Entries Categorized as 'Just Ask The Foot Doc!'
October 18, 2008
Walk2BFit Xtra Steps Arch Supports™ place your body into correct alignment, improve posture, take stress and pressure off of your feet, knees, back, joints and ligaments. Most importantly, the arch supports are biomechanically designed to redistribute your body weight, taking the pain away so you can walk the extra steps you need towards good health. […]
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September 3, 2008
An American dietitian explores the ‘French Paradox’: staying slim on a no-deprivation diet. By Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD.
On a recent trip to France, my mission was to eat like a French woman - or at least to find out just how they stay so slim. This is a country where on one corner, […]
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July 27, 2008
As blood vessels, nerves, and organs become damaged, your risk of diabetes complications increases. These are the most serious:
Heart disease, heart attack, heart failure, and stroke risks are doubled. Heart disease and stroke cause at least 65% of deaths from diabetes.
Major eye complications (diabetic retinopathy) are linked to blood vessel problems in the eyes. Diabetes […]
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July 12, 2008
Flip-Flops Are Fun but Beware of Foot Pain!
Experts give flip-flops thumbs up for the poolside, thumbs down for foot pain. Once upon a time, flip-flops were cheap, rubber thongs that you wore to wash your car or schlep to the beach. Nowadays, they’re a summertime craze. No longer just dull drugstore specials, the sandals with […]
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May 21, 2008
Hammertoes are a contracture of the toes as a result of a muscle imbalance between the tendons on the top and the tendons on the bottom of the toe. They can be flexible or rigid in nature. When they are rigid, it is not possible to straighten the toe out by manipulating it. Frequently, they […]
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May 2, 2008
Answer the following questions before you begin a walking program.
Has your health care provider ever told you that you have heart trouble?
When you are physically active, do you have pains in your chest or on your left side (neck, shoulder, or arm)?
Do you often feel faint or have dizzy spells?
Do you feel extremely breathless after […]
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March 8, 2008
If you have answered “yes”, join the 83% of the U.S. industrial work force who suffer from foot, ankle, knee, back and joint pain. The reason your feet hurt is as simple as understanding some basic history of the workplace. Most businesses have replaced the wood floors from 50 years ago with concrete, which is […]
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March 2, 2008
Are you a senior working on your feet all day? Do your feet or back hurt at the end of the day?
The age of workers is gradually increasing as baby boomers keep their positions in industries where standing all day is a job requirement. The age increase leads to more lower extremity injuries because […]
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March 2, 2008
Ever notice how hard it is to find comfortable work shoes? Workers who are on their feet most of the day know that a comfortable pair of shoes are almost impossible to find, but why is this? At Walk2Bfit™ we have discovered that most often the problem lies in a person’s feet and the fact […]
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October 24, 2007
By Maribeth Bunch, Pedorthist (as published in Las Vegas Senior Press, all rights reserved).
Boy, didn’t we all laugh at that television commercial when it aired over a decade ago. Falling down is one of the oldest slapstick forms of all time humor. It is also one of the most serious concerns for people over 65 […]
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October 2, 2007
Walk2BFit Announces Dr. Scott Kantro ~ Your On-line “Just Ask The Foot Doc”
We are proud to announce the new addition of Dr. Scott Kantro, your Walk2BFit on-line Podiatrist and sports medicine specialist. Dr. Kantro has conducted extensive research in the areas of biomechanics, fitness, walking, diabetes, and footwear and has made numerous media appearances in Japan, Europe, […]
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