Diabetes: Keeping Feet Healthy

Diabetes: Keeping Feet Healthy

Diabetes can damage nerves in your feet. It can cause weakness, numbness, and pain (neuropathy). This makes it hard to feel injuries or sore spots. Diabetes can also change blood flow. This can make it harder for small problems, like a blister, to heal. In fact, small...
How To Have Healthy Feet

How To Have Healthy Feet

As we age, staying healthy requires us to take care of our bodies from head to toe. We often focus on keeping our hearts, lungs, and other vital organs in good shape, but look down. What are you doing to care for the complex network of bones, muscles, tendons, and...
Understanding Diabetes and Your Feet

Understanding Diabetes and Your Feet

If you’ve been having foot-related issues, you may need to see a podiatrist. All doctors have their specialty, and picking the correct type will ensure you get the best care for your medical conditions. WHAT IS A PODIATRIST? Podiatrists are medical professionals...
When You Should See a Podiatrist

When You Should See a Podiatrist

Podiatry is the medical practice dealing with conditions of ankles and the feet. As a result, a podiatrist in Tennessee is prepared to deal with several medical conditions and provide treatments for them. But when should you see a podiatrist? After all, foot pain may...

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