Rigid Versus Soft Orthotics Custom orthotics are shoe inserts prescribed by a podiatrist to help with various foot problems. Orthotics can be used to reduce pain, offload high-pressure areas, improve lower limb function and reduce the risk of injury. Podiatrists can prescribe custom orthotics as part...
[gallery columns="4" size="medium" ids="784,782"] For so long, we have been encouraging our patients to do foot strengthening exercises. The research is clear. These exercises can prevent or reduce hallux valgus (the dreaded bunion), help with the healing of the plantar fascia (most common cause of heel pain). ...
In 1981, the world lost the one and only Bob Marley to a rare type of melanoma in his toe at the age of thirty-six. Contra to popular belief, not all skin cancers are caused by Ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Melanoma skin cancer may...
This article will challenge the conventional view of what CAUSES heel pain. If we keep on doing the same old treatment, we are going to keep getting the same old results, so time for a new perspective.
Cutting a “V” in the toenail will fix an ingrown toenail, reducing the pressure and pain. This is an old wives tale with good architectural merit but unfortunately is untrue. Nail cells are not like skin, they do not get together, they only grow in...