As an athlete, how can you be expected to maintain an active lifestyle without taking proper care of your feet? The average person is expected to walk roughly 110,000 miles in their lifetime. Athletes, meanwhile, live their daily lives with an above-average degree of physical activity, pushing them past that...
A Jones fracture is a foot injury involving the fifth metatarsal along the outside of the foot connecting to the pinky toe. Because Jones fractures are often mistaken for ankle sprains, they often go undiagnosed and can lead to more serious problems. Luckily, our podiatrists in Bellmore at Cherrywood Foot...
When someone gets injured, we typically tend to think of using ice and applying it to the area in pain for different intervals of time. This concept of using low temperatures to treat an injury is taken to extreme levels with the implementation of cryotherapy. Cryotherapy, at its core, uses...
Managing your overall health is something that can be difficult without the proper help. Did you know that you can benefit greatly from visiting a podiatrist? That is why we are here to help you and inform you of exactly what we do! A podiatrist plays an important role in...
Toenail fungus, or onychomycosis as it’s commonly referred to, can be very distressing to those people who have it. Being aesthetically displeasing to the eye, combined with creating pain or difficulty while working, toenail fungus is unfortunately very common in the United States with 35 million people suffering from it....
The start of the Pedicure Many people just think pedicures are only a cosmetic function but that is not the case. The word pedicure itself comes from the Latin origin of pes cura where pes means foot and cura means to care. Back in history, the pedicure was a treatment...
Flat Feet You've heard the term having flat feet but what actually is it? Being flat footed means the arches are flattened on the inside of your feet which allows the soles of your feet to touch the floor when you stand up. Having flat feet often occurs when the...
When it comes to preparing for winter you’re probably thinking about stocking up on the warmest clothes, snow removal supplies, and home heat maintenance. And while that’s a great list, there’s one more question you should pose: Am I taking proper care of my feet? Often overlooked, keeping your feet...
Do you spend countless hours on your feet causing pain and discomfort? If so, maybe orthotics can help you! The foot and ankle are the basis of the skeletal structure; therefore, any strain or pressure can cause numerous future foot complications. Cherrywood Foot Care, a podiatric facility based in Long...
The numbers are staggering. 30.3 million affected- 7 million still undiagnosed. 245 billion dollars- the amount of money estimated in combatting this horrible disease just five years ago. Defined as “a disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal...