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With age comes change, and this happens in all parts of your body – including your feet. Some of these changes result from various lifestyle factors when you were younger, but some are natural. If these changes begin to cause foot pain, they can interfere with your ability to walk, exercise, and participate in activities
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The Importance of a Solid Orthopedic Surgeon-Patient Relationship
Patients entrust their surgeons with important aspects of their health and lives. It is one of the reasons why patients are encouraged to take the time to search for the right surgeon. There are many bad surgeons out there, as well as surgeons who may be incompatible with you. It is ideal to have a
Read MoreReady to Get Back on the Field? Follow These Sports Medicine Tips for a Speedy Recovery
Athletes who play sports do it because they love their game. If you are an athlete, whether amateur or professional, what you have chosen to do is important to you. One of the most unfortunate things that can happen to you is to become injured, forcing you off the court or field. Although you can
Read MoreAdults’ and Kids’ Exercises Post-Orthopedic Surgery
While recovering from orthopedic surgery, resting the area is vital in order to enable healing – but it’s equally important to keep the body moving. Regular exercise promotes blood flow to the injured site, prevents the muscles from getting stiff, and also prevents atrophy due to nonuse. As part of your rehabilitation, your medical team
Read MoreGot Foot Pain? These 5 Steps Can Help
Bothered by foot pain? You may be inclined to just rest it off, ice your foot, and/or take over-the-counter pain medications. While there’s no harm in trying those, they are not foolproof. It pays to know a number of other things that can quell your foot pain, in case the ones mentioned above can’t provide
Read MoreHealthy Feet for Life: Preventing Injuries
Maintaining healthy feet begins with preventing injuries from happening in the first place. You do not need to wait for foot pain or discomfort to develop before you decide to start taking care of your feet in a preventive, proactive way. Let’s talk about a few simple ways in which you can prevent foot and
Read MoreFacts About Sports Injury Recovery
Sports motivate people to push the limits of the human physique. However, aiming for better outcomes may sometimes result in sports injuries. It can only take a single fall or slip for trauma to occur. Fortunately, there are established treatment and recovery methods for athletes’ most frequent injuries. Here are some things you need to
Read MoreAre You Ready for Summer Sports? Tips from a Sports Medicine Physician
Summer is here—a great time to play sports and enjoy the outdoors. People go cycling, head out to lakes and rivers to go canoeing and kayaking, flock to the beach to play volleyball, and do many other fun activities. There’s no doubt that summer sports are exhilarating, but it is worth keeping in mind that
Read MoreHow to get the most out of your visits to a Podiatrist
Have you ever returned from a visit to a doctor only to realize that you forgot to ask that one thing you’ve been meaning to ask since when you made the appointment? This happens a lot. You get so caught up in what the doctor is saying that you forget to ask questions yourself. Fortunately,
Read MoreTop 10 Things to Do to Keep Your Bones Healthy
You must have heard time and time again about keeping your bones strong and healthy. The rationale behind is that the loss of bone strength can lead to osteoporosis — a condition in which your bones become very fragile and susceptible to fractures. No matter how old you are, there are plenty of things you
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