Does Your Child Need a Podiatrist?
Children may not be the best at telling you their feet hurt. As a parent, look for signs of foot and ankle problems.
Physical Activity Can Ease Arthritis Pain!
How many people with foot or ankle arthritis want to walk, climb stairs, or exercise if it only worsens their foot pain? Well, common sense would tell us the answer is not many – and the statistics concur. According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly a third of all adults with arthritis don’t engage…
Get Ready for Sandal Season!
The seasons, they are a-changing. Your toes are probably waking from their winter slumber as we speak, emerging from their shoe caves, sleepy-eyed and ready for refreshment. Be ready to help them greet the sunshine. Spruce them up with an at-home pedicure or a safe, professional one. How to perform an at-home pedicure Certainly, you…
Three Little Letters that Can Spell Trouble for Your Feet
There are a lot of acronyms in medicine. Take COVID, for example, which – we know all too well – stands for “coronavirus disease.” Some other examples we speak of often in our society include CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). At Clifton Foot & Ankle Center, in Fairfax County, one particular acronym…
Foot Fungus: Separating Fact from Fiction
FACT: Fungi are unique multi-cellular organisms that live in plants, soil, and even on your skin. A fungus can infect your feet if you’re not careful about where you walk barefoot. Traverse a forest path without shoes and you may pick up a fungus. Step barefoot on a wet pool deck where someone with athlete’s…
7 Ways to Keep Your Feet in Top-Notch Shape
April is Foot Health Awareness Month, and all of us at Clifton Foot & Ankle Center in Fairfax County want to give our patients the tools they need to keep their feet as healthy as possible. Sometimes you follow all the rules, and you still have foot pain. When these seven foot-healthy tools aren’t enough,…
5 Ways to Celebrate National Walking Day
Before exploring all the ways you can celebrate this national observance on April 5, 2023, let’s talk about why National Walking Day is even a thing. Walking is simple, beneficial, and to be celebrated everywhere as a great form of exercise! We know from expert studies and anecdotal evidence that regular exercise improves overall health….
Don’t Delay Treatment for Heel Pain
Our Fairfax County patients who suffer from plantar fasciitis come to us with exactly one goal: to get rid of their heel pain. Plantar fasciitis is difficult to ignore. Sharp pains in the heel and feelings of achiness or burning often feel the worst in the morning. The discomfort typically tapers off as you go…
The Two Essential Nutrients Your Feet and Ankles Crave
Do you eat food? Well, of course you do. Do you eat foods that benefit your feet and ankles? Hmm, not so sure about that, right? This National Nutrition Month, we’re here to talk about two specific nutrients you need to support healthy feet and ankles: These two nutrients are essential for building bone mass….
It’s Madness! Watch out for These Common Basketball Injuries
The brackets are out! The fields for all 68 teams in the NCAA Division 1 men’s and women’s basketball tournament are no longer a mystery. And for the next few weeks leading up to April 3, it’s March Madness for basketball fans everywhere. There’s no shortage of talent in D1 college basketball. Unfortunately, neither is…
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