suncoastpodiatry's blog

Is foot pain keeping you up all night? Are you one of those adults, who make weight loss and work out resolutions only at night when you feel excruciating pain in your feet?

Foot pain is common and most adults are likely to toss and turn at night. Although you might be suffering from discomfort throughout the day, it is easier to notice even the slightest discomfort when you are lying down and trying to sleep. 

Isn’t it sad that instead of manifesting your life goals, you may have been up all night searching for foot pain treatment!

An ingrown toenail is a painful condition that most people try to treat on their own. Before you try a home remedy, keep in mind that self-treatments can delay the recovery process. So to prevent the risk of infections or reoccurrence, it is best to let a foot doctor treat your ingrown toenails.   

Our feet bear our body weight. There are over 7000 nerve endings in each foot. It is very important to take good care of the mechanism around your heels, ankles and other parts of the lower limbs. Lack of care may lead to immobility and excruciating discomfort, which is highly common among diabetics. Therefore, it is suggested to regularly visit a foot doctor if you are diabetic. In this post, we will highlight why the risk of foot complications is higher for diabetic people and what should be the course of action to steer clear of the complications of diabetic feet. 

Fungal nail infections are very common. You are not alone if you are  covering  thick and yellow nails under a greasy layer of over the counter antifungal ointment. No matter how rigorously you apply the cream or take  antifungal pills, the infection keeps coming back. Treating fungal nails is quite tricky. In particular, it’s the reoccurrence of fungal nails which causes a greater problems.  Filing the nails or snipping them off won’t treat the problem. To fully gear up against the infection, you may want to talk to a podiatrist for nail fungus treatment.