08 Sep Do Night Splints Help Bunions?
What Treatments Work Best for Bunions? Bunions can be painful and unsightly. Fortunately, there are some excellent treatments that allow you to correct bunions without surgery. If you have bunions, there’s...
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11 Aug What is a Pedorthist?
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FAQs: What Does a Pedorthist Do? At Shuman Podiatry, we’re proud to offer the services of a fully certified pedorthist to all our customers. We particularly recommend this service to older...
03 Aug The Importance of Lacing Sports Footwear
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Are You Lacing Up Right? The most important part of a tree is its roots. If the roots aren’t at least as big as the rest of the tree, it...
12 Jul Why Do Nike Shoes Run Small
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Do Nike Shoes Really Run Small? Yes. But you already knew that. You want to know why don't you? Your favorite jeans fit you perfectly. But you spilled coffee all over them, &...
08 Jul How long for an ankle sprain to fully heal?
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Recovery from a Sprained Ankle A sprained ankle is one of the most common lower-body injuries. Ankle sprains are 40% of all ankle injuries and about half of all sports injuries. A...
08 Jun Why Is the Bottom of Your Foot Itching?
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Bottom of Your Foot Itching? Is your foot itching uncontrollably? Pruritis is the medical term for an irritating itch. It can occur anywhere on your body, but it’s more likely to...
24 May Treatment Options for Overlapping Toes
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Overlapping Toes Do your toes overlap? Studies find about 7% of people have a toe that overlaps. Of those people, about 30% have overlapping toes on both feet. There are many causes...
24 May How Much Do You Know About Your Achilles Tendon?
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About Your Achilles Tendon? How much do you know about your Achilles tendon? Here are some intriguing facts about a ligament we depend on for walking, jumping and running. It’s Long The Achilles...
23 Apr Wear Socks to Bed?
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Should You Wear Socks To Sleep? Believe it or not, the subject of sleeping with socks gets heated debate on both sides. Who would have thought a pair of cuddly foot...
13 Apr What Is a Tailor’s Bunion?
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About Tailor’s Bunion A bunion is a hard, bony protuberance that grows on the joint of your foot. Bunions can be painful, and they are often unsightly. A tailor’s bunion is a...