When was the last time you had your foot measured to check your shoe size? If the answer is more than a year ago, there is a good chance your shoes are causing you some kind of pain, from pinched toes to unsightly calluses. Foot shape and size can change in small but meaningful ways [...]

Did you know that eighty-eight percent of women wear shoes that are too small for their feet, and that fifty-five percent have painful bunions? Bunions are a deformity of the bone on the side of yoru feet, often very painful, just below your big toe.  What happens is that the big toe is squeezed in [...]

You may save some money buying so-called "custom-fit" orthotics, but in reality it may be a waste of money. Aside from giving you some padding and arch support, they're not anything like the medical orthotics I make by getting a mold of your feet in my office. Unless they're specifically made for your feet, they're [...]

Sometimes people get ingrown toenails because they are careless and don't trim their nail properly. You don't always need a professional health provider to to take care of your toes and the way to avoid a doctor's visit is to clip your nails the right way so that there are no future risks. People with [...]

If you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you're probably wondering how it affects the joints of the foot and ankle. Usually it starts in your hands and feet, on both sides of the body.  You may experience stiff joints, and painful swelling. If you know what signs to look out for, your podiatrist (if it's a [...]