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Prescription Arch Supports: Costs, Insurance, and How to Get
Prescription arch supports are custom, podiatrist-prescribed orthotic inserts that fit inside your shoes. Built from a 3D scan, foam impression, or plaster mold, they’re designed to match the exact contours of your feet and the way you walk, so they can reduce pain, improve alignment, and distribute pressure where you need it most. Unlike over-the-counter...
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Gait Analysis With a Podiatrist: What It Is, Benefits, Cost
Gait analysis is a clinical look at the way you stand and move. During a podiatrist-led assessment, we watch you walk (and sometimes run), measure pressures under your feet, and track joint motion to see how your feet, ankles, knees, and hips work together. The goal is simple: connect your symptoms—heel pain, shin splints, knee...
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What Is Regenerative Medicine? Benefits, Uses, Risks, Cost
Regenerative medicine is a treatment approach that helps the body repair itself. In musculoskeletal care, that often means using your own cells, platelets, and growth factors (sometimes called “orthobiologics”) to reduce pain and support healing in injured or worn tissues. Common examples include platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow or fat–derived cell concentrates. Some techniques...
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5 Podiatrist-Approved Tips: How to Improve Gait and Balance
Feeling unsteady, shuffling your steps, or tiring quickly on walks? Changes in gait often creep in after an ankle sprain, arthritis flare, surgery, neuropathy, or simply years of compensating in unsupportive shoes. The result can be shorter steps, poor balance on turns, and a growing fear of falls that keeps you from the activities you...
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Symptoms of a Broken Foot: When to Seek Care and Next Steps
Wondering if your foot is actually broken? A “broken foot” simply means one or more of the 26 bones in your foot has a crack (stress fracture) or a full break. It can happen after a misstep, fall, sports impact, or even from overuse. The tricky part: symptoms often overlap with sprains or bruises, and...
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13 Best Shoes for Heel Pain in 2025 (Podiatrist-Approved)
Heel pain can hijack your day—from that first sharp step out of bed to the dull, persistent ache after hours on hard floors. Whether yours stems from plantar fasciitis, a heel spur, or an overworked Achilles, the wrong shoes can amplify stress with every stride. The right pair, however, can offload the plantar fascia, tame...
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How to Improve Ankle Mobility: 9 At-Home Moves for Squats
Struggling to hit depth without tipping forward, heels popping up, or knees caving in? Tight, stiff ankles are often the culprit. Limited dorsiflexion — your ability to bring your knee over your toes — forces your torso to fold, stresses your knees and hips, and can even make daily moves like climbing stairs or jogging...
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Heel Spurs: How to Treat Heel Spurs Effectively and Safely
A heel spur is a small, pointed bony growth on the underside of your heel bone where the plantar fascia (the ligament that supports your arch) attaches. It develops over time from repeated strain. Many people never feel the spur itself; the sharp “first-step” pain most people blame on a spur is usually from plantar...
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Foot Skin Peeling Causes: 10 Reasons, Symptoms, Treatments
Noticing flaky patches, sheets of skin lifting from your soles, or peeling between your toes can be unsettling — and uncomfortable. Sometimes it’s a simple moisture problem from hot showers or tight shoes. Other times, it’s a sign of something that needs targeted treatment, like athlete’s foot, eczema, psoriasis, excessive sweating, or even a diabetes‑related...
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6 Podiatrist-Approved Exercises for Ankle Strength At Home
Do your ankles feel wobbly on uneven ground, flare up after runs, or threaten to roll with every quick change of direction? Whether you’re recovering from a past sprain or just noticing stiffness and instability, weak ankles can sap confidence, slow you down, and set you up for repeat injuries. This guide walks you through...
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Recent Articles

Gait Analysis With a Podiatrist: What It Is, Benefits, Cost
Gait Analysis With a Podiatrist: What It Is, Benefits, Cost
November 3, 2025
What Is Regenerative Medicine? Benefits, Uses, Risks, Cost
What Is Regenerative Medicine? Benefits, Uses, Risks, Cost
November 2, 2025
5 Podiatrist-Approved Tips: How to Improve Gait and Balance
5 Podiatrist-Approved Tips: How to Improve Gait and Balance
November 1, 2025

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