Helpful Tips & Advice from Our Board-Certified Podiatrist
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Effects of high heels on your feet
As fashion changes, runways are full of higher heels, pointier toes, and more creative styles: Think Lady Gaga’s famous backless shoes, or Sarah Jessica Parkers character, Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City who helped make Manolo Blahnik a household name! At one...
Don’t Walk It Off!
We’ve all heard it before. Your child sprained his ankle while playing football, or maybe your daughter tripped and twisted it while cheering, or perhaps you were playing catch with the kids and just landed funny. Everybody always says, “Just walk it off”, and you...
Plantar Warts: Don’t Take Them Home With You!!
As the 2013-2014 school year starts it means summer is coming to a close. But thanks to record high temperatures this year in Dutchess County, many of us are still kicking off our shoes enjoying Splash Down Beach in Fishkill, walking barefoot outside, around pools or...
Get Rid of Those Ingrown Toenails for Summer
Ouch! Make it Stop! With this heat wave upon us in the Hudson Valley everyone is breaking out his or her flip-flops!! But what is that painful, digging feeling in your toe? You may have an ingrown toenail and not even realize it. An ingrown toenail is when the nail,...
Tingling, Burning, Numbness, Oh my!
Have you and your family or friends been sitting at the Overlook Drive-In Theater in Poughkeepsie watching a movie and started to feel numbness and tingling in your legs and feet? It might not just be your feet falling asleep it could be Neuropathy!! Neuropathy is an...
What are my shoes telling me?
Buying shoes can be confusing and overwhelming!! Before you head out to the Poughkeepsie Galleria in search of new shoes, look at the shoes on your feet for some help. Examine the tread (the soles) of your shoes to see if your shoe is wearing down on any particular...
Get Rid of Those Cracked Heels for Summer
Everybody wants smooth, healthy feet for the summertime! After a long winter, summertime means warmer temperatures in upstate New York and open-toed shoes! Unfortunately the summer staple footwear doesn’t offer much support for your feet or heels, causing friction...
Skin Cancer on the Feet can be Deadly – but Early Detection improves Survival
Skin cancer on the feet is serious, often because it goes undetected until it has spread throughout the body.The earlier you can detect skin cancer, the better the chances it can be cured. About 2 million Americans are diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer every...
Spring Sports – Preventing Ankle Injuries
Spring sports are starting back up again, and that means softball and baseball! Whether you play women’s fast pitch softball on a team like the Hudson Valley Hurricanes, Men's softball, or your kids play Little League Baseball on our local Dodgers, Marlins, Yankees,...
Put a Spring in your Step
Spring is officially here!! Time to get out there, put on your walking shoes and check out all the beautiful sights Upstate New York has to offer. A couple of places for a nice walk or a great hike, are The Rail Trail in Hopewell Junction or the Walkway over the...