While there are considerable benefits to working out and exercising, all that added stress and pressure increases the chances of getting a foot or ankle injury. Fortunately, by wearing supportive shoes made for the activity, using custom orthotics, and doing some physical therapy exercises for warming up, you can avoid getting injuries in the first place.
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Big toe pain and stiffness can be caused by various conditions ranging from injury to systemic diseases like arthritis. Big toe pain and stiffness can be treated and prevented through proper diet and by wearing properly fitted shoes with custom orthotic inserts expertly formed and fitted by your foot doctor.
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Seniors tend to be more predisposed to developing foot conditions such as ulcers, ingrown toenails or fungus toenails. It is therefore imperative that a senior has access to a caregiver; or, that they are able to look over their feet on their own.
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Having ingrown toenails is a normal podiatric ailment that we often see at our practice. The ingrown toenail happens as the side of your nail presses into the skin, potentially permitting germs into your bloodstream.
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What is Arthritis? As a medical condition, arthritis is actually a term for many different types of conditions that are considered arthritis. Though there are many different forms of it, arthritis is most commonly known as a disease that causes the joints in our bodies to lose their flexibility and become strained.
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