Next Step: Foot Care In Connecticut

• posted: Jan. 07, 2015
• Foot Exercises,  Foot Strength

Schools in Richmond, Virginia celebrated International Walk to School Day on October 8th by encouraging students to walk to school. To celebrate the benefits of exercise children, parents, and school Read More

• posted: Dec. 30, 2014

A loss of blood circulation in the feet and legs is often caused by peripheral artery disease. Come the winter season, many people suffer from numb fingers and toes as Read More

• posted: Dec. 22, 2014

Members of the researcher faculty at the St. George’s University of London recently discovered that diabetes patients with the systemic disease peripheral neuropathy may be more likely to get heart Read More

• posted: Dec. 17, 2014

It is said nowadays that nature provides a cure for just about anything, including foot problems. If you develop corns on your feet, for example, submerge willow tree bark in Read More

• posted: Dec. 11, 2014
• Gangrene

Steps to Keep Diabetic Feet Healthy According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report, about 60 percent of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations occur for people Read More

• posted: Dec. 04, 2014

Runners who exercise daily will often suffer from sore or painful feet. While a daily foot massage is ideal, it is also not always possible. After their daily run, runners Read More

• posted: Nov. 25, 2014

New Zealand’s University of Otago’s Prof. Lisa Stamp conducted research that focused on goutpatients and their Vitamin C intake. The study found that Vitamin C did not lower urate levels Read More

• posted: Nov. 17, 2014
• Ankle Problems with High Heels,  Back Problems with High Heels,  High Heels Foot Pain,  High Heel Pain,  Wearing High Heels Everyday

According to an analysis by popular shopping site Gilt, shoppers residing in the Sunshine State of Florida wear the highest heels in the nation; followed by Nevada and Arkansas. While Read More

• posted: Nov. 13, 2014

The successful Samaritan’s Feet event, held by Samaritan’s Feet International and Northeastern Indiana Credit Union Chapter (NEICUC), was able to put new pairs of shoes onto three hundred members of Read More

• posted: Nov. 04, 2014
• Athlete’s Foot,  Foot Discomfort,  Burning Feet,  Flaking Feet

To avoid the possible side effects that accompany prescription drugs, natural remedies are available for use to treat Athlete’s foot. Apple cider vinegar or tea tree oil can be rubbed Read More

• posted: Oct. 28, 2014
• Peripheral Artery Disease,  Blood Circulation,  Circulation in Feet

Scientists at Sapienza University conducted a study with some rather delicious results. The university’s scientists discovered that polyphenols found in dark chocolate can increase blood flow. This increased blood flow Read More

• posted: Oct. 23, 2014
• Shockwave Therapy,  Shockwave Treatment,  Shockwave Quick Recovery

The Running Doc of the Daily News challenges the often requested surgical treatment for bunions. Although surgery is definitely an effective way to remove them, the Running Doc suggests other Read More

• posted: Oct. 21, 2014
• foot pain,  stress fracture,  broken foot

An accident involving a Denver Public Schools bus has left kindergartener Thaddeus Delaney with a broken foot. As the bus was pulling up to the curb, the five-year-old was reportedly Read More

• posted: Oct. 21, 2014
• orthotic insoles

A study that consisted of twelve participants was heldat the University of Central Lancashire. Dr. Jonathan Sinclair, who led the study, found wearing that orthotic insoles could lessen the chances Read More

• posted: Oct. 02, 2014
• Obesity and Feet,  Obesity Effects Feet,  Diabetic Foot Care,  Foot Swelling,  Foot Pain Treatment

Danish researchers held a study that found overweight children are more susceptible in suffering an injury to the foot, ankle, or leg during physical activity. The researchers learned this by Read More