growing underneath them. I'm not a dirty person, how did this happen? I get asked this question more times a week than I can count. Why do some people have nasty toenails that look like little mountains of yellow, thick rock? Fungus is the most common culprit! And most women's answer is to cover it in toenail polish until it spreads and becomes painful. Men just wear closed toed shoes and hide the problem. Either way, this common infection is often ignored until it becomes a real pain in the toes! Toe nail fungus strikes across class, ethnic, age and hygiene lines. In fact, one study showed that almost 50% of people over the age of 40 have experienced some type of toenail fungus.
  • The Truth About Fit Flops - Why do most teenagers own more flip flop sandals than any other shoes? Much has been published about the dangers of daily flip flop wearing, but this generation continues to don them on a daily basis. Biomechanical engineers in the UK have touted (and backed up their claim with real science) the "Fit Flop" as a way to tone your butt, legs, calves and thighs while walking.
  • Surviving Injuries With A Twist! - Let's face it....there will be a day when all of us get injured. Just like the fact that there are two kinds of cyclists: those who have fallen and those that will fall! In a recent survey 90% of runners revealed some kind of injury in the last 12 months that resulted in the loss of more than one day of training. Some of us are just more resilient than others.
  • How To Prevent And Cure Foot Corn? - I am pretty sure that many of you have had a hard ridge of skin on your toes especially your little toe. This hardness if skin can be a corn. Foot corns grow on our toes in response to our body’s demand for protection against the pressure and friction that is being applied on that area.
  • Oh My Aching Kneecap! - Knee pain is slowing my run to a crawl! Why is this happening? What is Patellofemoral syndrome? Patellofemoral pain a.k.a. chondramalacia patella is the most common running-related knee problem. If you have this condition, you feel pain under and around your kneecap and often swelling of the area under the knee cap may occur. The pain can get worse when you are running or when you sit for a long time. Pain can also be associated with a "crunching" sensation when the knee is put through range of motion.
  • Why Don't My Shoes Fit? - The wrong shoes can cause or aggravate foot ailments. The right shoes can often prevent - but cannot correct - problems. So wearing the right shoes is vital to foot health. Follow these simple suggestions when picking out shoes. If problems persist, visit your podaitrist. They will be happy to help you. Construction: Leather is best because is breathes like skin and molds to your foot. Cheaper canvas is just fine for fast-growing children.
  • Does Marathon Running Cause Arthritis? - Many patients are concerned that running actually causes arthritis and that the aches and pains they feel after a marathon are a harbinger for the future pain they will feel from arthritis.
  • Sore Feet - Foot Pain - The Simple Facts And The Cures - What is Sore Feet - Foot Pain: Sore feet is a very common problem that effects millions accross the planet Earth, making simple things such as standing, walking, running, or working, almost a nightmare, because of the pain and discomfort involved. What causes Sore Feet - Foot Pain: The most frequent cause of heel or arch pain is plantar fasciitis. This is inflammation of the plantar fascia, the tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot. A symptom is sharp pain in the arch when getting up in the morning or after prolonged inactivity. Wearing shoes with little arch or heel support, too much physical activity, going barefoot and being overweight all can contribute to the condition. People with flat feet or with very high arches that flatten when they stand up are at higher risk for foot pain problems.
  • Things To Know About Foot Pain - Our feet are an important part of our bodies. Even though they are smaller than the rest of the body baring the hands, our feet take our entire weight. The foot region is made up of 26 bones and 33 joints. There is a layer of 126 intertwining foot muscles, ligaments and nerves. Our feet helps to support our weight, act as a shock absorber, propel us forward and the also maintain our balance on uneven surfaces.
  • Killer Shin Splints Slowing Down Your Run? - It has been estimated that "shin splints" account for approximately 15% of all running injuries and may account for up to 60% of leg pain in runners. Many terms have been used to describe exercise-induced leg pain, including shin splints, medial stress syndrome, tibial stress syndrome, recurrent exercise-induced ischemia, and chronic exertional compartment syndrome. "My shins are killing me after running," is a common complaint of new runners or runners increasing their mileage or intensity.
