WeTreatFeet, Top Notch Podiatric Care
Medical and Surgical Treatment of the Foot and Ankle: Everything You Need to Know At WeTreatFeet Podiatry, we understand that your feet are the foundation of your body. That’s why we are committed to providing top-quality medical and surgical treatment for all foot and ankle conditions. Whether you are experiencing heel pain, bunion, neuroma, […]
REPORT: Office Visits by Patients With Diabetes Rising Rapidly in United States
Office visits in the United States for diabetes rose 20% from 2005 to 2010, with the largest increase in adults in their mid-20s to mid-40s, according to a new data brief from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Nearly 29 million people in the United States have […]
What is driving a physician shortage and how can it be stopped?
As its name insists, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is supposed to give more American access to reasonably-price healthcare, but this affordability would prove fruitless if the number of primary care physicians in the United States continues to decrease. Recent findings from the likes of SERMO, the largest online community of physicians, show that amongst […]
Fashionable Footwear – Good for Style, Bad for Foot Health
More than half of Americans suffer from foot problems, and often those problems are directly related to shoes. But no matter how cute a shoe looks, Orly Avitzur, medical adviser at Consumer Reports, said that having fashionable footwear isn’t worth the health risks. “Wearing the wrong shoes can lead to lifelong deformities that require surgery […]
“We Shouldn’t Be Doing It”: Lecturer Calls Out Serious Podiatric Myths
During his lecture entitled “Righting the Wrong: Exploding Myths in Podiatric Medicine” last month, Bradley W. Bakotic, DPM, DO, Bako Pathology Services in Alpharetta, GA called out some myths which have inexplicably become part of the modus operandi of the modern podiatrist. “Podiatry is a little bit incestuous,” Dr. Bakotic said. “If you go to MD […]
Flatfeet in Children – Cause for Concern?
An article by the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons warns that Pediatric Flatfoot, a childhood condition can, if left untreated, result in permanent deformity in adulthood. Flatfoot deformity makes mobility and exercise painful, increasing the risk of reduced cardiovascular health and obesity. All reasons why it is imperative for parents to keep a […]