Foot Pain? Go Shopping for New Shoes
You know that delightful feeling that you get when after a long day of walking in uncomfortable shoes, you finally get the chance to take them off and step onto the soft carpeted floor? Footwear today is not only a powerful fashion statement; it is also a reflection of important social and political influences.
What’s the deal with Women, Shoes and Foot Pain?
It is “painfully” obvious the damage that the wrong pair of shoes can do to your feet and even you...
Posted on 2017-02-27
A Chiropodist’s 1st Reported Case of a Pokemon Go Injury
Today I treated my first case of a Pokemon Go related injury. Of course, at first I thought that I was merely treating a routine ankle sprain, similar to the many, many ankle sprains and strains that I have encountered in almost 30 years of Chiropody practice. My 26 year old, very athletic and fit patient presented at our CanadaPhysio clinic today hopping on one foot and in obvious distress. He could barely put weight on his ankle and there was bruising and swelling around th...
Posted on 2016-07-14
A Podiatrist’s Guide to Buying Shoes for Foot Pain
Podiatrist’s Guide to Buying Shoes for Foot Pain.
Never before has there been so much choice when it comes to footwear. Think back to what the options were just 30 years ago in the late 70’s and 80’s. For the ladies, the style was all about stiletto heels and pointy toes and the men sported Moccasin style loafers. If you didn’t already have foot pain, it was only a question of time. Heels were engineered to displace body weight forward onto the ...
Posted on 2016-05-20