Learning About Podiatry Treatments

• Foot Pain? 2 Types And Treatment Options

  20 December 2018

  If your foot is hurting this can be difficult to handle. This is especially true if you have to walk a lot for your job. To help you, below are five types of foot pain so you can determine what problem you are having. There is also information about treatment options available to you. Ball of Your Foot If the ball of your foot is painful, also known as metatarsalgia, then this pain is coming from the metatarsal bones.

• Dealing With A Wound On Your Foot

  26 September 2018

  Cutting your foot on glass is very easy to do, especially if you make a habit out of stepping outside of your house barefoot. However, even if you don't walk around barefoot, certain shoes still leave you more susceptible to cutting your feet on things like glass. Flipflop shoes with very thin soles can allow a sharp piece of glass to cut right through the sole of the shoe and continue into your foot as well.

• Want To Become A Marine But Have An Ingrown Toenail? Here's What You Need To Do

  21 July 2018

  If you are interested in joining the Marines and have an ingrown toenail that is infected or symptomatic, you may want to hold off on going to the military entrance processing station until you have your ingrown toenail taken care of. An ingrown toenail can exclude you from eligibility in serving in the United States Marine Corps. Here's why and what you can do to become eligible to serve.  Ingrown toenails are painful

• Why You're At Risk Of Foot Wounds When You Have Diabetes And The Treatments That Can Help

  4 April 2018

  Diabetes affects every part of your body, from your eyes to your feet. It also affects your blood circulation and your organs. One common complication of diabetes is poor circulation in your feet; this situation is compounded by nerve damage caused by diabetes, so your feet are at risk of infections and ulcers. Here's why diabetic wounds develop and how your podiatrist may treat them. The Cause Of Diabetic Wounds