The Three Mistakes You that Are Hurting Your Feet As the weather is warming up, and everyone is swapping closed shoes to summer footwear. You look down on your feet and you realize that you have been neglecting your feet. Not only your feet has thick skin build up,...
Dry Needling- get the point? What is the difference between acupuncture and dry needling? They both seem the same at face level: insertion of fine needles as a treatment method. Indeed, dry needling uses the same kind of needles that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)...
You get out limping from your bed, and sometimes you dread it when the kids want to go out for a walk. Our feet are the our main mode of transport, we constantly use it to get from one place to another. Essentially, there are three common mistakes that you make that...
We are happy to tell the world that we have the new Vionic Beach range of flip- flops. These are different than your Havaianas thongs, because they are better. These Vionic Beach are made to walk on soft surfaces such as sand, but have mechanically correct heel...
How to Buy Shoes for Summer Tired of buying shoes that never fit? Or your feet are aching for some good pair of shoes that do not chafe, hurt or maim? While it is a woman’s prerogative to wear killer heels, men sometimes fall victim to style over substance too. If you...
Back Pain Unexplained, Could be Your Legs The scans of your back comes back normal, and your doctor frequently prescribes pain medication for your lower back pain. Lower back pain affects your daily life, as it limits your ability to move around. There is one more...
Achilles was a famous Greek legend who was in the Trojan war, felled by a shot to his heel. Owing to the myth, the Achilles tendon is a band of tissue that runs down the back of the lower leg. The cord connects the calf muscle to the heel bone; hence it is also known...
Onychocryptosis- Ingrown Nail Onychocryptosis is the medical term for a common condition you know as ingrown nails. Where a spike or serrated edge of a nail has pierced the skin alongside, causing a painful inflammatory condition. As the skin has been pierced open,...
Sever's .... what is it? Your child wakes up one day complaining of sudden heel pain. At first you aren’t too worried; after all, you’ve endured heel pain yourself and it usually goes away after you walk around for a bit. However, your child is still in pain after...
Tips for Buying Shoes for Heel Pain Do you feel like buying good shoes is a mystery that you cannot seem to solve? While females sometimes choose style and beauty over comfort, men too can suffer from shoes that fit poorly. Wearing poor fitting shoes can not only...
Use it or lose it. It may well be something you've heard a million times before. But when it comes to your fitness, it's well worth remembering. If instant gratification is your thing, exercise can be a drag. It's not something you do once, then sit back and reap a...
Foot care Looking after your feet When you have diabetes you need to take care of your feet every day Having diabetes can increase your risk of foot ulcers and amputations Daily care can prevent serious complications Check your feet daily for changes or problems Visit...
