The skin on your feet as well as your nails are not immune to melanoma. Also skin and nail
health is important to overall health. Get checked for melanoma on your feet. Get checked for
tinea pedis (Athletes foot) or nail fungus (onychomycosis). In May we kick off the summer. Soon your feet will be in sandals. Are your feet beach ready?

Make sure your feet are ready for the beach cosmetically and are ready for the increased activity that comes with summer.

Keep your feet healthy.  This is the perfect time to pay attention to your feet and make sure your feet are in great shape.  As you turn your attention to outdoor activities, you need healthy feet to help you get moving.

Have your feet examined for early symptoms that can reveal abnormalities such as diabetes, vascular problems or arthritis.  Check your arch.  If your arch is lowering this can lead to biomechanical problems and eventual collapse.  This can be prevented with early intervention and by avoiding abnormalities that result from flat feet.

It won’t be long until its sandal season and you’ll want your feet to be beach and sandal ready.  It’s never too early to treat problems to make sure you look good in sandals on the beach.  It is time to start thinking about sandals, no shoes.  If your nails and dystrophic thickening or yellow it can be onychomycosis (fungal nail infection).  It’s time for a check up.  Check skin and nails for signs of infection or abnormalities.  Excessive dryness, redness or cracking of skin or nails might be a sign of an underlying medical issue.  Thickening and yellow nails are abnormal; these can be a result of local infection or systemic problems

Healthy feet will keep you healthy.

To stay active, you need to stay healthy. You need healthy feet to do so. As we come out of winter hibernation and become more and more active, take a look at your shoes and sneakers. If there is uneven wear of the heel, it might be time for an alignment.

Biomechanics is the study of motion, movement and the forces acting on the musculoskeletal system. Correct alignment allows for normal use, less pain and less trauma and subsequently injury. If your shoes are being worn down unevenly that is a sign of malalignment and failing biomechanics (pathomechanics). Healthy feet will ensure optimal physical activity.

Foot orthosis (orthotics) treat a range of pathology related to biomechanical dysfunction of the lower limb. Orthotics can re-align the foot ensuring that your function optimally, avoid injury, pain and complications.

Its not to early to think about “Beach ready feet”. Usually thick nails are a sign of fungus. Fungus of nails (onychomychosis) and tinea pedis (Athlete’s foot) can be treated easily, get beach ready

Happy Spring

Make your own luck this St. Patrick’s Day. Get healthy feet.

Your feet and legs can reveal heart problems.  Heart disease and a lot of its contributing factors can manifest as foot problems.

Some symptoms in your legs and feet that can reveal heart problems are:

♡ Foot and ankle swelling
♡ Pain in legs while walking, cramping in calf while walking called claudication pain
♡ Loss of hair on feet and legs and cracking of skin or dry skin
♡ Numbness, tingling or burning
♡ Non-healing or slow to heal wounds
♡ Discoloration, coldness in the feet

Your feet can reveal potential underlying heart problems and you can’t have a healthy heart if you can’t walk.  If you are experiencing any of these symptoms a check up of your feet can help.

Love your feet this month and they will love you back!!  Happy Valentine’s Day!

Do your heart a favor:  get a foot check-up.

Keep your feet healthy. This is the perfect time to pay attention to your feet and make sure your feet are in great shape.

Have your feet examined for early symptoms that can reveal abnormalities, such as diabetes, vascular problems, or arthritis. Check your arch. If your arch is lowering, this can lead to biomechanical problems and eventual collapse. This can be prevented with early intervention and by avoiding abnormalities that result from flat feet. Foot pain is never normal. If you’re in pain, don’t ignore it; your feet are trying to tell you something. Check skin and nails for signs of infection or other abnormalities. Excessive dryness, redness, or cracking of skin or nails might be a sign of an underlying medical issue. Thickening and yellow nails are abnormal; these can be a result of a local infection or a systemic problem.

It won’t be long until it’s sandal season, and you’ll want your feet to be beach and sandal ready. It’s never too early to treat problems to make sure you look good in sandals and on the beach.

Request an appointment today.

To stay active, you need to stay healthy. As we come out of winter hibernation and become more and more active, take a look at your shoes and sneakers. If there’s uneven wear of the heel, it’s time for an alignment.

Biomechanics is the study of motion, movement, and the forces acting on the musculoskeletal system. Correct alignment allows for normal use, less pain, and less trauma and injury. If your shoes are being worn down unevenly, that is a sign of malalignment and failing biomechanics.

Foot orthosis treats a range of pathology related to biomechanical dysfunction of the lower limb. Orthotics can re-align the foot, ensuring that your function optimally avoids injury, pain, and complications.

Request an appointment today.

Your feet and legs can reveal heart problems. 

Some symptoms in the legs and feet that can reflect heart problems are:

• Foot and ankle swelling
• Pain in legs while walking
• Loss of hair in feet and legs and cracking of skin or dry skin
• Numbness, tingling, or burning
• Non-healing or slow-to-heal wounds

Your feet can reveal potential underlying heart problems, and you can’t have a healthy heart if you can’t walk.

Do your heart a favor: get a foot check-up.

Happy feet are healthy feet.

Make a resolution to have healthier feet.  Start the new year off on the right foot: have you checked your skin and nails? Cracking, dry skin is an indication of infection or underlying disease process. Do your feet hurt? Foot pain is never normal. You can have arthritis that is causing your joints to deteriorate, or it can cause a malignment of your foot joints that can lead to other problems, such as hammertoes, bunions, or DJD.

Chances are most of your resolutions revolve around exercise, and you will need your feet to keep those resolutions. Keep your feet in optimal condition this year; they will reward you with good health.

Make an appointment for a comprehensive foot exam.

Those with New Year’s resolutions to be more active this year may have difficulty following their routines into spring if they are experiencing foot pain.  Oftentimes, however, there is a simple solution to easing foot pain.  Custom orthotics are an easy way to ease pain in the feet while still remaining active.  They work by realigning the feet to correct any abnormal biomechanical issues that are causing pain.  

If you are interested in orthotics and would like to know whether they can benefit you, call our office today for an evaluation!  Our doctor, Dr. Charles Marchese at Avenue U Podiatry, can address any of your foot and ankle concerns.

If you only had one car to last you a lifetime, you would take extra care of it to ensure that it lasts and is able to get you everywhere you needed to go.

You only get one pair of feet, and you should take extra care of them as well. Just like your car, your feet need to last you a lifetime and must be able get you everywhere you need to go.

Your feet should be examined and treated if you expect fungal nails, a skin infection, or have ingrown toenails. Foot pain is never normal and should be an indicator for you to have them evaluated. It is important to treat your foot pain before it evolves into more significant problems in the future. If you suffer from diabetes, COPD, circulation problems, PAD, PVD, neuropathy, or arthritis, these conditions can severely affect your feet.