Conditions

Neuropathy

Should Diabetics Wear Socks to Bed?

People with diabetes need to be very careful about their blood sugar levels, but they also need to take extra care of their feet and toes. This is because diabetics can often lose feeling in their feet, making it easy to become injured without even noticing. This can lead to infection if the injury isn’t

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Hip Pain

Why Do I Have Hip Pain Walking Up Stairs?

Hip pain is hard to ignore whether you’re playing sports or just doing your daily activities. It’s pretty hard to do anything that involves your lower body without moving your hips, and depending on the cause of your pain, even simple, small movements can be sore. But more intense activities like walking upstairs can make

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Neuropathy

Benefits of Foot Massage for Neuropathy

Neuropathy can be a difficult condition to manage. If you suffer from it you’ve probably considered multiple ways to ease the pain and discomfort associated with the condition. Elevating your feet, getting more light exercise, stretching, and carefully applied heat therapy can all help to ease symptoms. Other tips include wearing neuropathy socks or slippers

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Fat Pad Atrophy

Fat Pad Atrophy – Symptoms, Treatments, and Prevention

Fat pad atrophy may sound strange, but it’s a more common condition than most people realize. It can happen to you without you even realizing and can cause pain on various parts of your foot, affecting your daily life and activities. The good news is that if you catch it early and take steps to

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Bunions

How to Hide and Disguise Bunions

If you have a bunion, you may experience pain and discomfort on a daily basis. As if pain and discomfort were not enough, you may also experience worry and anxiety about how people will react to seeing your bunions. While they are more common than you might realize, figuring out how to hide and disguise

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Plantar Fibroma

Plantar Fibroma – Causes, Treatment, and Prevention

Your feet take on your entire body weight and more, every single day. It’s impossible to prevent placing pressure on them, so the best thing to do is to take the best possible care of them. Unfortunately, in some cases, foot conditions can develop for seemingly no reason at all, even if you do take

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Plantar Fibroma

Plantar Fibroma Exercises

The jury is still out on what causes plantar fibroma, but if you suffer from it, you know just how uncomfortable the condition can be. While there are treatment options for plantar fibroma, the best way to both prevent and reduce pain associated with it is to incorporate regular plantar fibroma exercises into your schedule.

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Hip Pain

Hip Pain After Running – Causes and Treatments

Do you often get hip pain after running? It’s more common than you may realize and it can happen for a variety of reasons. If you continue to run on a painful hip without taking steps to fix the underlying problem, you may be open to worse injury. It’s in your best interest to find

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Gout

6 Tips for Exercising With Gout 

Gout can be painful and disruptive to your daily routines, like exercise, everyday tasks, and even just moving around. However, it’s still important to stay fit to prevent the affected joints from becoming more stiff and painful. With that in mind, we’ve compiled our top tips for exercising with gout safely. Exercise can help manage

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Neuropathy

Diabetes and Cold Feet – Causes and Treatments

One of the most common symptoms associated with diabetes is cold feet. While this isn’t necessarily dangerous by itself, you should take notice of it and take steps to treat your diabetes before cold feet turn into worse symptoms. Diabetics should take care when treating cold feet with heat. The feeling can be hampered in

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