Remember This Little Piggy? That nursery rhyme about your toes?This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none.
Careful preparation before any kind of foot or ankle surgery is crucial to a comfortable recovery. The healing process often requires a cast or brace, so we recommend planning ahead whenever possible.
September is a busy month in St. Louis for races, so now is the time to find the right shoes if you’re a runner.
Proper shoe selection may be the most important thing you can do for your feet.
Today we’re talking about how to detect, treat and how not to treat the common nuisance of plantar warts.
Do not try to pick, cut or grind the wart away. Doing so can cause other warts to appear elsewhere on your foot or fingers.
Summer is in full swing and as you get back to playing golf, hiking, swimming etc., you may find that foot pain is impairing your movement. Don’t assume relief requires surgery.
Summer has finally arrived which means it’s fungus season in St. Louis!
While it may not be what you’ve been looking forward to in the warmer months, athlete’s foot is much more common in warm weather. And no, you don’t have to be an athlete to get it.
At Foot Healers, we get a lot of patients who come in for minor foot ailments but go to an orthopedic surgeon if they suffer a more severe foot injury.
Here at Foot Healers we know it’s tempting to put off seeing a doctor about an injured foot. We’ve heard every excuse:
“I don’t have the time.”
“It doesn’t hurt that bad.”
If you or a loved one has ever had an ingrown toenail, you know how painful and miserable it can be.
We’re in the business of treating ingrown toenails — which is pretty cool because that means we relieve pain and misery.
Not all foot treatment options are the same. At Foot Healers, we staff our stores with DPMs — Doctors of Podiatric Medicine. We meet a lot of patients who come to us after going to another store for foot treatment...
When it comes to toenail fungus, out of sight should not mean out of mind.
Sure, the cozy wool socks may keep that fungus out of sight, but you have to start treating it now if you want to have fungus-free feet come sandal-season.
(FAKE) NEW ALERT – JANUARY 2017
President-elect Donald Trump will issue an executive order on his first day in office to declare January National Heel Pain Awareness Month, according to unnamed sources affiliated with his transition team.
