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What To Do For Your Feet During Pregnancy

Aches, pains, and soreness happen all over your body during pregnancy. You know you’re going through all these changes for the good of you and your child. How can you help your feet stay comfortable, and especially so during those later months of pregnancy? Here’s what to do: 1. How [...] Read More

How to Keep Your Feet Healthy If You Stand on Them All Day

Do you have to stand all day for your job? Do you maintain moment-by-moment awareness of your feet and how well they’re holding up to the rigors of your work? I’m guessing you don’t, but that’s okay. When were you (or anyone for that matter) ever taught to pay attention to the health of [...] Read More

The Complete Guide to Stress Fractures

It’s that time of year again. No. Not Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. It’s stress fracture time! The return to school means more stress fractures happen. We see this for a few reasons: Kids return to running around at school after a summer of playing video games and hanging [...] Read More

How to Help Your Teen Protect Their Ankles from Fall Sports Injuries

Has your teen already begun practice for football, volleyball, soccer, or another Fall sport? As a parent, it’s your personal nightmare that your son or daughter experiences a devastating foot or ankle injury that sidelines them for the season, and causes pain into their adult years. Ankle [...] Read More

The Right Shoes to Prevent Foot & Ankle Injuries If You’re Overweight and Getting Back in Shape

If you’ve got a few more pounds on than you’d like and you’re making a personal commitment to getting back into shape, your ankles are at risk. You don’t want to start off strong and lose several pounds, only to experience an ankle injury that sidelines you (and all your awesome progress) [...] Read More

The Right Summer Footwear for Nearly Every Occasion

Ever try to go for a run in sandals? Maybe you can do it for a few yards or so. But you’d never do it if you wanted to truly run and get a workout. So, you make a decision and wear athletic shoes if you want to run or walk a decent distance. That’s an obvious one. But, many forget [...] Read More

5 Steps to Fit and Fabulous Feet this Summer

In Texas, we’re lucky because we get a longer summer than the northern states. They really only get summer from about mid-May until mid-September, and possibly shorter. And during summer, you think of all the ways you can relax and enjoy the outdoors. Visions of stretching out in the golden [...] Read More

4 Most Opportune Times to See Your Podiatrist

When you experience a foot injury, or if you’re planning a big change in your exercise routine, are you best off taking care of things yourself, seeing your regular general practice doctor, or going to a specialist podiatrist? The truth is it depends. Your situation is unique. As you decide [...] Read More

6 Things Your Podiatrist Wish You Knew

Feet today get more attention than they ever did in the past. Technology has enabled society to grow to the point where you have the time and money to care about the issues that happen with your feet. Do you know everything that’s important to know about foot and ankle care? Here are some [...] Read More

How to Prevent Ankle Sprains If You’re Getting Active for the First Time in a Long Time

Been taking some time off and just cruising along and enjoying life? Or maybe you’ve been so busy and stressed that exercise has fallen by the wayside. Maybe it’s just never been a priority for you. Regardless of the reason, you’re at high risk for an ankle sprain if you haven’t [...] Read More

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