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Summer Eating for Optimal Foot Health
Memorial Day—the unofficial start of summer—might be getting more distant in our rearview mirror with every passing day, but we still have plenty of opportunity to appreciate our warmest season. The key is not letting it all slip away! When it comes to our inherent...
Gentle Care for Pediatric Ingrown Toenails
One of the basic facts of ingrown toenails is this – anyone who has toenails can potentially develop the condition. So, whereas it would be rather unusual to treat a five-year old for osteoarthritis or gout—medical issues that normally develop over time—we do provide...
Keeping Children’s Feet Safe in the Summer
Summer brings a whole new set of activities and options for your children, many of which can lead to foot trouble if the proper precautions are not taken. We want your sons and daughters to have the ability to enjoy the entire summer season, so we’ve compiled various...
The Ins and Outs (But Mostly Ins!) of Ingrown Toenails
Ingrown toenails are a very common problem, and there’s a big reason for this – anyone who has toenails could potentially be affected! Some medical conditions might tend to be more commonly seen within certain demographics—Achilles tendinitis for middle-aged men,...
Running and Ankle Injuries
Previously, we’ve shared a plan to help you get started on a running program in a safe manner and provided some tips for reducing injury risk while doing so. We also noted that it’s basically impossible to reduce all injury risk. After all, when a body is in motion,...
Mother’s Day and Foot Health
Sunday May 13th is Mother’s Day this year, which makes it the perfect time to discuss women’s foot care! Now, for various reasons, podiatrists are prone to see certain issues in women’s feet more often than others. Sure, some of these problems are also common to our...
Pro Tips for Summer Foot Care
Living in the Midwest, we only have a finite amount of summer to enjoy every year – and this means you want to take advantage of every warm, sunny moment you can. Accordingly, the last thing you want is a foot condition taking away your summer fun and enjoyment by...
Couch to 5K in 9 Short Weeks
We all know that one person who’s training for a marathon. He or she is up before the sun rises, starting the day off with more miles than you care to think about. Not even less-than-ideal weather is going to keep runners like this from their training. That is truly...
Play Ball! – How to Prevent Common Foot & Ankle Baseball Injuries
In honor of the upcoming MLB Opening Day—3/29 this year, which makes it the earliest Opening Day ever—we are going to discuss baseball foot and ankle injuries and ways you can reduce the risk of them happening. For a plethora of reasons, baseball still reigns as...