Looking for a Podiatrist in Boynton Beach, FL? Certified Foot and Ankle Specialists has a team of foot doctors that can diagnose your symptoms and provide care at our Boynton Beach location in Palm Beach County.
foot care
Surprisingly, the feet can tell a lot about a person’s overall health – good or bad. While our main focus is your lower extremities, our podiatrists in Boca Raton and in our other clinics throughout South Florida understand that to offer the best patient care, we must pursue a whole body approach.
You may realize how your daily habits can impact your feet. As your body’s foundation, what you do, and don’t do regularly, could be causing long-term damage to the structure and function of your lower extremities. While your podiatrist may commonly tell you all the things you should be doing to keep your feet happy and healthy, here are some surprising habits they wish you’d give up.
Optimum overall foot health starts with patient education. By understanding the risks your feet face daily and what you should do if issues arise, you can make a major difference in the treatment and heeling processes for any condition impacting your lower extremities. However, the foot care information you may hear from friends or find online isn’t always accurate. In order to best treat you feet, you need to have all the facts and know what is a myth.
The Certified Foot and Ankle Specialists was the first practice to offer patients a new, state-of-the-art option for diagnosing foot and ankle conditions: the pedCAT™. This compact machine generates standard X-rays and full CT scans in less than 60 seconds, reducing the time it takes to diagnose your condition and implement a treatment plan to get you back on your feet.
As a diabetic, your health is at the forefront of your mind all year long. However, during the hot summer months, it is even more important to keep your condition in check because during this time of the year, you are even more likely to develop a host of foot problems.
Though summer conditions are present year-round in Florida, paying a little more attention to your feet during these extra hot and humid months will help keep your lower extremities healthy and happy for the rest of the year.
There is so much information out there related to your foot care and health, it’s hard to know what you should and should not be doing. At Certified Foot and Ankle Specialists, we want to make things simple for you. Here are 5 foot care secrets to keep your feet healthy and you happy!
If you’re living with diabetes, monitoring your health daily is vital to keeping the disease in check. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, which are chronic conditions that impact your body’s uses of blood sugar, can result in the risk of developing a host of foot problems. This is because diabetes can cause damage to your nerves and reduce the amount of blow flow to your lower extremities, which could lead to conditions such as foot ulcers, diabetic neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease.