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what is functional podiatry

Why You Should See a Functional Podiatrist

You’ve been experiencing heel pain on and off for almost a year and it is still not resolved.  Every time you go to a podiatrist you hear the same thing:  rest, orthotics and physical therapy – or...

kids and heel pain

Can Kids Get Heel Pain Too?

Heel pain is a condition often associated with excessive activity, age, and stress to the foot. Often thought of as a condition in the adult foot, it may be surprising that children are also susce...

Let's Talk about Flat Feet

Let's Talk about Flat Feet

Over 5,000 times a day the human foot is adjusting to the surfaces we walk on, absorbing potential energy from impact forces and propulsing us through each step we take.    What allows these basic...

Shoes that strengthen feet

Shoes that Strengthen Feet

Footwear. This fashionable and functional interface between the foot and the ground is often associated with structure, cushion and support.  From an early age we have been told that shoes are des...

Treating Plantar Fasciitis with Toe Spacers

Treating Plantar Fasciitis with Toe Spacers

Anyone who has ever been experienced plantar fasciitis knows that classic stabbing pain in the heel.   Whether you have been experiencing the symptoms for a few days or a few months, most people tu...

Standing Desk Postural Reset

Top 4 Standing Desk Postural Resets

If the last two years has taught us anything, it has been that the once unimaginable Zoom conferences and virtual strategy meetings are now just another day "in the office".   With each day feelin...