As we hope for warm weather this summer and sandals become the footwear of choice, it is important to pay extra attention to the health and wellbeing of your feet.
Every stride you take as a runner is influenced by your unique gait pattern, which can have a huge impact on your overall running experience and foot health. In this blog, we'll explore the importance of gait analysis for runners from a podiatric standpoint.
While some individuals with ‘flat feet’ may not experience any symptoms, for others, it can lead to discomfort and pain. Understanding the symptoms, causes, and treatment options for flat feet is essential for managing this condition effectively.
A low level of blood flow to your legs and/or feet is a condition known as poor blood circulation in the legs and feet. This is an important topic because if poor circulation is left unmanaged it can develop into a more serious medical condition.
Are your feet changing shape? Do you see a prominent bump at the side and base of your big toe? Has it become painful and gotten worse over time? Do you find it difficult to buy comfortable shoes? These are some signs indicating you have a bunion. Read on to find out some more details and what you can do.
If you have a firm, painful bump at the base of your big toe, it is most likely a bunion. While small bunions, known as bunionettes, can also form at the base of your little toe, the overwhelming majority of bunions form on the big toe. Once a bunion has formed, there are no easy ways to undo it, with surgery being the only effective treatment to get rid of it. However, surgery is usually a last resort, and if caught early, there are methods to reduce the pain and severity of the bunion. In this blog, we will focus on how bunions form, and what you can do to prevent them.
For something as banal as shoes, crocs have caused quite the controversy since they were first released in 2002. Many people hate the plastic shoes because they deem them to be unfashionable, while others absolutely adore them because of the comfort they offer. But as we have discussed many times, the types of shoes you wear have an enormous effect on the wellbeing of your feet. So where do crocs lie in that regard?
Foot problems can be a major disturbance in trying to go about our daily lives, as essentially everything we do requires us to move around. Similarly, because we use our feet so often, it makes them one of the more likely places on our bodies where issues will arise. As with many areas of physical wellbeing, these issues can vary to a certain degree between men and women, so in this article, we will examine some the foot problems that most commonly affect women.
