FAQs

If it seems that your toes are getting crowded in your shoes, there are a couple things that may be happening.  First, you may have the wrong size or style of shoe. Some newer styles of shoes have a tight or pointy toe box and this can cause the toes to be close together and […]

Beginning a different workout routine of any kind can bring to light pains or weaknesses that we otherwise would not have noticed.  With yoga and hot yoga becoming increasingly popular, many people are grabbing their mats and towels and stretching parts of their body that they have never noticed they even had before! Arthritis in […]

Toenail removal may be recommended if your toenail is thickened and painful.  Sometimes, the doctor may recommend this as part of a complete fungal treatment plan.  Toenail fungus actually lives not only on the nail but also on the nailbed itself.  If the toenail is removed, this exposes the nailbed so that topical medications can […]

Foot pain can be from conditions affecting the skin, muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, nerves, bones and much more! If an x-ray doesn’t show anything out of sorts, it is likely that the condition is not bony – as x-rays only show bone. If pain is severe enough or if there has been an injury, your […]

  When you rest your feet are most relaxed. The soft tissues tighten in this relaxed position. When you start to move again, and in the morning it’s often very suddenly, these tissues need time to stretch and get moving again. It’s like starting to exercise without a proper warm up.  The complaint of morning […]

Are you seeing dark purple or brown spots? Those spots that appear dark purplish or sometimes even brownish may be due to a condition called venous stasis dermatitis.  This condition is associated with venous stasis, which is a condition in which veins have a difficult time sending the blood from the feet back to the […]