The wrong shoes can cause or aggravate foot ailments. The right shoes can often prevent - but cannot correct - problems. So wearing the right shoes is vital to foot health. Follow these simple suggestions when picking out shoes. If problems persist, visit...

Foot pain, often severe, occurs in every pregnancy. I don't care if you are a size 2 or 12 when you get pregnant, by the sixth month most woman are complaining of some kind of foot and ankle pain. As a mother of three, I can attest that every pregnancy wa...

In this age of insoles and orthotics for every activity and every shoe on the market; my patients often ask, "Does anyone walk normally?" And what is "normal gait" anyway? In normal gait, your heel swings from side to side as your foot moves. Your foot...

Everyone has some kind of excuse for why they can't exercise, but yet complain about being out of shape, being tired, and being fat! Nine out of ten of my obese patients rate pain, in some body part, as one of their top three excuses why they can't possib...

Whether you live in Texas or Rhode Island; the summer heat kills child athletes every year! Protect your child athlete! Talk about it today!It really is that time of year again; School is getting out, Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, and summer spo...

Your feet were meant to last a lifetime, but did you realize they travel approximately 75,000 miles during that time? They are the hardest working, but yet most neglected part of our bodies. In times of economic hardship, they become even more important! ...

Death by pedicure? Ridiculous suggestion? With so many lawsuits connected to deaths, chronic infections and disfigurement from pedicures; you would think the public would be clamoring for reform. Just the opposite, most consumers completely blow off the r...

Is it a foregone conclusion, that if you run for years, you will have arthritis? Many of my patients are concerned that the aches and pains that are inevitable from distance running are actually harbingers for the future aches and pains of arthritis. This...

Most vacations involve a lot of walking, even though their goal is rest and relaxation. This can lead to very sore feet! "Walking is great exercise and one of the most reliable forms of transportation," says Marybeth Crane, DPM, FACFAS, a foot and ankl...

Spring and summer is travel time in the United States. We were all brought up that spring officially begins with spring break with the kids and summer has to include a family vacation. It would be almost un-American to not travel this country and around t...

I took off my nail polish and my toenails are turning yellow! There seems to be something growing under them! What is going on? I'm not a dirty person, how did this happen? I get asked these questions more times a week than I can count. Why do some people...

Anne was running the White Rock marathon in Dallas in 2007. It was a cold, wet day, and by mile 18, she had a "cramp" in her hamstring and into her butt. It continued to get worse and worse as it got colder and colder. First she described that her fourth ...

Puncture wounds are extremely common in the foot, especially in times of warm weather, due to people walking barefoot. Even though they are extremely common, most people do not treat them adequately. Getting proper treatment within 24 hours is important i...

So many people have bunions and suffer needlessly. Most don't even understand what a "bunion" really is. We have been referring to a bump on the side of the big toe joint as a "bunion" for decades, but it is really much more than that. Bunions are know...

High heel shoes make woman feel sexy, in-charge, and pretty...but what are we doing to our feet? We all have them, those adorable, had-to-buy-them, high heel shoes hiding in our closets. Sometimes even hundreds of pair, but why do we choose to wear tortur...