Why Diabetic Foot Care is Important

Why Diabetic Foot Care is Important

Diabetic Foot Care When you have diabetes, it can lead to serious foot problems, so it’s important to take precautions to maintain healthy feet. Keeping your feet healthy with diabetes should include maintaining a good foot care regiment and following some basic...

Preventative Foot Care in Diabetes

Preventative Foot Care in Diabetes

Why Do People with Diabetes Need Regular Foot Exams? Having a health condition like diabetes requires the utmost attention to your health. This includes making a habit of performing daily foot exams and regularly seeing your doctor to avoid any complications. By...

Do You Need Custom Inserts?

Do You Need Custom Inserts?

What are Orthotics? Orthotics are a special shoe or heel inserts a doctor prescribes that are custom-made for each patient. Podiatrists may prescribe orthotics to treat a variety of problems related to your feet, legs, or back. How to Tell if you Need Orthotics...

Why You Should See a Podiatrist at Any Age

Why You Should See a Podiatrist at Any Age

With how busy everybody is these days, it’s easy to take healthy feet for granted. Typically, we ignore small pain or discomfort in our feet, legs, hips, and back. It’s always chalked up to being due to exercise, poor posture, or excessive walking and standing. At...

Flat Feet: What You Should Know

Flat Feet: What You Should Know

What is Flat Foot? People with flat feet have either no arch in their feet or an arch that is very low. Flat foot is also sometimes called “fallen arches”. Typically, when someone stands they have a gap beneath the inner part of the foot and the floor. The arches in...

Tips for Taking Care of your Feet this Winter

Tips for Taking Care of your Feet this Winter

It’s no surprise that the winter months often leave people forgetting to take care of their feet, and we can’t blame you because nobody is spending the cold season with their feet out. But, we’re here to tell you to change up your routine and add foot care into the...

10 Signs You Need to See a Podiatrist

10 Signs You Need to See a Podiatrist

Now that the warmer weather is officially coming to an end, we’re putting our sandals and flip flops away and putting on thick socks and boots. With that, patients tend to start neglecting certain symptoms or signs that something is wrong with their feet. The truth is...

Is It Normal for a Child’s Feet to Hurt?

Is It Normal for a Child’s Feet to Hurt?

Should I Worry About My Child’s Foot Pain? When children experience leg pain, parents might not consider that the foot is actually the source of the problem because some foot conditions can also cause leg pain. When it comes to foot pain in children, early...

Should You Be Switching Out Your Shoes this Season?

Should You Be Switching Out Your Shoes this Season?

You’ve probably heard once or twice before that you should switch out your walking and running shoes every few hundred miles. What you may not know is you should also be getting new shoes for each specific season. Each season brings different activities that often...

The Difference Between Growing Pains and a Serious Problem

The Difference Between Growing Pains and a Serious Problem

What are Growing Pains? As kids get older they tend to experience what parents often call “growing pains”. Growing pains can be described as crampy and achy muscle pains that occur in preschoolers and preteens. This pain can be felt in both legs and during almost any...

What to Know About Your First Podiatrist Visit

What to Know About Your First Podiatrist Visit

Going to any doctor for the first time can be nerve-racking no matter your reason for scheduling. At Total Foot Care and Wellness Clinic, we want you to know there is nothing to be worried about when coming in for your first Podiatrist appointment. In this blog post,...

The Importance of Knowing Your Arch Type

The Importance of Knowing Your Arch Type

As humans, we are very unique in the sense that for the most part, we are all incredibly different. Whether it’s our eye color, hair color, body type, or favorite food, we are all unique in our own way. Because of this, it’s often important that we buy products or do...

What Are The Types of Foot Arches?

What Are The Types of Foot Arches?

In a previous blog post, we talked about the importance of your arch type. In this blog post, we want to dive into the different types of feet arches and what you can expect if you have a certain arch. If you haven’t seen the other article, you can check it out here....

Cold Feet? Warm Your Feet the Right Way

Cold Feet? Warm Your Feet the Right Way

For most states, the cold weather is still hitting pretty hard and has been for a few months now. A lot of things change during the colder months, including what we do with our cars, pets, and houses. But what most people don’t think to do is change the way they are...

How to Properly Prep for Foot Surgery

How to Properly Prep for Foot Surgery

People who come into a Podiatrist’s office with serious foot conditions can sometimes need surgery. This is completely normal and is the recommended treatment method when other options will not prove to be effective. While you may be apprehensive about foot surgery, a...

5 Moves To Warm Up Your Feet and Ankles Before Exercise

5 Moves To Warm Up Your Feet and Ankles Before Exercise

If you’re new to exercising or have never taken time to stretch, odds are you might not know the full benefits of stretching before a workout. Stretching is a vital part of your exercise routine because it warms up your body and lessens the possibility of any...

