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 …

Infographic: Obesity and Foot Health

From the press release accompanying the American Podiatric Medical Association survey results: An astounding 81 percent of obese Americans say they suffer from foot pain and at times experience multiple foot and ankle conditions… …The study surveyed 1,275 US adults, ages 18 and older, to gain information about how many overweight and obese Americans experience foot pain. Results showed that …

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In the news: A podiatrist’s guide to back-to-school shoe shopping

From the Fox 2 Detroit news article: One of the most important purchases on any parent’s back-to-school shopping list should be a pair of proper fitting shoes. Dr. Jodie Sengstock, a podiatrist from Feet First Podiatry in West Bloomfield, joins us on The Nine with some advice on how to make that happen.   Watch the video at the link: …