Most people don’t give their big toes much thought—until they are in pain and then it becomes all too obvious the big role our big toes play in everyday activities. If you have not recently injured your big toe but notice that it’s a little...
In the heat of summer, your feet were naturally sweating more, which seemed a plausible reason for foot odor. Now that the cooler weather is here, you’re wondering why your feet are still sweating and still stinky! At Great Neck Family Foot Care, foot odor...
At Great Neck Family Foot Care, we have always prided our practice on treating our patients as family. This extends to all aspects of patient care, whether it is ease of scheduling appointments, offering advice in and out of the treatment room, or discussing patient...
Did you know nearly 30 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes and another 86 million have pre-diabetes and are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes? November is National Diabetes Month and that means it is a good time to go...
Tracking down foot problems in children can be challenging because they are not always able to fully articulate their symptoms. At Great Neck Family Foot Care, we want parents to know that foot or ankle pain in a child is never “normal.” If you notice...
Do you sometimes have the feeling that there’s a rock in your shoe when there isn’t, or that your sock is bunching up under your foot? Do you experience pain in the ball of your foot, difficulty walking—especially when barefoot, and swelling around the base...
The Achilles tendon stretches from the bones in your heel up to your calf muscles. It is one of the longest tendons in the body, and also one of the most frequently injured. Sudden or excessive force on the Achilles tendon can cause inflammation and...
The heel bone or, as it’s officially known the calcaneus, is the large bone upon which the rear part of the foot rests. It connects to two other bones known as the talus and cuboid bones. Those two bones are connected by the subtalar joint,...
Haglund’s Deformity is a bony enlargement on the back of the heel. It is more commonly known as “Pump Bump” because the telltale bump on the back of the heel, which is the visible part of a bony enlargement, is aggravated by the stiff backs...
Of the 26 bones in the foot, 19 are toe bones (also known as phalanges) and metatarsal bones (the long bones in the midfoot). A fracture, or break in the bones of the toes is actually quite common but at Great Neck Family Foot Care,...
