Running has amazing physical and mental benefits. A daily run gives you the weight-bearing exercise that doctors so often recommend. It builds muscle and makes your heart and lungs stronger.
Common Running Injuries and How to Prevent Them
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No Health Insurance? Delaying Care Can be Costly
Bloomberg News recently ran a story about Americans who are choosing to go without health insurance for the first time in their lives. The reason: cost. There’s no question that health insurance costs have risen for everybody over the last couple of decades. Going without it is a very personal choice, one that does carry […]
Excellence in Montgomery…and in Podiatry
All of us at Montgomery Foot Care Specialists in Montgomery, Alabama are happy to see that two wonderful sites in our capitol city just recently made it onto the list of 10 best attractions in all of Alabama. After the popular vote was completed on January 15, the results showed Montgomery’s Alabama Shakespeare Festival in […]
Last-Minute Gift Ideas for the Athlete on Your List
If you’re still in search of a holiday gift for the athlete in your life, the staff at Montgomery Foot Care Specialists has some ideas for you. These gifts would be welcomed by runners, walkers, bikers, kickboxers, and Beachbody addicts alike. Hopefully, you’ve got a lot of people on your list who exercise – or […]
Be Thankful for Your Feet
What are you thankful for? Ask this question to 100 people and you’re bound to get 100 great answers: hot running water; morning coffee; our children; a roof over our head; food on the table; kind colleagues; great music; love; family. When you’re seated around the Thanksgiving table this year, we invite you to take […]
Preparing Your Feet for the Future
In the past several weeks, we’ve seen some great examples of Americans taking charge of a challenging situation. They knew it was coming. And they prepared themselves well. First, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency decided not to wait until hurricane season to get their act together. One month before the start of the season, various […]
When the U.S. Drought Becomes Personal
Let’s play a little word association game. When we say the word “monitor” what comes to your mind? Computer monitor? Spending monitor (good one for this holiday season!)? Teachers — how about hallway monitor? One unusual monitor you may have heard about in the news lately is the U.S. Drought Monitor. It’s basically a map […]
Orthotics: An Overview
Orthotics have a few different names – you may hear them called orthotic devices, orthoses, orthotic inserts, or, more simply, shoe inserts. No matter the exact name, they are designed to correct a number of structural problems of the feet or ankles, offering extra support exactly where it’s needed. What Orthotics Do Before resorting to […]
Steps to Keep Diabetic Feet Healthy
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report, about 60 percent of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations occur for people ages 20 and older who are living with diabetes. It is very important for diabetics to be aware of whatever cuts or wounds they may have on their feet; due to […]
Wearing the Proper Shoe Size becomes More Important with the Growth of Feet
For shoe retailer Stuart Weitzman, manufacturing shoes in size 12 is not a rarity. In the past, the average shoe size for the retailer was size 7. Now, however, the new average has become size 8. With the rapid growth of foot size over recent years, the making of shoes in larger and larger sizes […]