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17 Nov About Foot Cramps

Posted at 17:52h in Custom Orthotics, Fallen Arches, Flat Feet, Foot Care Comfort, Home Foot Care, Sports Medicine, Sprains and Strains, Stretching for Feet by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Causes of Foot Cramps If you’ve ever had a sudden, gripping pain in your foot, you know what a foot cramp feels like. This happens when your foot goes into an...

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04 Nov What Is Frozen Toe?

Posted at 22:32h in Custom Orthotics, Home Foot Care, Orthotics, Sports Medicine, Stretching for Feet, Tips from Foot Doctor by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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About Frozen Toe Have you ever felt your big toe freeze up? If you can’t move it, you may have frozen toe, turf toe, or stiff big toe. An inability to...

17 Oct Are Plastic Shoes Bad for Your Feet?

Posted at 17:34h in Foot Care Comfort, Home Foot Care, Orthotics, Podiatrist Loudoun County Va, Proper Shoe Sizing by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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About Plastic Shoes and Your Feet You may remember wearing plastic sandals as a kid. Fondly known as “jellies,” these floppy sandals were once a feature of beaches and boardwalks in...

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11 Oct Can You Fix Your Crowded Toes?

Posted at 22:07h in Corrective Foot Care, Custom Orthotics, Foot Care Comfort by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Fixing Crowded Toes? Overlapping and underlapping toes are common. They have many causes and may result from genetic foot conditions. Together, these overlapping and underlapping toes are known as “crowded toes”...

30 Sep Five common questions about Custom Orthotics

Posted at 16:49h in Custom Orthotics, Orthotics, Tips from Foot Doctor by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Top 5 Questions About Custom Orthotics If you’ve been diagnosed with a foot deformity or a foot-related injury, your doctor may prescribe custom orthotics as part of your treatment. Custom orthotics...

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27 Sep Time to Soak your Feet

Posted at 17:40h in Foot Bath, Home Foot Care, Toenail Care by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Natural Healing Benefits of a Foot Soak Soaking your feet can feel blissful. It also comes with several health-promoting benefits that make it good for your overall well-being. Millions of people...

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06 Sep What Should You Do About a Bruised Toenail?

Posted at 17:04h in Custom Orthotics, Foot Care Comfort, Foot Care for Runners, Pediatric Foot Care, Sports Injuries, Tips from Foot Doctor, Toe Nail Health by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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About a Bruised Toenail A bruised toenail is known medically as a subungual hematoma. You'll know you have a bruise when you see the discoloration that may be dark blue, black,...

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01 Sep Using Braces to Prevent Sports Injuries

Posted at 16:02h in Foot Care Bracing, Home Foot Care, Joint Care, Orthotics for Atheletes, Sport Team Foot Care, Sports Injuries, Sports Medicine by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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If you’ve ever had a sports injury, you may have worn a brace during your recovery. Bracing also has a role in prevention. Today, many trainers and sports physiotherapists recommend...

18 Aug Best Method for Dealing with Rough Heel Skin

Posted at 17:19h in Foot Care Comfort, Heel Pain, Home Foot Care by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Natural Cures for Rough, Dry Heels Soft, smooth feet may look nice in sandals, but having smooth heels isn’t just a cosmetic issue. Your daily life can take a toll on...

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05 Aug You’ve Broken your Toe – now what?

Posted at 20:23h in Broken Foot Bones, Foot Care Bracing, Pediatric Foot Care, Sport Team Foot Care, Sports Injuries, Sports Medicine, Tips from Foot Doctor by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Broken Toes: Five Facts You May Not Know There are about 200,00 broken toes reported every year. This is a common, painful injury that responds well to immediate medical treatment. Here...