8 Things You Must Do To Keep Your Kid’s Feet Healthy
Discover 8 Essential Steps for Keeping Your Child’s Feet Healthy and Happy. Learn from Podiatrist Dr. Brandon Macy at Clark Podiatry Center.
Treating Heel Pain in Children
It probably won’t be a surprise to you that much of a child’s foot health is inherited. High or no arches, tendencies to walk bow legged or the development of calluses are just some of what a child can expect if their parents suffered from the same. One common malady, however, is something called Severs Disease. Also…
Understanding Infant Foot Growth
If you’ve just become a new parent, life has suddenly become full of wonderful surprises. Making sure your child grows up happy and healthy will be one of your priorities and keeping track of your child’s foot health is important. So, what can you expect? Unlike an adult’s, a newborn’s feet will be much more padded and…
Basic Children’s Foot Health
There is no better time to begin taking care of our feet than when we are a child. From the very beginning it is crucial our children maintain good foot health and knowing which problems are most likely to occur early on can help greatly. So, what are some of the more prevalent issues with…
Is There Help for Plantar Fasciitis?
The foot is one of the most complicated parts of the human body. With 19 separate muscles, 26 bones, 33 joints, and at least 107 ligaments and tendons, it is easy to see why taking care of your feet is very important. One of the common ailments many people experience is called Plantar fasciitis, a painful inflammation of…
Teaching Your Children to Take Care of Feet
Your children grow up in what seems like a blink of the eye. They start to crawl, take their first steps, are running, and jumping, and before you know it, tying their own shoelaces! Then it’s off to college! Okay, so it’s not quite that quick, but time sure can fly by. That’s why we want to…
Your Feet Can Have Skin Problems!
Your skin is one tough organ. It literally holds you together! But it’s also your first defense, making it more prone to attack from the outside world (and maybe some from inside your body). Your skin might not have 99 problems, but they surely are at risk of a lot! Bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi, Oh My!…
Keeping Children Safe from Foot Injury during Halloween
Batman, Iron Man, Spiderman, Wonder Woman! A Mummy, a Witch, the Grim Reaper! A Butterfly, Lion, T-Rex! For children, Halloween is probably one of their favorite times of the year. It’s hard for them to contain the excitement of picking out costumes, choosing a treat basket, and seeing how much candy they can collect. They’ll compare…
Protect Your Child From Playground Foot Injuries
Most children love the prospect of going to the playground. They will even be on their best behavior when promised a reward of time at the park. Because playgrounds are mostly designed for children, we tend not to think twice before letting them loose once inside the playground gates. However, the unfortunate truth is that playgrounds can…
Foot Pain – Is This Why Your Toddler is Cranky?
She loves to take walks but recently seems to want to stop earlier than before. She doesn’t seem to want to put shoes on and fights you when you try to convince her that she needs them. He is usually running around and forcing you to play “catch the toddler” but lately, he doesn’t even…
