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17 Nov About Foot Cramps

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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 involuntary spasm and feels like it’s frozen up. What’s causing your cramps, and what’s the...

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18 Apr What exactly is the arch of your foot?

Posted at 18:07h in Corrective Foot Care, Custom Orthotics, Fallen Arches, Flat Feet, Foot Care Comfort, Sports Medicine, Tips from Foot Doctor by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Fun Facts About Your Arch How well do you know the arch of your foot? This key part of the foot helps you move with comfort and ease. If you have arch problems, you’ll have trouble walking and even standing. Here are some interesting facts about...

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14 Mar What Are the Complications of Fallen Arches?

Posted at 16:31h in Fallen Arches, Flat Feet, Foot Care Bracing, Foot Care Comfort, Orthotics by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Complications of Fallen Arches The phrase “fallen arches” is the popular term for what doctors call ples planus or adult-onset flat feet. If you have flat feet as an adult, you could be at risk of many foot and leg problems, including pain, swelling, and other...

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13 May Can you Use Orthotics and Braces for Flat Feet

Posted at 18:08h in Corrective Foot Care, Custom Orthotics, Fallen Arches, Flat Feet, Foot Care Bracing by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Five Facts About Treating Flat Feet Podiatrists call it pes planus. You might know it as fallen arches or flat feet. It's a painful condition that has no cure, but you can manage it with your podiatrist's help. Here are five things you should know about...

26 Mar What Wear Patterns Tell About Feet

Posted at 14:04h in Corn and Calluses, Custom Orthotics, Flat Feet, Foot Care Comfort, Orthotics, Orthotics for Atheletes, Stretching for Feet by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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What Are Your Shoes Trying to Tell You? Your soles can tell a lot about you. That's why one of the things a podiatrist check is the wear pattern of your shoes. This pattern indicates whether your gait is normal and what can be done to...

16 Dec What is Sever’s Disease?

Posted at 16:09h in Custom Orthotics, Flat Feet, Foot Care for Runners, Orthotics for Atheletes, Pediatric Foot Care, Severs Disease, Sports Injuries by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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What Is Sever's Disease? It's the most common cause of heel pain in children, but most people aren't sure what Sever's disease is. Here's a quick reference to this painful childhood condition. About Sever's Disease? Known medically as calcaneal apophysitis, Sever's disease is an injury to the growth...

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 are developing normally, or if your child is walking the right way for their age....

17 Dec Pronated Foot Treatment

Posted at 08:30h in Achilles Tendonitis, Corn and Calluses, Corrective Foot Care, Custom Orthotics, Fallen Arches, Flat Feet, Foot Care Bracing, Orthotics, Orthotics for Atheletes, Pediatric Foot Care by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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What is Overpronation? If you've ever bought running shoes or had a podiatrist examine your gait, you may have heard the word "pronation." If you're not sure what that is or why you should be concerned about it, read on for some pointers on pronation. 1. What...

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24 Aug Foot Care for Children

Posted at 16:17h in Corrective Foot Care, Flat Feet, Ingrown Nails, Orthotics, Pediatric Foot Care, Severs Disease by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Treat Children's Foot Problems Early You might think that only adults suffer from common foot problems like an ingrown nail, fungal nail or bunions, but these conditions can occur at any age. Healthy children enjoy sports and playing outdoors, but these activities can also cause problems...

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17 Jan Arch Development in Children

Posted at 10:11h in Fallen Arches, Flat Feet, Orthotics, Pediatric Foot Care by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Flat Feet: Questions and Answers If your child is complaining about ankle or foot pain, avoiding sports and refusing to walk, flat feet might be the cause. There is some confusion about when and how to treat flat feet in children, so in this post, we'll...