Foot & Ankle Care Blog

What to Look for in a Child’s Walk

What to Look for in a Child’s Walk

Parents naturally want two things for their children – health and happiness. The fact of the matter is that the two can be more related than people usually consider. (There’s a reason the word “miserable” is so often associated with illnesses, after all.) It’s easy...

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Does Your Child Need to See a Podiatrist?

Does Your Child Need to See a Podiatrist?

Some facts are simply indisputable: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. We all have a finite amount of time on this earth (so make every moment count!). The Packers are one million times better with a healthy Rodgers playing under center. (That was painful...

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Preventing Ankle Sprains

Preventing Ankle Sprains

Out of all the possible injuries humans sustain, ankle sprains are perhaps the most common. In part, this can be attributed to the fact you don’t even have to be an athlete to sprain an ankle. Sure, you have a greater risk when making a sharp turn while playing soccer...

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Preparing for Foot or Ankle Surgery

Preparing for Foot or Ankle Surgery

The goal here at Wisconsin Foot Center is always to exhaust conservative (non-surgical) treatment options when caring for any foot or ankle problem you might be experiencing. Fortunately, non-surgical care is often quite effective for providing the relief patients are...

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When Should Your Child See a Podiatrist?

When Should Your Child See a Podiatrist?

Whether or not your child needs to see a podiatrist is something you might wonder when a son or daughter is having foot or ankle issues. On one hand, early treatment and intervention for certain medical conditions can prevent long-term problems. On the other, some...

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How Gait Affects Foot Health

How Gait Affects Foot Health

Even though it sounds like a highly technical term, “biomechanics” simply refers to the way that living beings (including you) move. Every one of us relies on countless biomechanical processes to do, well, pretty much everything we do on a daily basis. Even reading...

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Why Your Heel Hurts After Exercise

Why Your Heel Hurts After Exercise

There are always an abundance of exercise and physical activity options in southeastern Wisconsin no matter the season. With summer finally upon us, though, more Wisconsinites are running, playing rec sports, and just getting outdoors than at other times of the year....

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Why Your Teen’s Heel Hurts

Why Your Teen’s Heel Hurts

Our youth here in Milwaukee County are fortunate to have a wide array of sport options. Sports and other physical activities provide countless benefits in so many different areas. It’s easy to think about the physical ones—working out is obviously important for...

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Fix Your Bunion with Surgery

Fix Your Bunion with Surgery

Medical professionals—in our field of podiatry and otherwise—prefer to use conservative treatment options whenever possible. The good news about this is the fact we have many nonsurgical methods that may take away the symptoms and resolve certain problems...

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