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May 31, 2011

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Diabetic Foot Care

Are you a diabetic patient? If you are, there is a lot of good that a podiatrist can do for you. Podiatrist can check your feet and ensure that you don’t have any additional problems that are affecting your feet as a result of the diabetes. Diabetes can cause conditions such as neuropathy, ulcerations and poor healing. Neuropathy is a condition that results due to damage to your nerves. When your sugar is consistently too high, it causes your blood to not run as well and causes your nerves to not function properly. You will start out feeling tingling and shooting pains. Eventually, this will progress to the inability to feel things touching your feet. This can result in a lot of damage, because if you don’t feel something like a rock in your shoe, you can end up rubbing a blister or even an ulcer on your foot. Another problem that can result from diabetes is poor blood flow. It is important that you regularly have your pulses checked. This is the first signal that will show you...

Numb, Burning, Tingling Foot Pain

Have you had a numbness, burning, tingling shooting pain at your heel or bottom part of your foot, you could have tarsal tunnel? Do your feet feel better after you massage them? Now, most of you have heard of carpal tunnel syndrome in your wrists. The same syndrome can happen in your feet and cause you the same symptoms, just in your feet. So, what causes this syndrome? A nerve in your foot, called the tibial nerve, becomes entrapped, or one of its branches. As a result of the nerve becoming entrapped, you will feel these sensations in your foot all common to a nerve that is being irritated. The diagnosis for this condition consists of your description of your pain and showing your podiatrist exactly where the pain is affecting you. There are then some physical exams that can be done that will help confirm the diagnosis so that you can then get the treatment you need. What is behind the compression/entrapment of your nerve? It could be due to varicose veins (large, twisting, en...

Feaster Five Expo Andover, Massachusetts

We are so excited to be helping to sponsor the Feaster FiveExpo and Road Race. On Thursday November 28 th the race will start at 8:30 in the morning and includes both a 5k and an 8k race. There is also an expo that will be held on Monday November 25 th from 12-7, Tuesday November 26 th from 12-7 and Wednesday November 27 th from 12-6. All three of these days the expo will be at Merrimack Valley YMCA in Andover, Massachusetts. You can pick up your race registration and goody bag at this time as well as check out the expo booths from many of our local businesses. Thanksgiving is a time for family and loved ones to come together and spend time catching up. But before all of the hub bub with the family starts and the turkey coma that is sure to get you, come out and join us for a great morning workout. We will get your metabolism jump started and make you super hungry so that you can enjoy all of the yummy goodness that is sure to follow. A great thing that my office is offer...

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