Top 5 Signs of Arthritis
1. Painful swollen joints: – Joint pain caused by arthritis is often described as dull, achy, and sometimes throbbing. – Inflammation of the joint can be painful, tender, and …
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Foot Stress Fracture: Top 7 factors that can increase your risk
Factors that can increase your risk of stress fractures include: Increased Activity: When increasing your work out or training regimen innapropriately Go slow with intensity of training, duration of …
Stress Fractures:
Stress Fractures are small cracks and breaks in a bone. We see them quite often in the long bones of the foot called the metatarsals. Stress Fractures are cuased …
Swift Therapy: The Answer For Plantar Warts
Swift ® Therapy isn’t just a treatment, it’s the answer for plantar warts. For anyone who either has a plantars wart or knows someone who has a wart can …
Top 5 Treatment Options for Warts
Warts are a common viral skin condition we see in Podiatry quite often. Foot warts are derived from the Human Papilloma Virus or HPV for short and can be …
Top 3 Reasons to Treat Plantar Warts
Viral Transmission and recurrence HPV virus can spread via contact HPV can remain dormant in the body Even if you wart goes away, there is a high recurrence and …
The 6 Truths About Plantar Warts
Warts are the most common viral infection of the skin. 7 – 10% of the general population are affected Plantar Warts are a symptom of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV-1; …
Top 5 ways to identify a callus or a wart:
Pain – Calluses are painful whenever direct pressure is applied. Warts are typically painful when the wart is squeezed side-to-side Location on Foot – Warts can occur anywhere on …
‘COVID Toes’ – The Virus is now showing signs on the feet
We have recently learned about another condition possibly linked to COVID-19 and it involves your feet and hands. The dermatological presentation can look like red-purple discoloration, the skin may …
TeleHealth Medicine: What is it? and is it right for me?
Virtual Health Email The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has quickly changed our daily lives, and Kalmar Family Podiatry is doing everything we can to help during this public health …