04/02/2025
🦶🦶🦶No fooling!!!!🦶🦶🦶
April is National Foot Health Awareness Month!
With that in mind- here are a few tips to keep your feet in tip top shape! 🦶
👣Examine your feet each day, using a mirror – if needed - to inspect the bottom of your feet for cracks, peeling, injuries or dry skin. This is particularly important if you have diabetes to avoid a non-healing wound.🦶
👣Wear shoes in public areas where your feet can be scratched or cut, leading to infection, athlete’s foot or plantar warts.🦶
👣Replace the shoes you wear to exercise every six months or 500 miles to avoid heal and foot pain when the inside of the shoe begins to lose support.🦶
Stretch your ankles, lower legs and feet daily and before any activity to avoid injury.🦶
Thoroughly dry your feet and between your toes after bathing to reduce the risk of fungal infections. Follow up by applying a good moisturizer.🦶
Don’t leave polish on nails all the time as it can lead to fungal toenails.🦶
Apply sunscreen on ankles and between toes to avoid sunburn and guard against skin cancer.🦶
There is a good chance you will not wear the same size in shoes your entire life, so have them measured on a regular basis.🦶
Maintain a healthy weight because extra weight puts pressure on the feet, often causing heel or foot pain, circulatory problems, arthritis, and stress fractures.🦶
Try to wear shoes with good support and a low heel and use custom orthotics to provide proper arch support.🦶
If you need help taking care of your feet, give me call! I can help!🦶
I have multiple locations for office visits or home visits are available.
Call or text 715-559-6077 to schedule an appointment or for any questions.