  • What Should You Know About Foot Ailments? - Our feet often have to take the brunt of our daily lives.
  • Deadly Nail Salons? - With so many lawsuits connected to deaths, chronic infections and disfigurement from pedicures; you would think the public would be clamoring for reform. Just the opposite, most consumers completely blow off the risks and have the "it won't happen to me" attitude.
  • Plantar Fasciitis Signs And Symptoms - Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the ligament that connects the heel to the base of the toes. Plantar fasciitis happens when the plantar fascia becomes too inflamed. The plantar fascia is the thin layer of tissue which supports the arch-like area seen below the foot. The pain becomes evident during day time. This is because the fascia or the tissue contracts overnight while you sleep. Although there may be times when you won't feel any pain, it is only a temporary thing.
  • Running and Achilles Tendon Problems - Achilles was the Trojan war Hero made famous by Greek Mythology. He was dipped into the river Styx by his mother, in an attempt to protect him in battle and make him immortal. Unfortunately he was struck by an arrow in the one spot at the back of his heel that she missed when she dipped him in the magical river. The Achilles tendon, which connects the powerful calf muscle to the back of the heel, now bears his name.
  • Got Heel Pain? - Heel pain is of epidemic proportions in the United States. The pain is greatest usually when you get up in the morning, but continues to worsen over time, until it hurts with every step you take and can even ache at night when resting.
  • Running on Empty? - There are general rules for injury prevention that must be followed to avoid loss of training due to injury. Consistency and gradual incremental increases in overall athletic stressors are the key to any successful training program. Causes of injury Probably the main cause in distance running is the volume of training, especially if there is insufficient rest between sessions. This is the classic "too much, too soon, too fast" syndrome. Research has indicated that it is not the fast guys who always get hurt, there is no link between speed and injury in distance runners, unless of course an appropriate warm-up routine has not been followed. Don't overdo it!
  • Why You Should Not Neglect an Ankle Sprain - What is a sprained ankle? A sprained ankle occurs following a sudden sideways or twisting movement of the foot. An ankle sprain can occur during athletic events or during everyday activities.
  • High Heel Woes? 21 tips for easing your pain - High heel shoes have been touted as torture devices made by men for women. We actually choose to wear them! Why? They make us feel tall, sexy and in-charge! We all have them, those adorable, had-to-buy-them, high heel shoes hiding in our closets.
  • Vacation Ready Feet? Healthy Tips For Your Feet - Although rest and relaxation are the goals for most vacations, they usually involve a lot of walking and a lot of walking usually involves sore feet. "Walking is great exercise and one of the most reliable forms of transportation," says Marybeth Crane, DPM, FACFAS, a foot and ankle surgeon with Foot and Ankle Associates of North Texas, LLP in Grapevine, Texas. "But if your feet aren't in the best shape or you don't have the right shoes, too much walking can cause foot problems." According to Crane, good foot care is essential if you plan to subject your feet to long periods of walking. Some simple foot care tips include: 1.
  • Why do my feet hurt? - "When your feet hurt, your whole body hurts." -Socrates. If you have experienced foot pain in your lifetime, you know this statement to be true. The human foot is complex. It contains 26 bones (the two feet contain one quarter of all the bones in the human body), 33 joints, and over 100 tendons, muscles, and ligaments. Foot ailments are among the most common of our health problems.
  • Nurses Need the Right Shoes To Avoid Foot Pain - Before the next case I went over to the doctor's lounge just next to the O.R. I grabbed a bite to eat and sat down. From over my shoulder I heard, "I don't want to bother you, but would you mind if I asked you a question?" It was Amy, the scrub nurse I had been working with all morning.
  • Solutions for Exercise-Induced Back Pain - Over 80% of the population has or will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives! Proper footwear can potentially prevent, reduce and treat biomechanical factors associated with low back pain in runners. Back pain can be a mysterious thing.
