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Beautify Your Feet for the Summer
posted: Mar. 29, 2019.

The summertime is a great time to show off your new sandals and allow your feet to breathe. But since the warmer months can be rough on your feet, it's Read more
Foot Health and Aging: How to Keep Your Feet Supporting You for Life
posted: Mar. 29, 2019.

With age, many people experience changes in their feet. This may include a change in their shape, a loss of the fatty pads that cushion the bottom of the feet, Read more
Signs You Have Athlete's Foot
posted: Mar. 29, 2019.

Are you wondering if the foot problems you are experiencing could be a fungal infection? If you are someone who doesn’t sport those shower shoes at your gym locker room, you Read more
Walking Your Way To Good Foot Health
posted: Mar. 29, 2019.

Looking for a safe, easy and inexpensive way to stay healthy, increase your energy level and improve your figure? Start walking! Walking is one of the easiest and mostpopular forms Read more
High Fashion Footwear May Come with a High Price
posted: Mar. 29, 2019.

While high-heeled shoes may look stylish or complement your favorite outfit, they are rarely the best option for a woman's feet. According to a study by the American podiatric Medical Read more
How to Take Better Care of Your Feet
posted: Mar. 29, 2019.

Diabetic foot care is an often-overlooked yet crucially important part of overall diabetic health. Due to the location of the feet and the effects of diabetes, a small issue related Read more
Fighting Fungal Toenails
posted: Mar. 29, 2019.

Also known as onychomycosis, toenail fungus can be painful, irritating and embarrassing. When you experience trauma to your nail, the nail bed is lifted, allowing fungus to invade. Without treatment, this Read more
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome: Symptoms and Treatment
posted: Mar. 29, 2019.

Maybe you've heard of carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition in the wrist that occurs when swelling or a change in position of the tissue within the carpal tunnel squeezes and irritates Read more
How to Deal with Heel Pain
posted: Mar. 28, 2019.

What your podiatrists in Brick and Jackson want you to know If you’ve ever suffered from heel pain, you already know the stabbing, unrelenting pain can keep you from moving around. Read more
A Look at Painful Plantar Warts
posted: Mar. 28, 2019.

Plantar warts are benign growths that develop on the bottom of your feet, and are caused by direct contact with the human papilloma virus (HPV). This is the same virus Read more
Plantar Fasciitis: Put Your Heel Pain to a Halt
posted: Mar. 28, 2019.

Heel pain is most often caused by plantar fasciitis, an inflammation of the long, dense band of connective tissue (the plantar fascia) that runs from the heel to the ball Read more
Hammertoes
posted: Mar. 28, 2019.

A hammertoe is one of the most common toe conditions, usually stemming from muscle imbalance in which the joints of the second, third, fourth or fifth toe are bent into Read more
Easy Ways to Prevent and Treat an Ingrown Toenail
posted: Mar. 28, 2019.

Ingrown toenails, also known as onychocryptosis, can be annoying and painful. This common condition occurs when the surrounding skin on one or both sides of the nail grows over the Read more
Metatarsalgia
posted: Mar. 28, 2019.

Metatarsalgia denotes a common foot condition characterized by pain and inflammation of the joints and bones of the ball of the foot - the area just before the toes, also Read more
Morton's Neuroma: What is it and How to Stop the Pain
posted: Mar. 28, 2019.

A neuroma is a thickening of nerve tissue that can develop in various parts of your body. In the foot, the most common occurring neuroma develops at the base of Read more
Say Goodbye to Embarrassing Toenail Fungus with New PinPointe FootLaser
posted: Mar. 28, 2019.

haracterized by thick, unsightly, discolored nails, fungus-infected toenails can be irritating, embarrassing and painful. For years, the only treatments available for toenail fungus were topical and oral medications or removal Read more