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Advanced Wound Care Services: What They Are & How They Help
Advanced wound care services provide specialized medical treatment for wounds that refuse to heal on their own. These services go beyond basic bandaging and cleaning. They use advanced therapies and techniques to treat chronic wounds, complex skin conditions, and injuries that haven’t responded to standard care. You might need these services if you have a...
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11 Signs You Need a Foot Wound Care Specialist: What To Do
A small cut on your foot can feel manageable at first. But when that wound refuses to close, starts looking worse, or causes increasing discomfort, you face a real problem. Foot wounds can progress quickly from minor nuisances to serious medical concerns that threaten your mobility and health. Whether you stepped on something sharp, developed...
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Proper Shoe Fitting Guide: 5 Podiatrist-Approved Tips to Try
Your shoes might be causing more harm than you realize. Studies show that one in three adults wears the wrong shoe size, leading to preventable problems like bunions, plantar fasciitis, and chronic heel pain. Many people rely on their size from years ago or squeeze into shoes that look good but feel terrible. Without a...
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Where to Buy Custom Orthotics: 7 Best Online & Local Options
Your feet hurt. Your doctor says you need custom orthotics. But now you face a confusing maze of options. Should you order online or visit a clinic? Can you trust those kiosks at the pharmacy? What about heat moldable insoles you fit at home? Figuring out where to buy custom orthotics shouldn’t be this hard....
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What Is Joint Preservation? Options, Candidates, Benefits
Joint preservation refers to medical treatments that repair and maintain your natural joints instead of replacing them. These techniques aim to reduce pain, restore function, and delay or avoid the need for joint replacement surgery. Your doctor might use nonsurgical methods like injections and physical therapy or surgical procedures like cartilage repair and realignment. The...
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Who Needs Diabetic Shoes? Signs, Criteria, and Coverage
Diabetic shoes are therapeutic footwear designed to protect your feet from injuries and ulcers if you have diabetes and specific foot conditions. Not everyone with diabetes needs them. Medicare and insurance cover diabetic shoes only when you meet certain medical criteria, such as having neuropathy, previous foot ulcers, poor circulation, or foot deformities. Your doctor...
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Conservative Treatment vs Surgery: Evidence, Risks, Results
When your foot or ankle hurts enough to see a specialist, you face a decision. Conservative treatment means trying non-surgical options first—physical therapy, medications, injections, bracing, or custom orthotics. Surgery means your doctor operates to repair or correct the problem. The difference between conservative treatment vs surgery comes down to invasiveness, recovery time, risks, and...
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Foot Biomechanics Assessment: Tests, Costs, and Benefits
A foot biomechanics assessment examines how your feet and lower limbs move and function when you walk, run, or stand. Your podiatrist evaluates joint alignment, muscle balance, and movement patterns to identify problems causing pain or affecting your gait. This detailed evaluation goes beyond a basic foot exam by analyzing the mechanical forces at work...
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5 Foot Pain Treatment Options: From Home Care to Surgery
Every step feels harder when your feet hurt. That sharp pain in your heel when you get out of bed. The aching arch after a long day. The burning sensation that keeps you up at night. Foot pain affects your work, your exercise routine, and even simple tasks like walking to your car. You want...
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What an Ankle Joint Replacement Surgeon Does & How to Choose
An ankle joint replacement surgeon is a foot and ankle orthopedic specialist trained to perform total ankle arthroplasty. This procedure replaces damaged ankle joints with artificial implants when severe arthritis or injury makes walking painful and other treatments have stopped working. You might see this specialist called a foot and ankle surgeon, orthopedic ankle surgeon,...
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Recent Articles

11 Signs You Need a Foot Wound Care Specialist: What To Do
11 Signs You Need a Foot Wound Care Specialist: What To Do
January 16, 2026
Proper Shoe Fitting Guide: 5 Podiatrist-Approved Tips to Try
Proper Shoe Fitting Guide: 5 Podiatrist-Approved Tips to Try
January 15, 2026
Where to Buy Custom Orthotics: 7 Best Online & Local Options
Where to Buy Custom Orthotics: 7 Best Online & Local Options
January 14, 2026

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