Foot Pain | Boca Raton Foot Care

There is an old saying that when your feet hurt your whole body hurts. Unfortunately, our feet carry much of the burden of our day to day lives. Everything from standing still to exercising requires our feet to be in motion. We stuff our feet into shoes that are too tight and run them ragged all day long until we can’t bear to stand up any longer, then we wake up the next morning and start it all over again. [Read more]

You remember the old childhood rhyme: “the foot bone connected to the—leg bone…” The song isn’t accurate in any way, but it does teach a valuable point about our health and bodies. Everything is connected. An ailment at one end of your body can easily cause a problem at the other end. This is especially the case when it comes to carrying around excess weight. After all, what part of your body is responsible for shuffling you around all day, extra weight or not? If you are experiencing a great deal of foot pain your weight may be to blame. [Read more]

When it comes to taking care of your feet, you might not immediately think of the things that you eat, but nutrients impact your entire body and well-being, so why not your feet too? The foods you eat can impact your health in all sorts of ways. From weight gain to inflammation, the nutrients that go in can altogether change the way that your body looks and feels. [Read more]

Instead of using your feet as a medium to help you exercise, why not engage in a few physical activities that will strengthen, stretch and overall support your feet? That is where yoga can come into your regular fitness routine. Instead of positioning your feet to the advantage of sculpting your legs or engaging in a balancing pose, you can use yoga to distribute your weight more efficiently as you build awareness around the causes of your foot pain and improve your posture. The increased circulation that yoga offers is also beneficial for the prevention and reduction of spider veins. [Read more]

In case you were wondering, ailments like bunions, varicose veins and spider veins are bothering people outside of Boca Raton too. In fact, over half of all women and just about half of all men in the United States struggle with some sort of vein concern, one of the leading problems being spider veins. About half of American adults over the age of 50 struggle with varicose veins, as well. [Read more]

Summer is in full swing here in Florida, meaning that many women may have already spent the last several months showing off their fashionable wedges, sandals, flip flops and flats to the rest of Boca Raton. Unfortunately, bunions, hammer toes, joint pains, corns and blisters can often be the direct result of these kinds of fashion-forward footwear. Because most shoes are designed more for how they look than their comfort, the many enticing shoe trends of summer result in foot pain for many women each and every year. [Read more]

Have you ever seen someone fall face-first to the ground because they didn’t know how to walk in those ridiculously high heels? Though it may incite a chuckle, falling in high heels is no laughing matter, as it can lead to broken bones and some serious foot pain. High heels are ever popular, and unfortunately so are injuries related to them. Especially when walking on uneven terrain, the higher and skinnier the heel, the more likely you are to fall. [Read more]

As the number of obese Americans has steadily increased, so has our incidence of obesity-related conditions like type-2 diabetes and heart disease. Excess weight makes the whole body work harder and puts extra pressure on your organs, joints and bones, leading to all sorts of disconcerting problems that make living with obesity even more uncomfortable and dangerous. [Read more]

It’s time give your two feet a hand—or at least a good round of applause for putting up with all of the activities we put them through on a daily basis. Whether it’s supporting us in our new five-inch stilettos or putting up with pounding against the pavement, our feet surely have it rough. It should come as no surprise that at least one out of six people in America complain about foot pain and problems. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, nearly nine out of ten of women’s foot issues can be attributed to shoes that are too tight. [Read more]

Coping with foot pain isn’t much of an option for patients with diabetes. A small sore or cut can mean severe damage for those who are susceptible to nerve damage or poor blood flow due to diabetes. While nerve damage, or diabetic neuropathy, inhibits pain response and often causes diabetic patients to go without noticing an injury to their foot, poor blood circulation makes it harder for your foot to heal properly. This is a dangerous combination, which is why diabetic patients need to pay extra attention to the health of their feet. [Read more]