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Diabetic Foot Pain is a Serious Condition
... For those experiencing chronic heel pain as a result of Plantar Fasciitis, PinPointe Foot Laser Therapy can be used treat it...

Plantar Fascia Can Cause Some Serious Heel Pain
...Stretching is by far the preeminent treatment for plantar fasciitis as it can help to alleviate weight off your foot until the original swelling dissipates...

Foot Reconstruction Can Lead to a New Foundation
... Heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis...

Don’t Go Mad Over March Madness
... Plantar Fasciitis The repeated stress from landing on your feet can cause stress on your heels, often leading to injuries like plantar fasciitis...

4 Running Tips for Beginners
...Stress fractures, ankle sprains, Achilles tendonitis, and plantar fasciitis are all common running injuries that need to be assessed by a podiatrist...

How To Prevent Common Baseball Injuries
... Plantar fasciitis: catchers are in a squatting position for long stretches of a baseball game, often causing their arches to hurt...

Help Fight Childhood Obesity with These 3 Steps
...These issues include complications of diabetes, arthritis, plantar fasciitis, and others...

Lace ‘em Up!
...If you are experiencing Achilles tendinitis or plantar fasciitis, this will help to mitigate any pain you are experiencing in your heel and provide stability and support throughout your day...

Orthotics Are a Custom Solution for Foot Pain
...Adam Mucinskas routinely prescribes orthotics to help patients with foot pain, including those with: Bunions Corns or calluses Plantar fasciitis Flat feet Tendinitis Hammertoe Clawtoe Diabetic foot ulcers General foot or ankle pain Degenerative diseases Misalignments How do they custom-make orthotics...

Getting a Handle on Heel Pain
... Plantar fasciitis - perhaps one of the most common issues seen by podiatrists today is a condition affecting the band of tissue that stretches from your heel bone to all of your toes...

Heel Pain Has Many Causes
...Muscle and ligament imbalances can cause conditions such as plantar fasciitis, flat feet and heel spurs which can cause severe pain in the heel...

Prevent Summer Sports Injuries
...If you have a chronic foot or ankle problems such as plantar fasciitis or weak ankles, talk to our podiatrist Dr...

Keep Your Feet Happy During Pregnancy
...Adam Mucinskas can examine your feet and ankles and check on any chronic podiatric issues you may have such as bunions, flat feet or plantar fasciitis—all of which can be exacerbated by pregnancy...

Do Your Feet a Favor
...When feet are flat, it causes heel pain and can lead to plantar fasciitis...

Getting Relief for Plantar Fasciitis
One of the most common causes of heel pain that we treat at Feet First Foot Care Specialists is plantar fasciitis...

Losing Weight Helps Heart and Sole
... Being overweight also carries consequences for your feet, including: Excessive pressure on joints, increasing the risk and pain of arthritis Increased risk for several podiatric conditions including plantar fasciitis, flat feet, and sesamoiditis, to name a few Decreases your ability to be active, which in turn reduces your ability to lose weight Take Small Steps Experience shows that trying to make multiple, dramatic changes all at once is not usually successful...

Don't Get Beat by A Blister
...Below are some tips to help you avoid this fitness buster: Podiatric Conditions Toe deformities such as bunions or hammertoes and biomechanical problems like flat feet or plantar fasciitis can affect how much friction is applied to your feet...

Basketball Can Be Hard On Your Feet
...It results in heel pain and a condition called plantar fasciitis...

Let’s Get Physical
...Adam Mucinskas’s, instructions if you have a chronic foot problem like plantar fasciitis...

Time to Purge Your Shoe Wardrobe
...In fact, many common podiatric problems including, chronic ankle instability, plantar fasciitis, and flat feet can all be caused or made worse by improper shoes...

5 Tips for Improving Foot Health
...Physical activity also helps keep your weight down, which helps reduce foot pain and lowers your risk for several conditions, such as plantar fasciitis...

Gearing Up to Get Back to Your Sport
... Be Mindful of Chronic Conditions If you have a history of plantar fasciitis, weak ankles, or torn tendons, be sure the conditioning you are doing does not put an excess strain on your problem area...

What Re-Opening Means for Your Feet
...  Get Necessary Medical Care If you suffer from an ongoing condition such as diabetes, arthritis, or plantar fasciitis, it’s important that you get any care, treatments, or preventive checkups that were postponed during the pandemic...

4 Foot Problems Orthotics Help Fix
... Plantar Fasciitis/Flat Feet—When the arches of your feet collapse or flatten, pain in the arch and the heel often occur...

Let’s Get Walking
...Improper footwear can cause many podiatric issues, including shin splints, plantar fasciitis, and ankle injuries...

Help for Hurting Heels
...If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might be suffering from a complaint many Middlesex County patients bring to us at Feet First Foot Care Specialists: plantar fasciitis...

