Choosing appropriate shoes is important for the podiatric health of all our patients at Great Neck Family Foot Care. For diabetic patients, however, the wrong footwear can result in serious medical problems. Neuropathy (nerve damage) that causes a loss of sensation and reduced circulation, which...
The weather’s finally getting warm and you are excited to start a new walking program to help shed a few winter pounds and get in shape for summer. You head out the first day and come home with a painful blister and your plan is...
It’s not unusual to have your feet feel sore and burning if you’ve had a day where you spent long hours standing or walking (particularly if you are over the age of 50), but if you experience a burning sensation in your feet regularly, it’s...
Did you know that there are over 30 joints in each foot? One of the biggest causes of pain and discomfort in your feet is when joints get inflamed. At Great Neck Family Foot Care we see this happen due to arthritis, injury, and other...
Spring has definitely sprung and that means that here at Great Neck Family Foot Care we are seeing more sports injuries in our children and teen patients. In recent years foot, ankle and other orthopedic injuries in children and young adults have been on the...
Stress fractures in the feet, tiny surface cracks in the bone, can be a puzzling ailment to patients. They may feel pain in the front of their foot, somewhere between the toes and middle of the foot, but it comes and goes. As time goes...
There’s quite a bit of focus on fitness these days but did you ever stop to think that your feet play a part in almost any kind of exercise you do? That’s why at Great Neck Family Foot Care, we want to remind patients that...
A little known structure of the human body is the sesamoid. Sesamoids are tiny bones that are embedded in tendons. They only occur in a few places in the body. In the foot, two of them are found on the underside at the base of...
Believe it or not, what you eat does affect your feet. At Great Neck Family Foot Care, we believe in a total body approach to podiatric health. Here are some dietary do’s and don’ts that can lead to greater foot and ankle health. Do: eat foods...
Did you know that by the age of 50 most people will have traveled at least 75,000 miles on their feet? It’s only natural that over time parts of your feet will start to show signs of wear and tear and that’s why our senior...
