It can be nerve wracking to visit any type of doctor, including a podiatrist. Although it can be scary for some people, it is important to see a podiatrist if you are experiencing pain in your foot or ankle. There are so many different types of foot and ankle problems such as breaks, sprains, fractures, […]
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Stressing the Study of Stress Fractures
In the world of medicine, there are researchers, scientists and doctors who dedicate their lives’ work to the study, learning, and advancement of different causes. Some of them focus on diseases of the heart, while others focus on injuries of the foot due to sports. The types of research range and vary from individual to […]
4 Easy Ways to Prevent Foot Injuries in the Workplace
Sometimes emergencies happen at the workplace. These emergencies can be very scary and stressful for everyone involved. Many times, these emergencies are due to an injury caused at work. Most work-related injuries can be prevented with the proper training and management. No one likes to see or be victim to a workplace injury. With a […]
What You Should Know About Safety Footwear
You just got a job at a production plant. You are very excited and ready to take on your new career. Soon you get an email from your new employer informing you that you must get a pair of safety shoes before coming into work. A quick google search shows you that there are thousands […]
How Parents and Coaches can Help Prevent Sports Injuries
Many children of all ages play in athletic activities. Some partake in them with their local school, others seek a private club to join or a local initiative. In any case, children are still growing and developing. As such, when they are injured it can affect how they grow and develop later on in life. […]
Syracuse Podiatry Welcomes New Doctor
Syracuse Podiatry is proud to expand it’s first-rate continuum of patient care and compassion by welcoming Doctor Payel Ghosh to the practice. Dr. Payel Ghosh was born and raised in Central New Jersey. After completing her undergraduate studies at Rutgers University she attended the School of Podiatric Medicine at Temple University for the next four […]
Iontophoresis
Having excessively sweaty feet can put a damper on anyone’s day – literally. Hyperhidrosis or excessively sweaty feet is a condition that affects about 3% of the population. This condition causes a person to sweat uncontrollably, excessively, and at random. People with hyperhidrosis can sweat whilst sleeping or even in very cold conditions. They have […]
Webbed Toes
When a baby is born the saying often goes something akin to “Ten tiny fingers, ten tiny toes, sparkling eyes and a button nose.” When we are born we are usually born with ten tiny toes. These toes are often quite adorable, and will act as a very prominent means of transportation for the rest […]
Flatter than a Flapjack
When we are born we are given our own unique set of feet. They grow with us and mold into the feet that we will use for our entire lives. They get a lot of use yet are sometimes left unnoticed. Not all feet are created equally, but they do all have a similar structure. […]
3 Main Causes of Foot and Ankle Problems
Podiatrists like Dr. Ryan L. D’Amico of Syracuse Podiatry, located in Fayetteville, New York, have seen all types of foot and ankle problems enter their offices. Foot and ankle problems are not limited to the older generation; children, adolescents, middle aged men and women of all backgrounds come in to see the podiatrist because of […]