Foot & Ankle Care Blog

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...

As with any profession, podiatrists use many different “tools” to achieve results for you. Naturally, the specific tool we use depends on the task at hand (or, more accurately, foot!). Custom orthotics are one such option that resolve painful conditions for our...

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....

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...

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...

It won’t be long until kids are enjoying their summer vacation. Hopefully, this means they’ll be active, and not just staying indoors playing video games, watching shows on Netflix, or wasting time online. (As with virtually anything in life, those...

When you look down at your feet, you should expect to see clear, healthy nail tissue. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. There are times when what you see instead is yellowed, thickened, and distorted toenails. The root cause of this problem is a fungal...

People can be divided into two camps when it comes to preferred times for doing things: early birds and night owls. Researchers at the University of Barcelona (Spain) have studied these two categories of people to understand why there’s a natural predisposition one...

Toenails are pretty much worthless, yet the fact remains – we still have them. Now, just having nails on the tops of our toes isn’t necessarily a big deal…until they cause problems. Such is the case with ingrown toenails. When a toenail becomes ingrown, it can cause...