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Step into Spring: Understanding Foot Health during April, Foot Health Awareness Month
Your foot health can play a critical role in your overall health. Often foot pain or discomfort can be an indicator of a larger overall health issue so visit your podiatrist today!
How to Manage Plantar Fasciitis & Heel Pain for Pickleball Players
The podiatrists at West Coast Podiatry discuss how pickleball can have an impact on foot injuries like plantar fasciitis and how to heal the heel.
How to Avoid Painful Steps: Advanced Plantar Fasciitis Treatment in Sarasota
Painless Steps: Advanced Plantar Fasciitis Treatment in Sarasota, FL Are you among the many who wince with every step due to plantar fasciitis? The discomfort is all too familiar for millions in the US alone. But fret not, Sarasota residents, because relief is closer...
Heartfelt Steps: Connecting Your Feet to Heart Health
Heartfelt Steps: Connecting Your Feet to Heart HealthIntroduction Hey there, foot enthusiasts! February is not just the month of love; it's also Heart Month, dedicated to raising awareness about cardiovascular health. While you may not immediately think about your...
Diabetic Ulcer – What you need to know to avoid dire consequences…
Diabetic Ulcer - What you need to know to avoid dire consequences…What is it A Diabetic ulcer is an opening through all layers of the skin into the tissue under the skin. An ulcer can penetrate as deep as the bone. Some ulcers don’t hurt because of damaged nerves...
Walking takes work! Here’s how to walk and chew gum at the same time.
Walking takes work! Here's how to walk and chew gum at the same time.Hello, avid walkers! We're the dedicated podiatrists from West Coast Podiatry, and today, we're on a mission to unravel the intricacies of walking. You might be thinking, "Walking? That's a...
Swelling of the Feet
Swollen Feet and Effective TreatmentsIt can be a fluid situation… Swelling of the feet, medically, known as pedal edema, is a common condition that can affect people of all ages and backgrounds. It is characterized by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the feet and...
Don’t Wait to Treat Heel Pain
Don't Wait to Treat Heel PainIt could get way worse…You step out of bed in the morning and your heel hurts.After a minute of getting your morning started the soreness subsides.You forget about the pain until the next morning when it happens again.And, again the next...
Six Ways to Love Your Feet
6 Ways to Love Your Feet Stretch your calf muscles daily. When your calf muscles are tight your foot has to compensate by making movements that can lead to common foot conditions. The compensating movement is pronation which is the root of many evils in the foot....