Podiatry Blog
Can Chronic Heel Pain Be Helped?
If you have had persistent, chronic heel pain, your situation is likely not hopeless. Capital Podiatry Associates can help.
Finding Footwear for Heel Pain
A good pair of shoes is usually one of the best defenses you have against a bad case of heel pain. That’s not to say you won’t also need a more “hands-on” treatment strategy, such as physical therapy, orthotics, or laser therapy. Each situation is different, and not...
Barefoot Walking Can Lead to Heel Pain
If you’re one of the millions of Americans helping to “flatten the curve” by spending a lot more time at home than you used to, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve also made some changes to the types of clothing you wear on a day-to-day basis. Out with the jeans, in...
Can I Still Run with Heel Pain?
At Capital Podiatry Associates, we see a ton of runners come in with heel pain symptoms. Some have it so bad that that they’re on the verge of giving up something that they’ve loved doing for years. Many say that, even if they take a few days or a few weeks off, the...
Is It Normal to Wake Up with Heel Pain?
Heel pain that strikes worst with the first steps of the morning may be common, but that doesn’t make it normal. The Capital Podiatry Associates team explains.
Are Your Shoes the Main Suspect in a Case of Recurring Ingrown Toenails?
A mild ingrown toenail once in a great while is usually not too much to worry about. If you keep getting ingrown toenails over and over, though, it’s time to suspect foul play. Recurring ingrown toenails are not normal. Something is likely behind the cause, and...
A Drug-Free Option to Eliminate Pain!
For so many Americans—across all ages and demographic groups—pain is a fact of life. It doesn’t discriminate: Youth athletes who sprain their ankles or break a bone Adults who work on their feet all day and struggle with chronic heel pain and fatigue Peripheral...
Getting to Know Your Fungal Nails
“Therefore, I say: know thine enemy and know yourself, and in one hundred conflicts you will naturally prevail.” -Sun Tzu Okay, first things first—Sun Tzu probably didn’t have fungal toenails in mind when he wrote “The Art of War.” He may have had them, we suppose,...
Fungal Toenails: What NOT to Do
Take it from us—fungal toenails are one of those annoying problems that are relatively easy to acquire, yet often very difficult to get rid of. An ill-advised barefoot romp around the pool deck or even a pedicure gone wrong may be all the fungi need to gain access to...