Want to make a simple, ten-second check on the state of your health? Sneak a peek at your feet. "You can detect everything from diabetes to nutritional deficiencies just by examining the feet," says Jane Andersen, DPM, president of the American...
A human foot & ankle is a strong, mechanical structure that contain 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 muscles, tendons & ligaments. The 52 bones in your feet make up one quarter of all the bones in your body...
Already all sensation had gone out of his feet. So long as he walked four miles an hour, he pumped that blood, willy-nilly, to the surface; but now it ebbed away and sank down into the recesses of his body.
When was the last time you thought seriously about your feet? How high are your arches? Would you consider your feet wide? Narrow? When was the last time you tried on a shoe in a different size? It can be easy..
EVER FEEL LIKE ONE OF CINDERELLA'S STEPSISTERS TRYING TO CRAM YOUR foot into an impossibly-shaped slipper? Luckily there is no need to chop off your toes or heel—a la the original Grimm fairytale—in order to make the shoe fit. But that...
More than likely you are suffering from a foot condition called Plantar Fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the plantar fascia. What the heck is the plantar fascia? Plantar means bottom and fascia refers to the particular type of tissue affected. This is by far the most common foot problem in Podiatry.
As a member of the health care team, I am very concerned about hypertension (high blood pressure) and vascular disease (heart and circulatory problems). There are several reasons for this concern. First, because you are a patient, your podiatric physician..
You walk on your feet every day, forcing them to support the weight on your body. Repeated stress on your feet can cause damage over time. The right shoes can help protect your feet. The wrong shoes may cause more problems.
My nails are thick, yellow and seem to have something growing underneath them. I’m not a dirty person, how did this happen? Toe nail fungus strikes across class, ethnic, age and hygiene lines. In fact, one study showed that almost 50%..
