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Podiatry Blog
Wondering About Wound Care?
If you discover a wound on your feet or ankles, it can be frightening. Depending on your health, you may not have even noticed you were injured.
How to Take Care of Your Toes in the New Year
Bend them, wiggle them, or call them your piggies. Either way, make sure to take care of your toes in the new year. They play a major supporting role in how you move around.
How to Warm Your Feet Wisely
You may not realize it, but patients with diabetes are at risk for serious burns due to a condition known as peripheral neuropathy.
Do I Need a Wound Specialist?
During Diabetes Awareness Month, we want to share the importance of identifying and responding to non-healing wounds and how a Certified Wound Specialist is helpful during recovery.
When Your Parents Have Diabetes
We know how diabetes can affect feet, and we’re here to help you remind your parents to take care of themselves, too.
How to Observe Wound Care Awareness Week
The best way to care for wounds is to stop them before they even form. There are a few easy ways you can stop wounds and ulcers from forming on your feet.
Living with Neuropathy
Have you noticed any tingling, burning, or loss of sensation in your feet? If so, you might be experiencing peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy is caused by damaged peripheral nerves. In the case of peripheral neuropathy of the feet, the faulty nerves fail to properly communicate stimuli from the feet to the brain, resulting in a loss of sensations.
The Healing Power of Lasers
Multiwave Locked System (MLS) Laser Therapy is non-invasive alternative to inflammation treatments like injections and pain medications that can further interrupt your life and mobility.