Children’s feet grow quickly and, while many changes are normal, some conditions can cause pain, alter walking, or lead to long-term problems if untreated. Recognizing common signs lets parents get timely care to protect mobility and comfort.
The team at Clark Podiatry Center is here to help identify and treat pediatric foot issues early so children stay active and pain-free.
Sometimes foot problems can be misidentified causing the wrong treatment to be applied. Plantar warts are one such issue. Often taken for corns or calluses, a plantar wart is a small growth that appears on the heel or other weight-bearing surfaces of your feet. Plantar warts are caused by the HPV virus or human papillomavirus that enters through cracks in your…
As children learn to share with their siblings and friends, they can get good at sharing a lot of things – including germs. This includes everything from the common cold to fungal and viral skin infections, like – you guessed it – warts. The virus that causes warts only needs is a small opening in the…
Adults and children alike can contract plantar warts, or verucca. They are caused by a virus that enters openings in the skin, such as cuts, scrapes, or cracks in dry skin. They can manifest as round bumps on the bottom of the feet and are either flat or look like cauliflower. The most obvious symptom…
It’s spring in New Jersey and, while you may not have hit the beach or pool yet, you are probably spending more time outside in the sunshine. Have you broken out your tube of sunscreen yet? The deadliest skin cancer, melanoma, can be caused by ultraviolet radiation from the sun. And guess what? Feet and…
It’s fun to walk barefoot and many of us do it at home and in public places. But walking without protection on your feet can make you susceptible to picking up contagious foot problems. One of these is plantar warts. These growths are caused by a virus that thrives in public gyms, showers and pools. The…
Sitting Is the New Smoking I Everyone knows –or should know that smoking is not good for you. It affects your lungs, your cardiovascular health, your circulation, your skin, your weight, lowers your resistance to disease, it even affects your attitude. What you need to understand is that sitting has precisely the same effect. A recent article in Parade Magazine cited…
Plantar warts are benign growths that develop on the bottom of your feet caused by direct contact with the human papilloma virus (HPV) — the same virus that causes warts on other areas of the body. Some people are more susceptible than others to HPV, and not everyone will develop plantar warts if they come…
