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Don’t Let Covid-19 Distract You From Managing Your Risk for Colorectal Cancer During this time of Covid-19, this pandemic has become somewhat all-consuming in most of our lives. It is creating financial and emotional stress and truly limiting our options to exercise to manage this stress. This is the perfect...
When you have diabetes, you need to examine your feet every day. Be sure to look at all areas of your feet, including your toes. It may be helpful to use a handheld mirror or a magnifying mirror attached to the bathroom wall near the baseboard to inspect your feet....
Wound Care Wound Care: Healing Lower Leg Ulcers Thomas A. LeBeau, DPM St. Augustine Foot and Ankle Foot ulcers and other open foot wounds are a major cause of disability, morbidity, and mortality. Varicose veins, poor circulation, and diabetes can lead to open foot wounds. Approximately 15 percent of...
Grow Past an Ingrown Toenail Thomas A. LeBeau, DPM St. Augustine Foot and Ankle An ingrown toenail is when a toenail grows into the flesh as opposed to over it. The big toe is the most common place for a nail to become ingrown, however, they can occur on...
Safe, reliable relief from disabling foot pain (Plantar fasciitis). With heel pain or plantar fasciitis, also known as foot pain, the bottom of your foot may hurt when you stand, especially after you get out of bed first thing in the morning. Without a heel pain diagnosis and heel pain...
A fungal toenail infection occurs when a fungus attacks the toenail or nail bed. Fungi (plural of fungus) can attack your nails through small cuts in the skin around your nail or through the opening between your nail and nail bed. If you have a healthy and strong immune system, a fungal toenail infection...
Neuropathy St. Augustine Foot and Ankle Neuropathy is an umbrella term that denotes a disorder of the peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system consists of all the motor and sensory nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body. How Is Neuropathy Diagnosed? If...