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Posts for: March, 2012

March 29, 2012
Category: people and blogs

According to the FDA, anywhere from 10-50% of children are affected by warts. Warts in children may go away on their own, but as a parent, I know that I would rather treat and get rid of a condition rather than risk it affecting other family members.

Very often, they can be embarrassing or they may itch. In some cases, they may cause pain or spread to other parts of the body, or as I mentioned before, to other family members. On the foot, they appear as skin lesions that are often raised, with pinpoint black dots in the middle with a cauliflower type appearance. Often they are surrounded by thickened skin if it is on the bottom of the foot, and very often they hurt when compressed. The black spots are actually broken blood vessels. The wart may feel rough or grainy to the touch. It is important to instruct the child not to scratch or pick at the wart as this will likely cause it to spread or maybe even bleed.  As a parent, what can one do to prevent this from occurring? Warts are actually a virus, and they love a damp, moist environment. If at all possible, prevent your child from going barefoot in places that my harbor this virus. Some common places where the virus thrives include locker rooms, swimming pools, showers, or gym floors. I always encourage deck shoes or swim shoes at all times, even when taking a shower in a gym locker area. Discourage sharing shoes as well as again the virus can live in shoes as well. If you do suspect that your child may have a wart anywhere on the foot, if the lesion is getting larger, or is spreading, or is bleeding, it is best to get it checked out by a podiatrist. At Advanced Foot & Ankle, we can make sure that it is indeed a wart with a proper diagnosis, and we have a tried and true protocol to handle the condition with great success rates.  Even just a consultation with one of our doctors to answer any questions you may have, including whether that thing on my child's foot is a wart or not - will put your mind at ease! 


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March 27, 2012
Category: people and blogs

According to the ADA (American Diabetes Association), about 15.7 million people (5.9 percent of the United States population) have diabetes. Many more are not yet diagnosed. Neuropathy (nerve damage that leads to be unable to feel your feet) and PAD (poor circulation) are common complication of diabetes and can lead to amputation. Neuropathy changes and decreasing circulation are often subtle and ignored by many patients.

Diabetics must constantly monitor their feet or face sever consequences, including amputation. The ADA recommend that every diabetic, no matter how well controlled, should see a podiatrist yearly for a neuropathy and PAD screening exam. Diabetics with more advanced disease should be seen more frequently.

Do not ignore your diabetic feet! Contact us for an appointment today! 

Bountiful Office #801-292-4425  West Jordan Offfice #801-566-7297

 


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March 22, 2012
Category: people and blogs

The top three questions runners ask about custom foot orthotics are:
1. Should they use orthotics in their shoes while running if they don’t have an injury?
2. If they have fatigue in their legs while running or an abnormal gait, they often wonder if orthotics will help?
3. Should they wear orthotics forever after an overuse injury?

The answers are yes, yes and yes! A new study showed that orthotics have a significant benefit in reducing running injuries as prophylaxis. It makes common sense, that if you have an underlying biomechanical deficit, orthotics give you better alignment so therefore should reduce overall abnormal stressors and subsequently injuries. Now there is a new study that shows just that! Piggy-back that on years of biomechanics research and the answers get much more clear.

This study demonstrated that the subjects who wore orthotics had "a significantly reduced rate of exercise-related lower limb injury across the training period". The authors emphasized that participants were not treated for an injury with orthotics, but were prescribed orthotics to prospectively reduce the risk of injury. In addition, they believe that these "preventative results can be cautiously extrapolated to a recreational running setting and should be considered by sports and exercise medicine professionals."

Franklyn-Miller A, Wilson C, Bilzon J, et al. Foot orthoses in the prevention of injury in initial military training: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med 39(1):30-37, 2011

Mundermann A, Nigg BM, Humble RN, et al. Foot orthotics affect lower extremity kinematics and kinetics during running. Clin Biomech 18(3):254-262, 2003
 


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March 19, 2012
Category: people and blogs

       Request a free copy of  "Heel Pain Very Common, Yet often Untreated" at 

www.Bountifulfootdoctor.com

Or simply call #1-888-808-4944

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"We wrote the book because too many people suffer from heel pain unnecessarilly."
  Ryan K. Anderson, DPM, Bryan L. Seagle, DPM 

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March 17, 2012
Category: people and blogs

Dr. Anderson explains options for dry, cracked skin and heels.  There is no need to suffer! You can purchase all products at our Bountiful or West Jordan  office locations!  Please contact us with any questions.

  Bountiful 801-292-4425 West Jordan 801-566-7297

 


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