Shuman Podiatry and Sports Medicine Blog

05 Dec Do Orthotics Make Sense for Kids Shoes?

Posted at 09:10h in Custom Orthotics, Fallen Arches, Flat Feet, Orthotics, Pediatric Foot Care, Severs Disease, Sports Injuries by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Custom Orthotics for Children's Shoes? Children can suffer from a range of foot problems. Can custom orthotics help them? Early Foot Troubles It can often be difficult to know if a child's feet...

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21 Nov Sock Selection for Comfort

Posted at 12:13h in Foot Care Comfort, Podiatrist Loudoun County Va, Tips from Foot Doctor by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Socks and the City: Why Your Socks Matter Everyone knows that comfortable, well-fitting shoes are the key to walking well, living well and feeling great all over. Do we ever think...

07 Nov What are Shin Splints?

Posted at 15:07h in Orthotics for Atheletes, Shin Splints, Sports Injuries, Sports Medicine by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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What Are Shin Splints? You've finally found an exercise you enjoy, and you're working out every day. Everything's going great until the day you suddenly feel sharp, crippling pains shooting through...

29 Oct Tips on Toe Sprains

Posted at 12:34h in Sport Team Foot Care, Sports Injuries, Sports Medicine, Stretching for Feet, Tips from Foot Doctor, Turf Toe by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Tips for Toe Sprains You don't usually think about your toes until you stub them. If you're experiencing pain in your toes, you may have a strain or a sprain. Learn...

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14 Oct Tips on Caring for Rough Skin on Heels

Posted at 10:12h in Corn and Calluses, Foot Care Comfort, Heel Pain, Proper Shoe Sizing by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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5 Tips for Soft, Smooth Heels Your feet do a lot for you. If you've been neglecting them, they might be looking rough and dry, with cracked heels and thick calluses....

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10 Sep Splinter Removal Tips

Posted at 09:11h in Corrective Foot Care, Pediatric Foot Care, Podiatrist Loudoun County Va, Tips from Foot Doctor by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Three Ways to Safely Remove Splinters Splinters are probably the most common foot irritants. Almost everyone has had the experience of getting a tiny sliver of wood caught in their skin....

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04 Sep Blisters Care for Feet

Posted at 15:14h in Foot Care Comfort, Foot Care for Runners, Pediatric Foot Care, Proper Shoe Sizing, Tips from Foot Doctor by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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How Do You Take Care of Blisters? You know what a blister looks and feels like, but what is it exactly? A blister happens when irritation causes the skin to build a...

08 Aug Why is Second Toe longer than Big Toe?

Posted at 14:31h in Corn and Calluses, Corrective Foot Care, Custom Orthotics, Foot Care Comfort, Hammer Toe, Morton's Neuroma by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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What Is the Meaning of a Long Second Toe? It goes by the name Morton's toe, Greek toe, turkey toe, royal toe, and Viking toe. They're all ways to identify the...

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23 Jul Impact of Wearing Misfit Shoes

Posted at 10:45h in Corrective Foot Care, Custom Orthotics, Foot Care Comfort, Orthotics for Atheletes, Pediatric Foot Care, PTTD, Tips from Foot Doctor by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Are You on the Island of Misfit Shoes? A surprising number of people are not wearing shoes that fit them properly. They might be wearing the wrong size entirely, or they...

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15 Jul What Causes Toes to Overlap?

Posted at 09:10h in Corrective Foot Care, Custom Orthotics, Foot Care Bracing, Pediatric Foot Care, Podiatrist Loudoun County Va, Tips from Foot Doctor by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Do You Have Overlapping Toes? Do you have toes that overlap? In earlier times, they might have been considered an evil omen or a sign of good luck. In today's medical...