Surprising Cause of Foot Pain
... Some podiatric disorders that can result from too much time out of shoes include: Plantar Fasciitis—pain in the heel caused by inflammation of the long band of tissue that runs along the bottom of your foot from the heel to toes Metatarsalgia—a sharp or burning pain in the ball of your foot Achilles tendonitis—usually identifiable by pain, aching, or soreness in the back of your lower leg anywhere from the calf to the top of your heel Why Wearing Shoes Helps One of the most important ways shoes help prevent the above conditions is by providing your foot with arch support...

6 Tips for Improving Podiatric Health
...Many common foot ailments like flat feet, sesamoiditis, and plantar fasciitis are made much worse by being overweight...

Fitness, Your Feet and Your Foot Doctor
... Practice Injury Prevention—many injuries that are commonly associated with sports ranging from blisters and shin splints to plantar fasciitis and ankle strain...

Tips for Improving Men’s Foot Health
...Wearing shoes that no longer support your feet can lead to plantar fasciitis and other disorders...

Resolve to Improve Foot Care in 2022
...Styles that lack arch support like ballet flats and flip-flops, for example, increase the chances of heel pain and plantar fasciitis...

Celebrate National Measure Your Feet Day
...Improperly fitting shoes can lead to many foot problems such as bunions, hammertoes, plantar fasciitis, and even ingrown toenails...

Make it Past ‘Quitter’s Day’
... If you have chronic foot pain or foot condition, such as a bunion or hammertoe, plantar fasciitis, or weak ankles, make sure you talk to our podiatrist, Dr...

Let This Year Be the End of Your Heel Pain
...  Heel pain (plantar fasciitis) may be one of the most common issues seen by podiatrists today...

National Nutrition Month
...The resulting condition, plantar fasciitis, in combination with other inflammatory conditions like arthritis and painful arches, is aggravated by eating certain foods such as: Foods made with white flour like desserts, snacks, and pasta Certain vegetable oils, including corn, soybean, and sunflower oils Foods high in trans-fats and sugar Animal protein sources that are high in saturated fats, such as red meat Opt for a Healthy Diet to Benefit Foot Health Celebrate National Nutrition Month throughout the year with these easy additions: Eat a variety of nutritious foods Create tasty foods at home Try different fruits and vegetables depending on what time of year it is Choose ingredients with different textures and colors for a variety Make Physical Activity Part of Your Day While exercise may sound intimidating to some people, it doesn’t have to be! Any type and amount of activity are better than none...

Flip-Flops: Are They Dangerous?
...Due to the limited amount of protection that flip-flops provide, several adverse effects include blisters, foot fungus, strained tendons, plantar fasciitis, and more...

What is a Podiatrist?
...   Treat conditions such as: bone disorders, bunions, corns, calluses, cysts, heel spurs, infections, ingrown nails, and plantar fasciitis...

Overview of Foot and Ankle Problems
... Plantar Fasciitis—an inflammation on the bottom of the foot that leads to heel and/or arch pain...

General Statistics
... Plantar fasciitis (heel pain) - usually caused by an inflammation on the bottom of the foot...

Heel Problems
Haglund's Deformity Heel Callus Heel Fissures Plantar Fasciitis (heel spur)

Sports Injuries
... Martial Arts and Kick Boxing Injuries commonly seen as a result of martial arts and kick boxing include plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, sesamoiditis, and ankle sprains...

Plantar Fasciitis (heel spur)
Plantar fasciitis is the term commonly used to refer to heel and arch pain traced to an inflammation on the bottom of the foot...

General Information and Tips
...Foot pain is caused by a wide variety of injuries, health problems or disorders, including (but not limited to): Arthritis Bone spurs Bunions Calluses Corns Flat Feet Gout Ingrown toenails Plantar fasciitis Sprains Stress fractures Warts Wearing improper shoes or extensive use of the feet...

Pain Management for Conditions
... Back to top   Arch pain Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of a thick, fibrous ligament in the arch of the foot...

Ultrasound
... Heel spurs or plantar fasciitis...

Heel Surgery
...Two common conditions can cause pain to the bottom of the heel and lead to surgical intervention: plantar fasciitis (an inflammation of a fibrous band of tissue in the bottom of the foot that extends from the heel bone to the toes) and heel spurs (often the result of stress on the muscles and fascia of the foot)...

Extracorporeal Shock Wave
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) is used to treat chronic heel pain (plantar fasciitis)...

Physical Therapy
...Heel spurs, bursitis, plantar fasciitis, bunions, corns and calluses, as well as many post-operative surgical conditions, respond well to physical therapy...

Baseball
...Inadequate stretching, improper shoes, and repeated motions lead to the most common foot problems that occur among baseball players, such as Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, shin splints, stress fractures, ankle sprains, and bone fractures...

Basketball
...But the repeated shock and pressures on the foot can also lead to inflammations, including Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, and sesamoiditis...

Jogging and Running
... The most common foot problems associated with jogging or running are blisters, corns, calluses, Athlete's Foot, shin splints, Achilles tendonitis, and plantar fasciitis...

Tennis
... Common tennis injuries include ankle sprains, stress fractures, plantar fasciitis, and tennis toe...

Walking and Your Feet
...The most common foot problems are blisters, corns, calluses, and plantar fasciitis...