Some simple and easy ways to prevent foot conditions from developing and ensure that your feet will take you where you want to go for many years to come.
Walking—it’s one of the best forms of exercise out there and an activity that we at Long Island Foot & Ankle Group, PC heartily recommend to our patients for overall good health.
On the feet, the most common wart that we treat at Long Island Foot & Ankle Group, PC is the plantar wart.
At Long Island Foot & Ankle Group, PC, if we had to pick one thing that has the greatest impact on the health of your feet, it would be proper footwear.
At Long Island Foot & Ankle Group, PC, it also means we’ll be seeing more cases of athlete’s foot, fungal toenails and other skin and nail infections.
Patients with diabetes face special concerns when it comes to foot care and health.
May is National Skin Cancer and National Melanoma Awareness Months and with our patients gearing up to hit our beautiful Nassau and Suffolk County beaches we at Long Island Foot & Ankle Group PC thought this was the perfect time to address this important issue.
May is National Osteoporosis Month and with nearly a quarter of the bones in your body being located in your feet we at Long Island Foot & Ankle Group, PC want our patients to aware of this important facet of foot health.
At Long Island Foot & Ankle Group, PC, we want to urge our patients to follow proper safety precautions to avoid toe, foot and ankle injuries. Most injuries occur in two ages groups: children under the age of 14 and adults over the age of 44.
Most of us spend a good portion of our time each week at work. Depending on the type of job you have, your feet may be at risk for chronic foot conditions or injury. At Long Island Foot & Ankle Group, PC, we encourage patients to pay attention to the warning signs your feet may be giving you and take steps to prevent foot problems.
It’s important to get in the habit of checking your feet on a regular basis. Sometimes at Long Island Foot & Ankle Group, PC we find that seemingly minor symptoms may actually be pointing to a serious health problem that goes way beyond a patient’s feet.
Bunions are a condition that patients frequently seek treatment for at Long Island Foot & Ankle Group, PC. A bunion is the outward sign of a problem with the bones inside your foot. Typically, the big toe begins to drift toward the second toe and over time, the bones in the toe shift out of place, causing the visible bump on the side of the big toe.
Ingrown toenails are a fairly common foot problem that we treat at Long Island Foot & Ankle Group, PC but unfortunately it is also one that by the time we see it has often been made way worse than necessary due to misguided self treatment and “bathroom surgery.”
March is National Nutrition Month. What does food have to do with your feet? Well at Long Island Foot & Ankle Group, PC we’re glad you asked. There are a number of ways that your diet can impact your podiatric health, including: