How Diabetes Can Affect Your Foot Health
It's important to know how diabetes can affect your foot health, because your lower extremities run a higher risk of developing complications. That’s why when you have diabetes, taking care of your feet has to become a priority. Both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes can...
How Can Neuropathy Affect the Feet?
Neuropathy is a disorder that affects the network of nerves (called the "peripheral nerves") that connect the spinal cord to the organs, muscles and skin. The job of the peripheral nervous system is to relay signals or information from the central nervous system...
Tips for Teens Dealing with Athlete’s Foot
Athlete's foot (Tinea pedis) is caused by a fungal infection on the feet. Common symptoms of athlete's foot include itchy rashes, dryness or cracking of the skin on the bottom of the feet and/or between the toes. Despite the name, you don't have to be an athlete to...
What Should You Do if a Toenail is About to Come Off?
Torn or separated toenails are not uncommon injuries; they can happen by way of something as simple as stubbing your toe around the house or hurting your foot while playing sports. A loose toenail can also be the result of a fungal infection. Whatever the cause,...
What are Plantar Warts and How Do You Treat Them?
Plantar Warts (verruca plantaris), also known as myrmecia, are small, hard, noncancerous skin growths that affect the foot, but typically appear on the heels or balls (plantar side) of the foot. They commonly occur in children, adolescents and the elderly. Plantar...
Hitting the Field? Here’s How to Avoid Athlete’s Foot
Athlete's foot affects about one in five people, according to certain studies cited by WebMD. Luckily, it's a very treatable condition, but that doesn't mean it's pleasant to endure. In fact, it can be quite detrimental to a person's performance both on and off the...
Ask The Dr Ankle Sprain
“I didn't see the pot hole when running on some back roads recently and I think I twisted my ankle, what should I do”? The most common ways to sprain an ankle are by landing awkwardly after jumping or by walking/running on uneven surfaces. A sprain occurs when your...
Ask the Dr Neuroma
“My feet burn and go numb when I am running, should I be concerned”? That depends on how long the burning or numbness lasts. If your feet burn or go numb while running but then that feeling goes away within 5-10 minutes at the end of your run, then this likely...
Your Feet Need Blood to be Healthy
P.A.D or atherosclerosis: Is a narrowing or occlusion of the arteries This occurs in the legs, and it can affect the feet. Symptoms of PAD: The most common symptom is claudication. Claudication can feel like a dull cramp, fatigue or pain in your hip, thigh or calf...