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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, or yellow. These bruises can be painful when bleeding under the nail causes pressure. Here...

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

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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 are five facts about broken toes that may surprise you. 1. You Can Tell If It’s...

01 Apr Warts: Do These Folk Remedies Work?

Posted at 16:33h in Pediatric Foot Care, Plantar Warts, Tips from Foot Doctor, Wart Removal by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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When Warts go Bad Warts are the second most common skin condition after acne. More than 3 million people visit their doctors for wart treatments every year. They’re common and harmless, but we still want to get rid of them. Warts have always been with us, and...

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14 Mar About Childhood Foot Deformities

Posted at 16:34h in Corrective Foot Care, Custom Orthotics, Foot Care Bracing, Home Foot Care, Pediatric Foot Care by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Childhood Foot Deformities A pediatric foot deformity can be any condition that affects the bones, muscles, or ligaments of the foot. When you’re looking for someone to diagnose and treat a pediatric condition, look for a podiatrist who specializes in treating children’s conditions. Early diagnosis and...

18 Oct Overlapping toes in Toddlers Feet

Posted at 19:26h in Corrective Foot Care, Custom Orthotics, Foot Care Bracing, Pediatric Foot Care, Podiatrist Loudoun County Va by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Does Your Toddler Have Overlapping Toes? Overlapping toes can happen in adults, but did you know children can also have them? If you’ve noticed an overlap on your toddler’s toes, you may worry if they’ll stay that way. Fortunately, fixing overlapping toes in children is easy....

11 Aug What is a Pedorthist?

Posted at 15:23h in Pediatric Foot Care, Pedorthist, Podiatrist Loudoun County Va, Proper Shoe Sizing, Sport Team Foot Care by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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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 people, athletes, people with diabetes, and anyone who needs the right footwear. Do you have...

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03 Aug The Importance of Lacing Sports Footwear

Posted at 16:43h in Custom Orthotics, Foot Care Comfort, Orthotics for Atheletes, Pediatric Foot Care, Sport Team Foot Care, Sports Medicine by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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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 will fall. Without roots, any tree, regardless of size, will wither in one way or...

08 Jul How long for an ankle sprain to fully heal?

Posted at 15:46h in Custom Orthotics, Foot Care Bracing, Orthotics for Atheletes, Pediatric Foot Care, Sport Team Foot Care, Sports Injuries by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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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 sprained ankle happens when you pull or tear a ligament. It is painful, but a...

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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 of overlapping toes, but in this article, we’re going to focus on the treatment options....

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25 Feb What is the difference between a Podiatrist and Podologist?

Posted at 16:21h in Corrective Foot Care, Diabetic Foot Care, Orthotics, Pediatric Foot Care, Podiatrist Loudoun County Va by Joanna Shuman 0 Comments

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Podologists, Podiatrists, and Chiropodists: What’s the Difference? Have you ever heard of a podologist? What about a chiropodist? These are all different names for medical professionals who specialize in foot care. In the US, we routinely use the term podiatrist to refer to these doctors. Here’s...