Foot Care for Fitness - It's Really Important!

    Healthy feet are critical to a successful fitness program.  There are more than 300 foot ailments and if left untreated, they can prevent the successful establishment of a fitness program. To keep your feet healthy for fitness, you should be familiar with the most common ills that affect them. Self treatment can often turn a minor problem into a major one, so it is not advisable. These conditions may occur because of the impact of exercise on feet:     Athlete’s Foot is a skin fungus from warm, dark climate of shoes. Wash feet daily, dry carefully, use foot powder on your feet and in your shoes daily. Blisters are caused by skin friction and moisture and poorly fitting shoes. If it’s small, apply antiseptic and cover with a bandage. If large, pop with a sterile needle. Keep feet dry.   Corns and Calluses are protective layers of dead skin cells caused by friction. Never cut them off. See your podiatrist to take care of them. Heel Pain is caused by faulty biomechanics,  bruise from stress, or inflammation when spurs form, or from plantar fasciitis (heel and arch pain). See your podiatrist for any of these foot problems.

Western Washington Medical Group's Podiatry Department is located at 3202 Colby Avenue, Suite E, Everett, WA 98201. Dr. Boggs and Dr. Morris are both accepting new patients and you can schedule with them by calling 425-259-0855.