Picture this: it’s Sunday evening, and you pull out your phone to check your schedule for this week: several meetings, home repairs that need done, activities to which the kids need taken, and…
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Heel pain affects millions of Americans each year. But not all heel pain is the same. There are plenty of causes of heel pain, often with slightly different symptoms that can help your podiatrist diagnose…
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It would be great if the simplest solutions could be applied to the most complex problems and solve them in an instant. Unfortunately, sometimes the easiest or most conservative solution to a problem…
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When it comes to heel pain, there is a lot to know, but there is also a lot of false information out there. Let’s take a look at some common myths of heel pain so you can make the best decisions for…
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As Benjamin Franklin once said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” When it comes to treating plantar fasciitis, you shouldn’t wait. Preventing severe symptoms will reduce the need…
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September is Heel Pain Month. Almost 80% of Americans are living with some sort of foot issue. And six of every ten of these people experience some form of heel pain as a symptom. So today, let’s…
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“Pump Bump” is a term used to describe Haglund’s Deformity. The “bump” part refers to a physical bump that forms on the back of your heel where the Achilles tendon and the heel bone (calcaneus)…
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Plantar fasciitis is painful and needs to be treated. Because our tendons are vital to foot movement, healing is slow because we continue to walk and move. Standard treatments for plantar fasciitis include…
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Do you have pain that starts in your heel with your first steps every morning? This is known as post-static dyskinesia. Let’s break it down. Post–after Static–resting Dis–bad Kinesia–movement…
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Plantar fasciitis. We talk about it a lot, and for good reason. There are more than 3 million cases treated in the US each year. Why is it so common? Because the plantar fascia is doing all the work, all…
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