When you’re living with diabetes, taking care of your feet goes beyond basic hygiene—it’s a crucial aspect of managing your overall health. That’s where a diabetic foot doctor comes in. As a specialist in the field of diabetic foot care, their role is pivotal in helping you navigate the unique challenges that diabetes poses to your feet and ensuring that you step towards better health.
Addressing Diabetes-Related Foot Complications
Living with diabetes puts you at risk of several foot complications, including nerve damage (neuropathy) and poor circulation. Read More»
Plantar fasciitis is a condition that can affect one or both of the feet. It can feel like needles in the feet and can be very painful, especially when at rest, or when you take your first steps after being at rest. This condition can leave you in a lot of pain and make you unable to do typical things you would do in your normal day-to-day routine. If you have had the signs of plantar fasciitis, you should get to a podiatrist for the right diagnosis and to get any necessary treatments for this condition. Read More»
Heel pain can make it very difficult to walk, even just to relax it can be painful. Pain in the heel can feel like any number of things, it can feel like pins and needles in your heel, or it may feel numb and tingly. If you have pain in your heel, there could be a few different things that may be wrong, and a podiatrist’s diagnosis is necessary in order to treat the pain properly. Read More»
If your feet are rolling out or rolling in, you are rolling over your feet when you walk. Meaning, you are not walking flat on your feet, they are turned to one side or the other. You may notice that you wear out the soles of your shoes on one side more than the other. Your shoes may also be more worn out on the side of the shoe as well. Read More»
People often think of ankle pain as being synonymous with a sprained ankle. But a sprain can happen suddenly when you take a funny step or twist your ankle joint. What if your ankle pain doesn’t seem to have had a defined starting point and just bothers you, day after day? This pain is more likely to be caused by one of the following conditions, all of which should be treated by a podiatrist or foot and ankle specialist. Read More»
