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With high school football season entering its mid and latter stages, volleyball season in full swing, and basketball beginning, severe ankle injuries are undoubtedly on the rise. The worst can sideline your teen for a couple months. Most will put them out of action for at least a couple weeks. In many cases, you simply … Continue reading How to Speed Up Your Recovery from a Severe Ankle Injury

Some people live with athlete’s foot, and many other conditions they find embarrassing, for years before they get help. But, remember podiatrists see these problems on a daily basis! While you may feel self-conscious about it, we understand it’s a natural problem many people face. Athlete’s foot is actually a fungus. You can get it … Continue reading How to Treat Athlete’s Foot

Have you had ingrown toenails before? Are you wondering how you can lower the risk so you don’t have to endure the pain? You can prevent ingrown toenails in most cases. Here are some important tips on how: Trim your nails properly. Cut your toenails in a fairly straight line and don’t cut them too short. You … Continue reading How to Prevent Ingrown Toenails

Why would you wear orthotics? Typically, you don’t think about them until you notice painful problems in your feet, ankles, or back. They do cost a little bit, so if you’re like most people, you put them off until you realize you absolutely need them. But they offer a number of benefits and make a … Continue reading Top 4 Benefits of Orthotic Inserts

Does arthritic pain flare up and make your ankles uncomfortable to walk on from time-to-time? Arthritis isn’t fun to have. But you can minimize the discomfort and disruption it causes in your life. If you have arthritic ankle pain, here’s what you can do about it: Wear Shoes with Low, Flared Heels While your stilettos … Continue reading How to Care for Arthritic Ankles

You just celebrated Labor Day, so that means fall’s coming soon. Aside from obvious measures, you probably don’t think about your feet too much as the air cools down. How do you prep your feet for the coming fall weather? Here’s what you should consider: Rub Your Hard Skin Patches Down Going without shoes and … Continue reading How to Prepare Your Feet for Fall

Football leads to nearly every imaginable type of injury. Foot and ankle injuries, however, probably aren’t the first ones that come to mind. But make no mistake about it, your son’s feet and ankles are at risk. Just like many other football injuries, they can spell an early end to their career or season. Here’s … Continue reading How to Help Your Teen Protect Their Feet And Ankles During Football Season

Ankle injuries are one of the most common in volleyball. How can your daughter prevent hers from being injured so she doesn’t miss several weeks during the season? Here’s some tips: When to Wear Ankle Braces At this point, the research is conflicted on whether ankle braces help prevent injuries if your daughter’s ankles aren’t … Continue reading What Your Daughter Can Do to Protect Her Ankles During Volleyball Season

What foot injuries could you experience this summer? Maybe you have one of these right now. Learn some of the common foot injuries you can experience, and what you can do to make them heal as quickly as possible: Blisters They’re annoying and easy to pop. But, popping blisters is the worst thing you can … Continue reading How to Heal 5 Common Foot Injuries You Could Experience This Summer

Flip-flops and summer go together hand-in-hand. What would summer be like without flip-flops? Well, apparently it could be a lot less painful. That’s because flip-flops are the leading cause of summer’s most common foot injury: metatarsalgia. What’s “metatarsalgia?” It’s inflammation of the ball of your foot. It’s extremely painful. And if you don’t treat it, … Continue reading How To Prevent Summer’s Most Common Foot Injury