  • Stretching Pros and Cons - The jury is still out when it comes to stretching in the running community. I have been running for almost 30 years with multiple coaches on numerous competitive levels, all of them told us to stretch daily to get faster and avoid injury. Yet many incredibly competitive runners never stretch and never seem to get injured. In most arguments between stretchers and non-stretchers, it inevitably comes down to "stretching helps prevent injuries" and "stretching is a leading cause of injuries in runners".
  • Keep Your Kid Safe in Competitive Sports! - Many adolescent sports injuries happen at the start of the season. This is often the result of doing "too much, too soon, too fast" or in other words, not being properly prepared. The following guidelines can help prevent most injuries throughout the year. Six Keys of Injury Prevention: 1. Practice "pre-habilitation" instead of rehabilitating injuries—restoring injured parts to normal function—
  • Wobbly Ankles? There is Hope For Chronic Instability - Ever notice that you seem to sprain your ankles multiple times a year? Afraid to walk on uneven surfaces because you know that will result in pain or a sprained ankle? Think you have "weak ankles"? This is all known as chronic ankle instability.
  • Painful Blisters Are No Fun on the Run! - Painful blisters often plague distance runners. Blisters, as we all know, are caused by friction. Repeated rubbing of damp skin creates more friction than dry skin. Reduce dampness as well as the rubbing, and you'll reduce blistering. So we all know that to prevent blisters, you need to minimize friction. This begins with shoe selection. Shoes should fit comfortably, with about a thumb's width between your longest toe and the end of the shoe. Remember that this is often your second toe, not your great toe!
  • If Misty May-Treanor Suffered an Achilles Tendon Rupture, So Can You! - It has been a rough early fall for Misty May-Treanor, Olympic Beach volleyball champion. She was in the preliminary rounds of "Dancing with the Stars" when she ruptured her Achilles tendon in practice. She had successful surgery on her tendon and hopes to be back to competition soon.
  • How Painful is Bunion Surgery? - When anyone has suffered from painful bunions and starts to think about bunion surgery, they always ask me...is bunion surgery painful? Bunions surgery does not have to be painful. With the obvious disclaimer that any surgery certainly can be painful, it does not have to be.
  • Pediatric Flat Feet Should Be Treated - Many parents are concerned when they look at their child's foot and it seems excessively flat. They are even more disturbed if one of the parents has a history of painful flat feet in their family.
  • A Cryosurgery Update For Foot And Ankle Pain - Cryosurgery or cryoanalgesia is a form of treatment for relief of painful foot and ankle conditions. All pain, regardless of the condition, is related to the nerves of the foot and ankle. This includes a neuroma, heel pain, neuropathy, injuries etc. While cryosurgery has been actively used by many specialties for about 30 years, it is gaining popularity due to its success in relieving pain and the patient’s rapid return to normal activities. In addition, the procedure is minimally invasive and can be performed in the office with little discomfort. The patient is able to walk out of the office, says Dr. Marc Katz, an experienced cryosurgeon in Tampa, Florida. Cryosurgery is typically used for those patients that have not had relief from pain associated with neuropathy, neuroma or heel problems.
  • Barefoot Passengers in Disgusting Airports - I was returning this morning from Ft. Lauderdale and going through security with a few hundred other sun-kissed travelers when it hit me that most people were actually BAREFOOT going through the security line. I had my trusty socks on, but the majority of people were barefoot on carpeting that probably saw at least several thousand stinky sweaty feet a day. Disgusting! Don't people realize that walking barefoot in an airport even for a short period of time puts their health at risk? I guess not. Let's talk about this. You would never walk barefoot in an airport bathroom, right? No.
  • Bunion Pain? Don't Suffer One More Day! - What the heck is a "bunion"? The person who named an enlargement of the big toe joint a bunion was probably the same person who named an enlarged thyroid a "goiter"! Seriously though, a bunion is much more than just a simple bump.
