The Wrong Footwear Could Be Worsening Your Health

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON (May 24, 2018) — Are you wearing the wrong shoes? If you are, you could be significantly reducing your quality of life without even realizing it. All footwear alters the shape of our feet, but studies have shown that poor footwear can affect us in ways that actually start a vicious health cycle. Even in …

Foot Health Awareness Month: Arthritis of the Foot

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2018 (Toronto, ON) – Leonardo da Vinci considered the human foot to be a marvel of engineering. But even these marvels of engineering are not immune to the ravages of time, use, and disease – and arthritis in the foot can result from any or all three of those. Arthritis is a general term for …

Foot Clinics Offer Free Help For Seniors

From the CKPGToday news article: Two feet and a heartbeat can’t get you very far if you’re not taking care of your feet. The Advanced Foot Care course is a continuing education program for registered or licensed practical nurses. It’s a seven-day course that students from around the province travel to Prince George for, as it’s the only northern college …

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Media release: Amputations due to diabetes can be prevented

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: James Hill, DPM FACFAS President, Canadian Podiatric Medical Association 1-888-220-3338 Diabetes patients urged to take simple precautions to help save their feet during Foot Health Awareness Month and beyond Windsor, ON, May 8, 2018 – Taking a minute or two every day to inspect your feet and observing a few simple rules can make the difference …

Creative Shoe Lacing Helps Ease Foot Pain

From the Chicago Health Online news article: Foot pain might stem from any of a variety of issues, such as bunions, hammertoes, corns, calluses, ingrown nails, pinched nerves or neuromas, and heel pain from plantar fasciitis. Many of these problems can be aggravated by improperly or even properly fitted footwear. Women who opt for narrow shoes and high heels are …

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Media Advisory: Foot Health Awareness Month 2018

Media Advisory May 01, 2018 Today kicks off Foot Health Awareness Month in Canada. Feet are both a critical component and gauge of our well-being, and yet, they rarely cross people’s minds — unless they are in pain. Foot Health Awareness Month aims to change that oversight, and the Canadian Podiatric Medical Association (CPMA) is leading this initiative in Canada. …

Media release: Foot Health Awareness Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Toronto, ON, May 1, 2018) — Feet are both a critical component of, and a sensitive gauge of our current health status, yet people tend to overlook them until they are in pain. May is Foot Health Awareness Month, a good time to reflect on their importance. The average person takes about 10,000 steps every day. Pain …