‘Toe Jam‘ is not a diagnosis and is the lay term for that yucky ‘stuff’ that accumulates between your toes. Toe jam is made up of a collection of things such as sock lint, dead skin cells and sweat that have nowhere to go and accumulate in the tight...
A foot file is one way that you can self care for cracked and thick skin around the heels: Cracked heels do not get better by themselves. That cracked hard skin is dead skin and can not heal back together. That cracked thick skin needs to be removed...
There is really no clear answer to the question as to how long is the recovery following bunion surgery is going to be, because there are so many variables that are involved. Recovery could be a matter of weeks if there is a simple chopping off of...
In August 2008, New Balance released the MR800 model designed specifically for runners who mid-foot strike. It was launched in collaboration with the Chi running community who’s fan boys embraced it. The NB 800 ‘Midfoot Strike...
The Cluffy Wedge was developed by Dr James Clough, DPM, a podiatrist from Polson, Montana in the USA. The product is marketed by his company, Cluffy LLC.The trademark for the product was granted in 2003. Dr Clough first discussed the use of the...
The Cluffy Wedge is a useful pad that helps with the function of the big toe joint and windlass mechanism of the foot. You can buy them at retail and wholesale. The Cluffy Wedge is a relatively simple addition and many clinicians and foot orthotic...
The Cluffy Wedge is a self adhesive pad that is put in the shoes under the big toe to help movement at the big toe joint. You can buy it at Amazon.com. It is also available at some podiatry wholesalers.
ChiRunning is an approach to running that started to gain some popularity around 2004, but by 2009 interest in started to drop off and continues to do so, mainly as for most runners it did not live up to what it was promoted as. It was originally...
Chilblains are what is classified as a non-freezing cold injury and frostbite is a freezing cold injury. Chilblains are an abnormal reaction of the small blood vessels to nonfreezing cold that typically causes an itching rash and pain. With...
The best way to treat chilblains is to not get them in the first place, ie prevention. There are several strategies to do this. The first is obvious: do not let your feet get cold. Wear sufficiently warm thick woolen socks and closed in shoes to...
