Category Archive for: ‘Foot and Ankle News’
LINK: UA doctors discuss study on diabetes and foot health
Here’s a bit from the article: TUCSON – April is “Foot Health Month,” and today on News 4 at 4, two doctors from the University of Arizona stopped by with information from an important study on diabetes and keeping feet healthy. The “Team approach to diabetic wound healing and amputation prevention,” is a UA study that Dr. Armstrong and Dr. …
LINK: Circling the Planet Four Times Takes a Toll On Your Feet
A recent article in MarketWatch talked about the importance of choosing and wearing the proper shoes as you age. Some of the statistics might be surprising to you. Here’s a bit from the article: The average person takes approximately 10,000 steps a day, the equivalent of 115,000 miles over their lifetime or enough to travel around the planet over four …
Plantar Fasciitis Stretches
Colorado Springs plantar fasciitis stretches: The Plantar Fascia is a thick band of tissue on the bottom of the foot. It forms the arch of the foot and connects the toes to the heel bone. Inflammation or irritation of this tissue is called Plantar Fascitis. The pain can be either sharp, dull, aching or burning. Plantar Fascitis occurs most frequently in …
What Do You Call A Foot Doctor?
What do you call a foot doctor? You call him/her a podiatrist or chiropodist. The word “podiatrist” comes from the Greek “pod” meaning foot, “iatreia” meaning healing, and “ist” meaning someone who practices or is concerned with something. Thus, a podiatrist is someone who practices healing feet. The word “chiropodist” comes from the Greek “cheiro” meaning hand, “pod” meaning foot, …
LINK: Fashion’s High Price: How Heels Damage the Body
Well, you can about imagine that when it comes to talking about the health and care of your feet, we’re not going to have much good to say about the wearing of high heels. Here’s a bit from a recent blog article from LiveScience that talk about how heels can be damaging to your body: Fashionable feet come at a …
What Is a Foot Fracture?
The foot consists of 26 bones and almost any of them can be broken. Many fractures do not require surgery, or even a cast, as they will heal on their own with some support. When a foot is fractured, the site of the fracture usually is painful and swollen. The site of the fracture will determine the course of treatment, if …
LINK: The Price of Wearing High Heels
Ladies, if you wear high heels on a regular basis, you might not be doing your feet a favor. According to an article from The Atlantic Journal Constitution website, the wearing of high heels can cause foot pain and even lead to Norton’s Neuroma. Here’s a bit from the article: For a quarter-century, Catherine Ange has worked as a seller of …