Diabetic Foot Care – Heel Cracks
Foot care is extremely important for people with diabetes. There are many foot problems associated with diabetes. Poor blood sugar control and just long term effects of the disease can cause peripheral neuropathy, which can lead to the diabetic patient to loose feeling in their foot or leg. Also, the disease makes healing much […]
YIKES! Why Do My Feet Look Like That!
There are many surprises during pregnancy. Of all the changes that occur, changes to your feet and legs can cause concern. Pregnancy foot changes During pregnancy, your body produces hormones to relax the ligaments in your body. Some of the ligaments that relax are in your feet. Between the weight that is gained during […]
Growth Plate – an Extra Big Plate?
No, a growth plate has nothing to do with eating. It does have to do with the way that children’s bones grow. How do children’s bones grow? Children’s bones do not grow from the middle out. Okay, I would have thought that they did. Once again, I would have been wrong. Children’s long […]
High Arches
Last week we talked about arches and how they can be low, medium or high. (See LINK) We have in the past talked about flat feet (Type “flat feet” in the search box on the side and several posts will come up for you to review). We have not talked about high arches. High […]
Arches are not just Architecture
How are the arches in your feet? Do you know what kind of arch you have? There are three basic foot arches. Your arches can be flat, normal, or high. The type of arch that you have can make a difference in the type of shoes are comfortable for you and give the best support […]