Exercise​

Read blogs and articles about exercise and not getting injured while doing it. These blogs will help you to get more knowledgeable.

Read blogs and articles about exercise and not getting injured while doing it. These blogs will help you to get more knowledgeable.

Read blogs and articles about exercise and not getting injured while doing it. These blogs will help you to get more knowledgeable.

 

Beware the flip flops

The weather is now warm and it is too easy to slide on those flip flops and be on your way.  Please don’t make this mistake.  Podiatry magazines are full of articles about patients presenting with foot pain after a summer of walking with flip flops.  Many patients present to East Avenue Podiatry suffering as a

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Sport Cleats

In looking forward to seeing my high school age son play baseball today, I became focused on the large amount of young athletes presenting to my office with foot pain secondary to wearing cleats.  Unlike the quality sneakers out today, cleats are very nonsupportive.  Heel and arch pain often result.  It is important to consider the arch

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Dry those feet

As I sit in my office looking out the window and observing the puddles forming from the rain, I feel the urge to educate the public on the importance of drying one’s feet well.  Our feet are often wet from bathing or showering, swimming, stepping in a puddle or most often, sweating.  A persistant wet

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Ingrown Toenail

“Ouch. My toenail hurts even when the sheet touches it at night” This is a quote often heard in the Podiatrist’s office. Ingrown toenails refer to pressure from the nail on the skin along the nail border. The great toe is the most common toe affected, but it can occur on any toe. Causes of

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Toenail Fungus

Sandal season is coming and the appearance of our feet becomes a concern.  Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nails.  The nails may appear discolored, thickened, deformed and often are loose with debri under the nail.  This condition can be more than cosmetic, resulting in pain on pressure when in shoes.  Diabetics, as well as

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Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis is a painful condition that affects the heel and/or arches.  It is an inflammation of the tight cord (plantar fascia) that supports the arch of the foot.  This is a condition that is extremely common in our society because we generally are walking in shoes that are not supportive enough and on hard surfaces which

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