Patient Education
Our team of specialists and staff believe that informed patients are better equipped to make decisions regarding their health and well being. For your personal use, we have created an extensive patient library covering an array of educational topics. Browse through these diagnoses and treatments to learn more about topics of interest to you. Or, for a more comprehensive search of our entire Web site, enter your term(s) in the search bar provided.
As always, you can contact our office to answer any questions or concerns.
As always, you can contact our office to answer any questions or concerns.
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... Achilles Tendon Ankle Instability Ankle Sprains Arthritic Foot & Ankle Care Athletes Foot Bunions Calluses Corns Crush Injuries Diabetic Foot Flat Feet Fungus Toenails Geriatric Foot Care Hammertoes Heel Spurs Ingrown Toenails Injuries Low Energy System - Shock Wave Therapy Neuromas Plantar Fasciitis Warts Low Energy Shockwave Do you suffer from Chronic foot, heel or ankle pain...
Hammertoe Repair
...As the toe continues to be deformed, it will press up against the shoe and may cause corns...
Treatment of Ulcers
For many people having corns and calluses on their feet is commonplace - part of the daily wear and tear from sports, jogging or just being on their feet for long periods of time...
Foot Facts
Foot and Ankle Problems Most people get foot or ankle pain at some point, often due to sprains, ingrown toenails, prolonged standing, pregnancy, corns, fractures, diabetes, bunions, arthritis, or other conditions...
Foot Pain
...Common injuries include corns, calluses, blisters, muscle cramps, acute knee and ankle injuries, plantar fasciitis, and metatarsalgia...
Foot Care
... Corns and calluses are caused by the friction and pressure of bony areas rubbing against shoes...
Advice for Bunion Pain Sufferers
...You should contact our Westwood office if you notice the following symptoms: An enlarged, visible bulge on your big toe joint Restricted movement of your big toe or foot that prevents you from performing normal activities Irritation, corns or calluses caused by the overlap of the first and second toes Frequent pain, swelling or redness around your big toe joint Treatment for a bunion will vary depending on its severity...
How to Relieve Corns and Calluses
Corns and calluses are thick, hardened areas of skin that develop in response to your body's natural defense to repeated pressure or friction...
How to Minimize Diabetic Foot Problems
...Cut straight across, avoiding the corners; visit our office for assistance Never treat corns or calluses on your own...
Hammering Out Painful Hammertoe
...Other signs and symptoms include: • Difficult or painful motion of a toe joint • Redness or swelling at a toe joint • Development of calluses and corns • Open sores in severe cases The foot and ankle professionals at DiTrolio Podiatry recommend the following for preventing and reducing the symptoms associated with hammertoe: • Wear comfortable, proper-fitting shoes that provide support and allow enough room for your toes • Avoid high-heeled or narrow-toed shoes • Stretch your toe muscles to relieve pressure and pain • Apply splints, cushions or pads to relieve pressure • Moisturize with cream to keep the skin soft Generally, a modification of footwear will reduce the symptoms associated with hammertoe...
Healthy Footwear Promote Healthy Feet
...In fact, shoes that fit poorly or have high heels frequently cause foot problems, including calluses, corns, bunions, and blisters, just to name a few...
High Fashion Footwear May Come with a High Price
...The bunion forces the big toe to slant in toward the other toes, resulting in discomfort, blisters, corns and calluses...
Walking Your Way To Good Foot Health
... If the Shoe Fits - Get Walking! Footwear plays a vital role in the duration of your walking routine, and shoes that don't fit properly or that lack support can lead to foot pain or injuries, such as blisters, corns, calluses, nail fungus and plantar fasciitis...
Foot Health and Aging: How to Keep Your Feet Supporting You for Life
... Never cut corns or calluses on your own...
Are You Dealing With Bunions?
...Untreated bunions can continue to get worse if you don’t do something about them and can lead to other issues such as calluses and corns, or you may experience pain or redness on the site of the bunion, as well as swelling...
Diabetic Complications and Amputation Prevention
... Corns and calluses...
Corns
... People with foot deformities, such as hammertoes, often suffer from corns because the tops of the bent toes rub against the tops of shoes...
Diabetic Complications and Amputation Prevention
... Corns and calluses...
Diabetic Foot Care Guidelines
... Never treat corns or calluses yourself...
Hammertoes
... Corns and calluses (a buildup of skin) on the toe, between two toes, or on the ball of the foot...
MRSA Infection of the Foot
...Those walking barefoot and suffering from common, relatively minor foot problems such as cuts, cracks in the skin, athlete’s foot, eczema, ingrown toenails, puncture wounds or corns and calluses can be at higher risk for infection since these conditions can cause minor tears in the skin which can act as portals for the bacteria to enter the body...
P.A.D. (Peripheral Arterial Disease)
...Check all over for sores, cuts, bruises, breaks in the skin, rashes, corns, calluses, blisters, red spots, swelling, ingrown toenails, toenail infections, or pain...
Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.)
...Check all over for sores, cuts, bruises, breaks in the skin, rashes, corns, calluses, blisters, red spots, swelling, ingrown toenails, toenail infections, or pain...
Staph Infections of the Foot
...Those walking barefoot and suffering from common, relatively minor foot problems such as cuts, cracks in the skin, athlete’s foot, eczema, ingrown toenails, puncture wounds or corns and calluses can be at higher risk for infection since these conditions can cause minor tears in the skin which can act as portals for the bacteria to enter the body...