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…
Heel pain is the #1 foot problem in America. 2,000,000 people suffer from heel problems every year and 10% of the American population experiences heel pain. A very interesting fact is that 60 tons of stress are placed on feet during every mile walked and that the heel strikes the ground 1,500 times per mile…
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…
Diabetic neuropathy is a nerve injury caused by diabetes. When it affects arms, hands, legs and feet; we are talking about diabetic peripheral neuropathy. There are 3 different groups of nerves that can be affected by diabetic neuropathy: the sensory nerves, the motor nerves and the autonomic nerve. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy usually develops slowly and…
Parents always worry about flat feet, but what they don’t know is that flat feet are normal in infants, children and adults. Special shoes or exercises do not produce an arch in a child with a flexible flatfoot at the end. Indeed, one in five children never develops an arch and most adults have no…
Expert In Feet Dr. Daniel Drapacz 