  • Keeping Your Athlete Safe in the Summer Heat - It that time of year again; School is getting out, Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, and summer sports are starting in full swing. Age-group track meets in 100 degree heat for hours, football summer workouts on fields so hot the rubber on the cleats is starting to melt and soccer games in humidity that can actually kill you! Whether you live in Texas or Rhode Island; the summer heat kills child athletes every year!
  • San Diego Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson Slowed By Turf Toe - The San Diego Chargers star running back, LaDainian Tomlinson, has been hampered all season by an early turf toe injury. This injury can be devastating and has ended many NFL careers. What is turf toe really? How can we avoid this pain in the toe? What is turf toe? Turf toe is a condition of pain in the base of the big toe. This usually caused from either traumatically jamming the toe, or pushing off repeatedly when running or jumping. The most common complaints are pain, stiffness and swelling.
  • 19 Tips To Running Faster! - The older I get the more I look to small improvements for my motivation. We may not all be destined to become elite runners, but most of us feel pretty psyched when we see even small improvements. The great thing with running, unlike many other sports, is that it's very simple to objectively measure progress. How are you progressing? Or have you got yourself into a rut? The following check list may help you pinpoint areas of nutrition, training, motivation, injury prevention, or equipment to address that will help boost you to the next level. 1.Fuel right before runs - have a low fat meal or snack containing low glycemic index carbohydrates 1-3 hours before your run. I personally like oatmeal mixed with Cheerios before my morning run. 2.Core strengthening - Pilates, yoga or simply core strengthening weight workouts.
  • Should I Have Foot Surgery? 9 Answers to Common Questions - Of the many patients we see on a daily basis, often their foot and ankle problems can be helped with conservative, non-surgical care. But there are times when surgery is necessary to relieve pain, remove a deformity or repair an injury. You should not be scared of foot surgery because modern surgical techniques have made this relatively painless and quite successful.
  • Ankle Sprains Should Not Be Ignored - Spring is here in many parts of the country. Kids are clammering to start practicing Spring sports. Soccer games, track meet and baseball practices fill your schedule. Runners start to dust off their running shoes and say goodbye to their treadmills. Spring is in the air, and our old friend the ankle sprain is starting to show up more frequently in the office. Basketball and volleyball seasons are always the main producer of this injury; but you would probably be surprised how many ankle sprains occur in outdoor sports like soccer, baseball, lacrosse and of course track and field.
  • Can Flying Cause Blood Clots? - Blood clots in the leg, called deep venous thromboses (DVTs), can occur in a very broad spectrum of the population. Diabetics, the elderly and those who recently had surgery are not the only people who are at risk of developing a blood clot. Did you know if you travel by plane frequently, are on birth control or have cancer, you are at risk of getting a blood clot? These are just a few of the risk factors associated with this potentially deadly condition. Risk factors are inherited, acquired or highly associated. The following is a listing of those factors. Inherited Blood Disorders: Genetic thrombophilias or an inherited tendency to develop blood clots are rare but can and do occur.
  • The Annoying Side Stitch! - A pain in her side is what she calls it. My daughter experiences them regularly, early in the season when she is training for summer track. They can take your breath away. My advice is always to "run through them," but often times it has been known to slow her down to a walk or crawl until the pain subsides. What is this sharp twinge of pain just below the rib cage usually on the right? It is called a "side stitch" or "exercise related transient abdominal pain" (ETAP); and until recently there was no clear and universally explanation for the cause of this annoying cramp.
  • Are Custom Orthotics Necessary for Runners? - Walking alone puts up to 1.5 times one's body weight on the foot. Running has been seen to put 3 times your body weight through every inch of your foot. The foot is a very complex structure which when functioning optimally supports and balances the weight of the entire body. Foot pain is not normal and should not be ignored. It can lead to complex problems that can affect the functioning of other parts of the body, including the hips, knees, and back. Foot-related problems are often treated very successfully with functional orthotic shoe inserts.

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