October 15, 2015
Could Your Foot Pain Be Bursitis?
Bursitis is a painful condition brought on by inflamed bursa—small fluid-filled sacks that protects joints from irritation. You may have heard of bursitis in the hip, shoulder or knees, but…
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October 1, 2015
Categories: shoes
Tips for Safe Winter Foot Wear
When the weather gets cold and streets become wet or icy, our shoe choices can have a greater impact on our health and safety. Here are a few thoughts from…
September 17, 2015
Foot Pain is NOT Inevitable
Every day at Advanced Foot Care Centers we see patients with foot and ankle pain. Perhaps the most common comment we hear is, “I thought foot pain was normal.” This…
September 1, 2015
Categories: common foot conditions, Healthful Hints
Reasons to See a Podiatrist
If you’ve never seen a podiatrist or foot specialist, you might wonder why you would make an appointment. There are many reasons to have your feet seen, and if you…
August 6, 2015
Categories: diabetes, Diseases and Your Feet
Peripheral Neuropathy is Serious, but Treatable
What is Peripheral Neuropathy? The nerves that connect our central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) to the rest of the body constitute our peripheral nervous system. Peripheral neuropathy means…
July 28, 2015
Categories: common foot conditions, Sports Injuries
Let’s Talk About Metatarsalgia
What is Metatarsalgia? The human foot is a marvel: only 26 bones, 33 joints, 30 tendons . . . and this small, complicated arrangement of bones, joints, tendon, ligaments and…
July 22, 2015
Categories: common foot conditions
What is Achilles Tendinitis?
Heel pain is common, and a common cause of heel pain is an inflamed Achilles tendon or Achilles Tendinitis (also spelled Tendonitis). The Achilles tendon is the largest, strongest, and…
July 14, 2015
Categories: Diseases and Your Feet
We Can Treat Raynaud’s Disease
In our recent blog post on Scleroderma we briefly mentioned Raynaud’s Disease as one of the symptoms. We described Raynaud’s as characterized by numbness and pain in the fingers and…
July 9, 2015
Pedicures, Not Pedicurse – Keep Your Feet Looking and Feeling Good
Fungus, infection, ingrown toenail, athlete’s foot . . . the list of conditions that we cross our fingers and hope never to get is long and worrisome. And can a…
July 2, 2015
Categories: common foot conditions, Diseases and Your Feet
Scleroderma – We Can Help
The National Scleroderma Awareness month of June reminds us to pay attention to any unusual thickening of the skin, especially on the hands, arms, face and feet. A scleroderma diagnosis…