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Foot Pain? What Your Feet Have to Do with Your Heart
Your Feet and Heart Connection Foot pain might not seem like a heart-related issue, but your feet can reveal important signs about your overall health. Circulation problems, high blood pressure,

Diabetic Foot Care: Essential Tips for Preventing Complications
Living with diabetes comes with its own set of challenges, but one area that often goes unnoticed is foot health. Diabetes can lead to reduced blood flow and nerve damage,

5 Common Causes of Heel Pain and How to Treat Them
Heel pain is one of the most frequent complaints we hear from patients, and it can be caused by a variety of conditions. From plantar fasciitis to Achilles tendinitis, understanding

Heel Pain Begone: Your Path to Comfortable Steps
Are you constantly battling with heel pain? Does every step you take feel like a challenge? Here’s the good news: Heel pain doesn’t have to be a permanent fixture in

Don’t Let Ingrown Toenails Cause You Pain or Infection
What are Ingrown Toenails? Ingrown toenails occur when the corner or side of a toenail grows into the flesh of the toe. This can lead to pain, redness, swelling, and

Proper Foot Support For Those Who Work On Their Feet
Why Proper Foot Support is Essential for Those Who Work on Their Feet For those whose jobs require long hours of standing, foot health is a critical and often overlooked

Diabetic Foot Care Tips
Foot Care Tips for Individuals with Diabetes Living with diabetes requires special attention to your health, and that includes foot care. Diabetes can lead to various foot problems, often due

The Role of Nutrition in Foot Health
Food is more than just fuel for our bodies—it’s a complex blend of nutrients that can significantly impact our health, including the well-being of our feet. From bone strength to

Treatment of Ingrown Toenails
Ingrown toenails are a ubiquitous health issue, affecting individuals regardless of age. This condition occurs when the edge of a toenail grows into the surrounding skin, causing discomfort, inflammation, and

Common Causes of Heel Pain
The Two Most Likely Causes of Heel Pain in Adults are Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendinitis But these aren’t the only causes of adult heel pain. Since these are the

What Can Your Feet Tell You About Your Health?
Our feet are crucial to our overall health but unfortunately, many of us don’t give them the attention that they deserve. Although we rely on our feet for so much

17 Popular Podiatry Myths
Just about every field has its own myths and podiatry is no different. In this post, we serve up the facts on the podiatry myths we hear most often. 1.

What Is Custom Orthotics Casting?
Also known as prescription orthotics, custom orthotics are made specifically for your feet. They differ dramatically from the shoe inserts you see advertised online or on television, or for sale

Choosing the Right Shoe for Your Activity
The Difference Between Walking Shoes, Running Shoes, and Cross Trainers For the cynical among us, the different types of athletic shoes feel like a trick the shoe companies pull to

Plantar Fasciitis Treatments Without Surgery
A relatively common condition, plantar fasciitis is marked by heel pain. Typically, this pain is strongest after prolonged periods without placing weight on the feet, such as when you first

When Will My Achilles Tendinitis End?
Achilles Tendinitis If you’re an athlete—or really just anyone who likes to get around—a case of Achilles tendinitis can feel like an agonizing punishment. You just want that aching pain

How to Treat Your Achilles Tendinitis
The Achilles tendon, for as large, hard-working, and outright amazing as it is, also tends to get a lot of bad press. You never hear anyone talk about the strength

Custom Orthotics – Designed for You!
When it comes to many things, “custom” is special. Think of a car, for example. A custom paint job. Custom seats. A custom engine. Perhaps something automatic. Systematic. Hydromatic. Sorry,