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Have you found yourself wondering if you’ll ever find a pair of shoes that will be truly comfortable? If this feels true to your experience, listen up! There are a few tell-tale signs to look out for when it comes to identifying whether or not you may have been buying...

If you feel like everywhere you turn when you’re looking into what can be done to ‘fix’ your foot or ankle problem tends to lead to surgery, you’re not alone and you’re not wrong. While there have been major advancements in the world of podiatric medicine and beyond,...

Anytime you have pain, it’s an indication something is wrong. This goes double for your feet and especially for something called plantar fasciitis. What is plantar fasciitis? It is the inflammation of the tissue that connects your heel bones to your toes. One symptom...

If you have a toe which is bent abnormally, you may have something called hammertoe. What is a hammertoe? A hammertoe is a deformity of one or two joints in your 2nd, 3rd or 4th toes. A hammertoe can be painful. Causes of a hammertoe include: Tight-fitting shoes –...

With school back in session, many of our children will be participating in sports. This can be a perfect time to start looking for signs of athlete’s foot. What is athlete’s foot? Athlete’s foot, also known as tinea pedis, is a fungal infection of the foot that can be...

If you have a painful bump on the joint of your big toe, you may have what is called a bunion. Bunions are caused when your big toe pushes against the next toe causing the big toe joint to develop a bump. Causal factors for a bunion include: High-heeled shoes – pushes...

With school back in session, sports like football become a big part of many students’ lives. Whether it’s in college or high school, quite a few schools have replaced their grass fields with artificial turf in the hope of increasing an athlete’s speed. With this,...

At Foot and Ankle Specialists of Central PA, we know that diabetic patients have special foot health care needs. Two conditions commonly associated with this disease, decreased circulation and neuropathy, conspire together to make certain minor foot issues potential...

Did you know that it’s just as easy to get a fungal foot infection like athlete’s foot or toenail fungus in the fall as in the summer? At Foot and Ankle Specialists of Central PA, we find that patients associate these types of foot problems with summertime when people...