With over one-third of North Americans suffering from diabetes, everybody on the continent is affected. Diabetes is a universal disease that can afflict anyone, regardless of one’s age, weight, gender or race. And the number of diabetes is on the rise. Despite this, most people are still unaware of just how widespread diabetes is, and…
There are surgeries that are needed to realign toes, eliminate bunions and nerves. These modern foot surgeries are very common and they are typically done at out-patient facilities, this post is brought to you thanks to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. BUNIONECTOMY A bunionectomy is the procedure that removes the “hallux valgus,” what we…
Your feet by the Numbers: There are 66 joints on your feet; more than 200 muscles, ligaments and tendons. There are also 52 bones (what means that 1/4 of all your bones are only on your feet) and 25000 sweat glands (which mean that feet sweat half a pint in a day). Do you know…
Heel pain in active kids, sometimes may implicate Sever’s Disease of the growth plate. But it is important to know that if your child is complaining because he/she feels pain in the heel, do not assume that they have Plantar Fasciitis just because you do. We are going to tell you why: Children usually do…
Your kitchen is full of natural home remedies that can help banish foot odor. Remove odor from feet: Salt. Salt has a drying effect on the skin, so do as when go to the beach; dip your feet on salty water. Use ½ a cup of kosher salt (it has larger crystals than ordinary table…
Why do feet stinks & how to get rid of it. Most of us are familiar with foot odor, but have you notice some have a stronger odor than the rest? Well this common phenomenon is produced by bacteria, but don´t freak out it´s normal to have bacteria in our skin, the problem arises when…
Present Methods of Studying The Foot There is no part of the human body so subject to deformities as the foot, yet there is no part of the body of which the estimation of deformities is so inaccurate and vague. The most common deformity that we see is flat foot, yet the diagnosis of flat…
Last month was the New York City Marathon and a lot of New Yorkers participate showing how important is to exercise, so if you are one of those lucky people here are some recommendations you should consider that will prevent running injuries. In New York Foot Experts there are not only foot specialists there are…
Ever wondered why as we grow old toenails thicken but fingernails don´t? Well there are several causes attributed to this condition. One of them is because of impair circulation. Other factors can be long term trauma from falling objects, poorly fitting shoes and fungal nail infections. According to Dr Richard K. from Weill Cornell Medical…
In our previous post we talked about what are the symptoms and causes for Plantar Fascittis, now we are going to give you all the possible treatments you could try to solve severe heel pain. Whether conservative therapies wich includes orthoses, stretching, extracorporeal shockwave, BTX-A, and corticosteroid injection to surgery can be used. However if…
Expert In Feet Dr. Daniel Drapacz 