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Thanksgiving and Your Feet
Let’s take a look at some ways the Thanksgiving holiday weekend can put stress on your feet, and what you can do to prevent any pain and discomfort.
What to Do If Your Child Has Flat Feet. (It Doesn’t Involve Panicking.)
Whether you are aware of it or not, you spend a lot of time watching your child move. From those exciting first steps, to chasing after a toddler heading for trouble, to cheering a middle schooler up and down the field, you have plenty of mental footage to work with....
What to Do When Stubborn, Painful Ingrown Toenails Return
An ingrown toenail is never fun, but it is something everyone may expect to suffer from at least once in their lifetime. Hopefully they will beat out the number of tax audits any of us will ever receive. A rare ingrown toenail is often mild enough to treat at...
What to Expect from Fungal Toenail Home Remedies
When it comes to stubborn yet relatively harmless problems such as fungal toenails, there is never any shortage of “Simple and Easy Home Remedy!” claims that will supposedly clear that problem right up. If you search for home remedies on Google, you will not be...
Protect Your Children’s Feet this Summer
When school lets up, it’s time to get out and enjoy the sun—when not playing Fortnite, at least. Are you planning to get away on a summer trip? Head out to some local summer festivities? Or maybe just stick around the closest pool (shout-out to all the kind, generous,...
How to Stay Active With Plantar Fasciitis
Picture this: The sun rises and your alarm clock goes off. You hit the snooze button a few times before peeling yourself off the bed and sitting up. Finally, you muster up enough motivation to actually get out of bed. You take your first step and there is that heel...
Heel Pain Caused by Wearing the Wrong Shoes (Vionic Can Help!)
Who doesn’t love showing off a new pair of shoes? Here at Family Foot & Ankle Care of Jasper, we know that a fresh pair of running shoes can add a much-needed pep to your morning jog, and there is nothing better than that extra inch of confidence you can find in a...
March Madness and Sports Injuries
That time of year is coming up again! March Madness is right around the corner and it is finally time to put on your favorite team’s jersey and gather your friends around the living room – don’t forget the chips and salsa, because with the warmer weather comes the...
Common Foot Problems You Should NOT Ignore!
As human beings, we have invented and developed solutions to many problems in the world. We’ve bridged the continents through air travel. We have built devices to survive underwater, in a desert—even on the moon! And yet we’ll still have something happen to us and...