Corona Virus and Social Distancing

Corona Virus and Social Distancing

Social distancing is a new way of life in the United States and around the world. You’ve surely noticed how it has affected your life, but do you still have questions about what exactly you should be doing, and why? We explain the basics here. What is social...

What Your Feet are Telling You About Your Health

What Your Feet are Telling You About Your Health

Your whole body is great at sending warning signs when something is not quite right. However, it’s very common for people to dismiss the signs your feet are sending you. If you want to learn what signs to look out for, continue reading this blog post. Foot Numbness...

Activities to Stay Busy During Corona Virus COVID-19

Activities to Stay Busy During Corona Virus COVID-19

As many of you know, we’re amidst a global pandemic that has now left many of us quarantined in the safety of our homes. For those of us who aren’t used to being at home 24/7, this can be quite the struggle and lead many to feel bored, anxious, or alone in their...

5 Tips For Staying Safe During the Corona Virus

5 Tips For Staying Safe During the Corona Virus

Coronavirus is at the top of all of our minds right now, and for good reason. With over a million confirmed cases worldwide and a quarter of a million confirmed cases in the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything most of us have experienced in our...

Taking Care of Your Feet at Home

Taking Care of Your Feet at Home

As of writing this, millions of people around the world are still being faced with self-quarantine in order to help prevent the spread of the Corona Virus. This gives many of us more time on our hands to get stuff done around the house and practice self-care. Well,...

The Do’s and Dont’s of Footwear

The Do’s and Dont’s of Footwear

With many cities and towns opening up after months of social distancing, an activity some might partake in is shopping for shoes. Whether it’s for summer trips, a new job, or just to replace an old pair, believe it or not, there are some do’s and dont’s of footwear....

What You Should Know About Ingrown Toenails

What You Should Know About Ingrown Toenails

Ingrown toenails are an extremely common condition in which the corner or side of the toenail grows into the soft flesh of the toe. Ingrown toenails can often be taken care of at home, but if pain persists and you notice the pain starts to spread, you might see a...

Spring Activities: Feet Beware

Spring Activities: Feet Beware

We’re finally in the middle of spring and experience some great weather around the country. With warm weather and the inability to be around other people, many are seeking outdoor activities. Well, before you head out for your next outdoor activity, you’ll want to...

Athletic Foot Care for Kids

Athletic Foot Care for Kids

Kids are known for being extremely resilient despite the amount of rambunctious activities they partake in. While it might seem like they’re invincible, they most definitely aren’t. Today, we’re sharing some tips for athletic foot care for your kids to keep them safe...

Looking for Heel Pain Remedies? Try this!

Looking for Heel Pain Remedies? Try this!

Believe it or not, many people suffer from heel pain every day. Unfortunately, there isn’t much that can be done to get rid of heel pain entirely from home, but you can definitely do at home remedies to make it more bearable. Heel Pain Heel pain is extremely common...

Sesamoiditis Explained

Sesamoiditis Explained

A sesamoid is a bone that is embedded in the tendon and can be found in various tendons in the body. In a normal foot, the sesamoids are two pea-shaped bones located in the ball of the foot, beneath the big toe joint. The sesamoid helps the toe move normally and...

Gout: What is it and How is it Treated?

Gout: What is it and How is it Treated?

Gout is a very common inflammatory arthritis that is seen in patients of various ages. What makes gout so frustrating for those who deal with it is the symptoms can come and go with extreme pain. There are a variety of factors that cause gout, but luckily all of these...

Does Kinesiology Taping Really Work?

Does Kinesiology Taping Really Work?

If you’ve ever attended a sports game or athletic event you’ve probably seen the bright colorful tape on various parts of athletes’ bodies. To the untrained eye, it looks likenothing more than a fun way to stand out, but it’s actually called Kinesio tape. Kinesio tape...

Plantar Warts: What You Should Know

Plantar Warts: What You Should Know

Plantar warts are extremely common, especially amongst children. They are small growths that usually appear on the heels or other weight-bearing areas of the foot. Being that they are on weight-bearing areas of the foot, the pressure may also cause plantar warts to...

Are Calluses Bad For Your Feet?

Are Calluses Bad For Your Feet?

Do you regularly get special callus treatments from the nail salon? Do you purchase foot masks from the store? Most people do because they don’t like the appearance of calluses, but today we’re going to discuss whether or not it’s beneficial to remove them from your...

Shin Splints: What You Should Know

Shin Splints: What You Should Know

Shin Splints: What You Should Know Do you feel pain your shins any time you walk, run, or perform physical activity with your legs? There is a possibility that you’re experiencing medial tibial stress syndrome, otherwise known as shin splints. What Causes Shin...