Helpful Tips & Advice from Our Board-Certified Podiatrist
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Medicare Premiums and Deductibles Are Increasing See How This Affects You!
Medicare has planned BIG changes that will effect you next year. As of this writing your part B Medicare deductible is scheduled to increase by $76.00 to $223.00! The Medicare deductible isn't the only part going up. The Medicare premium(the payment that you make...
How Can You Prevent Getting Your Parents Bunions?
If you act early enough you can prevent getting your parents bunions! You inherit your height and body type, but did you know your foot shape and even the way you walk are being handed down, too. Your walk is based on the type of foot you were born with. If your...
Save Big By Using Your Health Insurance Now
Deductibles are Going Up - Save Big By Using Your Health Insurance Now The summer is over and that means we are three quarters of the way through the year. With careful planning, you can save big bucks on healthcare costs. With the way prices are rising, you might...
Can Throwing Away Expired Diabetic Test Strips Save Your Life?
Diabetic test strips do expire. The enzymes and chemicals that make up diabetic test strips degrade over time. Test strips that are old enough will eventually give you bad information. One person might be able to use an expired test strip and have no problems...
Podiatrists Discover More Than Just Foot Problems
On the day of your appointment, you come in expecting Dr. Schlam to help you with calluses, heel pain, and bunions. What you may not know is that a foot problems can sometimes tell us about other diseases in your body. Hairless feet or toes could show you have poor...
Ice or Heat – That is the Question
When is it right to apply ice or heat to heal the pain? One of the most common questions I hear in the office is should I us ice or heat on an injury. Here are some helpful hints that will help determine when to use ice or heat. Ice Should Be Used For: Acute pain...
Share Your Shower Not Your Plantar Warts!
Late summer is a time when people come in complaining of plantar warts. Unfortunately plantar warts are a virus and can not be treated by an antibiotic. If they could it would be a lot easier to get rid of them! Warts on the bottom of the foot are called plantar...
Dangers Of The Beach And It’s Not The Ocean!
You have been waiting all year to be able to slip your feet into the sand here are somethings you should know to avoid the dangers of the beach. Don't let the hot sand burn your feet The sand may look inviting but it can be burning hot! Every year we would vacation...
Laser Treatments for Nail Fungus
Do Laser Treatments for Nail Fungus work? Laser Treatments for Nail Fungus seem like the most high tech way to treat nail fungus - but do they actually work? There is very little evidence to support that Laser Treatments for Nail Fungus help. The attraction to Laser...
Rory McIlroy Injury means likely Out for the Entire Season
If you are a golf fan, you might have heard that Rory McIlroy, the number 1 golfer in the world, just had a total rupture of his left ankle ligament. The big question now is, when will he be able to get back onto the course and play golf again? Even more important,...