18th May 2009
Many women suffer pain and burning in the ball of the feet from wearing high fashion shoes. Given a choice between wearing fashionable shoes and pain, many women choose pain rather than give up their fashionable shoes and boots. There are many reasons for...
05th April 2009
My Grandmother had the ugliest feet on earth. Between bunions and hammertoes, corns and warts, she had every ailment known to the foot. Every new pair of shoes had to be stretched and cut to accommodate the outsized bones protruding in all directions. Eve...
13th March 2009
I was pondering topics for my first blog article, sorting through the many treatments available today for various conditions causing pain, creating deformities, and even crippling patients. Originally, I wanted to discuss high impact treatments such as la...
10th March 2009
Why I Wrote This Article
I have been a podiatric physician and surgeon specializing in the care of the feet and ankles for 38 years. In the past decade, I have watched the incidence of heel pain assume an epidemic-size magnitude.
Consider: 25% of Amer...
10th March 2009
Skin cancer of the legs, ankles, and feet are some of the most overlooked cancers.
They are found in locations where most people consider skin cancers unlikely. Over 90% of skin cancers appear on sun-exposed skin, usually found on the face, neck, ears,...
