With the warm season in Florida just around the corner everyone wants pretty feet! Long, thick, discolored toenails are not necessarily desirable as we start to shed our shoes in place of sandals (just to clarify as a foot and ankle specialist I do not recommend sandals). Because of this I find it to be common […]
Category: Foot Conditions
New Year New Goal?!
After a hopefully glutenous holiday season, many of us find ourselves stepping on the scale this morning and being a bit taken back! For me, the best part of the holidays along with the endless amounts of family time, is the food! It seems that during the run from Thanksgiving through the New Year there […]
Richard Sherman recovering from Achilles Rupture
Richard Sherman of the Seattle Seahawks recently ruptured his Achilles tendon, resulting in season ending surgery. It may or may not come as a surprise that the Achilles tendon is the strongest and largest tendon in the body. It is made of us two muscles that work to provide a strong propulsive force that helps you […]
Big Toe Joint, A Big Pain?
For many of us, the dreaded ache that can come with certain shoes, certain activities and certain positions has become a daily occurrence. What if we told you, it didn’t have to be? What if with every crouch, stoop, and stride you didn’t have to be uncomfortable? This pain in the “big toe joint” is […]
Crossover Toes Bring No Good Luck
We all have been there, wanting something so bad that we cross our fingers, toes, legs etc to bestow upon ourselves as much good luck as possible. However, for some of us crossover toes are no joke. A crossover toe is a common complaint that we see at Healthy Feet Podiatry often times associated with […]
Dunkirk Exceeds Box Office Expectations, but Likely Gave Thousands Foot Problems!
Dunkirk, the hit new WWII movie was a resounding success in the box office. The movie is about allied troops being stranded on the beach and saved by air and sea to escape certain demise. As a podiatrist watching a movie like this, its hard to not think about their poor wet feet! In the […]
Why is my Toe Crooked?
Is your toe curling in? Is it sticking up or rubbing against your shoe? If so, it is very possible you have a hammertoe. A hammertoe, similar to a bunion, is hereditary and can develop over time. When there is instability across the ball of your foot it leads to contracture of the toes. Symptoms […]
Gout, how do I Know if I Have it?
Gout is an arthritic condition that is commonly misdiagnosed by ER’s across the country. Many people develop that dreaded red, swollen, painful toe and report to the emergency room only to have blood drawn and be told, “it’s not gout.” I’m here to tell you, that is incorrect. Gout is a systemic arthritic condition that […]
Do Bunion Splints Really Work?
As a podiatrist, one of the most common issues we encounter in our office are bunions. With that said it is also very common for us to hear, “Do those splints really work?” Don’t be fooled by infomercials or local shoe stores trying to take your dollar because bunion splints will not correct your bunion. […]
Ingrown Toenails, A Common Problem Found In Soccer Players
Ingrown toenails can be one of the most painful foot conditions to experience. It may seem like a small thing but a painful, ingrown toenail can stop even the biggest person in his or her tracks. And I should know because I’ve dealt with one myself. An ingrown toenail occurs when the border of the […]