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What’s The Difference Between Stretching and Warming Up?
What's the difference between stretching and warming up before you exercise? Warming up before exercising is just doing a lower intensity of the exercise you are going to be doing. This helps get the blood circulating and lets your body know that you are preparing...
Toenail Clipping Seems Like a No Brainer …
If Toenail Clipping Seems Like a No Brainer, Then How Did I End Up With An Ingrown Toenail It's all about the cut. Follow these toenail clipping hints Follow these toenail clipping hints to help you avoid an ingrown toenail! CUT STRAIGHT ACROSS: For toenail clipping...
Heel Pain in Kids is Not Normal
With all the fall sports starting up again, your child may come to you complaining of heel pain. The cause of heel pain in kids is not the same as heel pain in adults. What Causes Heel Pain in Kids Heel pain in kids is most often caused by the growth plate in the heel...
Not Treating A Sprained Ankle Could Lead To Crippling Pain!
Taking a casual attitude toward a sprained ankle may lead to crippling pain. You may also get limited range of motion, ankle instability (with possibility of re-injury) and arthritis. Sprained ankles are serious business. A Sprained Ankle often means a Broken Bone...
Cinderella had Bunions! Here’s proof.
Cinderella had bunions Here we set out to prove that Cinderella had bunions and also attempt to answer the following questions: How could Cinderella's glass slipper only fit one person in the entire land? Why did the glass slipper fall off Cinderella's foot? Why was...
American Diabetes Month—What Better Time to Get Involved
There’s something very unique about the month of November! It’s not just the month that we give thanks for all we have and celebrate by eating copious amounts of turkey, but it also happens to be American Diabetes Month! And November 14th is World Diabetes Day. The...
Superbowl Could Trigger Your First Gout Attack
Superbowl parties have gout attack triggers everywhere. In fact, you are likely to get your first gout attack this Tuesday, just two days after Superbowl Sunday. Never had gout before? Well, here's your chance. Here's what you need to know to help you survive this...
Ingrown Toenails Are Serious Business
Ingrown toenails are serious business. They occur when the sides or top of the nail grow into skin of the nail. It is usually seen on the sides of the big toes. When this happens the area around the nail gets red and painful and sometimes gets infected. The infection...
Bursitis In My Foot? How did I get that?
Bursitis in my Foot? No way! Bursitis is just for old people, right? So, how did I get bursitis in my foot? What is Bursitis? Bursitis in your feet is caused when there is a swelling in the fluid filled area between your joints. Normally the bursa protects your...
5 Most Common Foot Problems
5 Most Common Foot Problems Feet are complex. They have 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments. That's a lot of things where problems can pop up. Feet can have circulation problems, infections (from bacteria, viruses, or fungi), muscle...