It’s not too early to learn about caring for your feet in cold weather. When the weather is cold, blood moves away from your toes so that a constant body temperature is maintained. Exercising the feet gets your blood to circulate to them. Otherwise, swelling and dryness can increase. When your … [Read more...]
Football Season Is Upon Us…And So Are The Foot And Ankle Injuries That Come With It
When we think about football injuries, concussions seem to always be the first to come to mind. Football players wear helmets to protect them from getting concussions. At the other end of the body, we have the very vulnerable feet and ankles. There’s no helmet-type protection from the foot and … [Read more...]
Ice, Ice Baby – Creative Ways to Bring Cool Relief to Your Feet
Ice is often referred to when considering treatments for foot injuries or conditions. It serves to reduce pain by reducing the inflammation that causes it. There are many icing products that are available for purchase. But there are also some options that you can whip up by putting together items … [Read more...]
To Heal the Heel: An In-Depth Look at Heel Spur Treatments
A heel spur can be seen on an x-ray. It shows up as a hook on the heel bone where it is attached to the plantar fascia. Plantar fasciitis may or may not be an accompanying condition. Heel spurs can usually be successfully treated non-surgically if detected early. The goal of any treatment … [Read more...]
Sun Exposure and Your Feet: Don’t Forget the Sunscreen
When the days start to get sunny and the out-of-doors beckons, the shelves at the local pharmacy start filling up with the latest selections of sunscreen. We buy them up by the armfuls and commence applying some level of promised protection to our faces, arms, hands, backs, and legs. But what … [Read more...]
Toenail Fungus: The Answer to “Why?”
Toenail fungal infections are caused by one of three types of fungi: dermatophytes, yeasts, or molds. Dermatophytes grow on the skin, hair, and nails. They are the most common cause of toenail infections. They come in contact with the skin by way of clothing, shoes, nail clippers and files, … [Read more...]
Summer Sandals Expose Your Toes…AND Your Toenail Fungus
There’s Spring, and then there’s Summer. It will be here before you know it. If you have neglected your toenail fungus because your toes have been out-of-sight-out-of-mind inside those heavy socks and closed-in cold weather shoes, you still have time to get your tootsies in summertime sandal … [Read more...]
Gout Control May Be As Simple As Mouth Control
Gout, or gouty arthritis, is a painful form of arthritis characterized by sudden burning, stiffness, inflammation, and swelling. It happens when a build-up of uric acid in the blood causes crystals to form and deposit around a joint, usually a big toe. One reason why your blood might have high … [Read more...]
Fight the Battle With PinPointe™ FootLaser™ and Win the War Against Toenail Fungus
Your toes are where fungus grows, especially when you don’t wear shower shoes or flip flops in public shower rooms or pool areas; or when you wear someone else’s shoes or socks; or when your pedicurist uses unclean tools; or when your socks are laden with moisture; or when you wear … [Read more...]
Resolve to Exercise Your Feet
When you made those New Year’s Resolutions to get fit by exercising, did you remember to include your toes and feet? If you didn’t, you should have. After all, the muscle groups in your “little piggies” make up 25 percent of your body’s muscles. Gait patterns, proper foot mechanics, ankle … [Read more...]
