Treating athletes with 5th metatarsal fractures:
Fractures occurring in the base area of the 5th metatarsal are a difficult burden for athletes. The area lacks a healthy blood supply and a tendon attaches at its base. The tendon, if not immobilized in a cast of boot, will keep pulling on the fracture fragment. This repetitive pulling keeps the fracture from healing well. Conservative treatment for competitive athletes, and NOT the average joe, have been found through research to be inadequate.
This fracture can …
With snow arriving, we need to make sure we have the correct footwear on. This means waterproof boots that will keep your feet warm and dry when walking outside through the snow. However, any waterproof boot is not good enough. Your boots need to fit well to ensure that foot problems do not arise. To do this, have your foot measured by a knowledgable sales person or a professional. The best time of the day to be measured and try on …
Ever hear of OSHA? Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It’s a good abbreviation to remember if your feet hurt. Especially when any and all chairs are removed at your work place based on “decreased productivity”. Can your work place prove that you, occasionally sitting to DO WORK and not BREAKING from WORK, causes productivity to decrease? I THINK NOT! Show me the statistically significant research paper on this claim for your office then!? If the chairs were there the first day of work, they should be …
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DEC
What is Charcot Foot?
What is it?
Charcot foot is a condition caused by weakening of the bones in the foot usually seen in patients with neuropathy or nerve damage. The bones in the foot may fracture, the joints may collapse and the foot will change shape and become deformed with repetitive use. Charcot foot is a serious condition that can lead to deformity, disability and even amputation so it is important to take preventative measures and seek immediate care if signs or symptoms …
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DEC
Turf Toe
No, turf toe is not the equivalent of a green thumb on your foot. It’s name represents injury to the (metatarsophalangeal) MPJ joint located at the base of the toe – a sprain caused by overuse or hyperextension. Turf to can also be called a metatarsalphalangeal joint sprain. This type of injury is common among dancers and athletes, especially those who play on artificial turf (hense the name), but is not restricted to athletes. Anyone who hyperextends their big toe is capable of this type …
Although keyboard and mouse control from your feet may not sound like the most useful or easy to use device, for some, this could be a huge breakthrough. This key pad for your feet makes it easier for people with disabilities, disease or amputations of the hands and arms to use a computer or even play video games! With this keypad for your feet, called the Soft Step KeyWorx multitouch foot controller, you can open and close applications including the …
Did you know that keeping your sugar in tight-control can help prevent foot pain or nerve damage? A national study involving 1,441 people with type 1 diabetes was published in the journal Diabetes Care, which showed patients who kept their sugar in tight control were 51 percent less likely to have nerve problems. Neuropathy, which causes foot numbness, plays a major role in the 80,000 foot and leg amputations performed every year on Americans with diabetes. About two-thirds of diabetic …
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NOV
No More Smelly Feet!
Dreading to wear those winter shoes that cause your feet to smell?? Well we might have some good news for you!
With these cold days creeping up fast, flip flops and sandals are no longer a good option to let your feet air out that bad smell. First, we need to discuss how that “bad smell” even exists. Bacteria love moist/warm feet, socks, dead skin, and shoes. The bacteria found in these places are the cause of your unfortunate embarrassing …
With winter coming fast, a lot of parents are probably buying their little loved ones cute shoes to protect their precious baby feet. However, studies are showing that putting shoes on babies can disrupt their cerebral development. While having them walking outside barefoot in the cold is not recommended due to the dangers, being barefoot inside is the best method.
Walking barefoot is how children build their muscles and ligaments in their feet. By walking without shoes they are able …
Dr. Daniel Lieberman is an evolutionary biology professor at Harvard University. He started off by studying the human head which eventually got him interested in feet as well. It all started one day when he was conducting an experiment to see how running stressed the bones in our head. He did this experiment by studying pigs running on a treadmill. One day a colleague stopped and looked at what he was doing and observed that the pig could not keep …
