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Lymphedema

Lymphedema

If you have lymphedema, your arms, legs, feet and other areas of your body may look and feel swollen.  Lymphedema can be painful and may affect your ability to manage daily activities. Many people with lymphedema feel self-conscious about the ways it changes their...
Diabetic Foot Care Guidelines

Diabetic Foot Care Guidelines

Diabetes can be dangerous to your feet – even a small cut can produce serious consequences. Diabetes may cause nerve damage that takes away the feeling in your feet. Diabetes may also reduce blood flow to the feet, making it harder to heal an injury or resist...
TAKING A GIANT STEP FORWARD

TAKING A GIANT STEP FORWARD

A WOMAN PLAGUED WITH FOOT PROBLEMS FOR YEARS FINALLY RECEIVES PROPER CARE. Diane Savino, 88 loves walking along the beach near her home in Manchester. But for years, these strolls were painful due to two problems with her left foot. It would take two decades and the...
Toe and Metatarsal Fractures

Toe and Metatarsal Fractures

The structure of the foot is complex, consisting of bones, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues. Of the 26 bones in the foot, 19 are toe bones (phalanges) and metatarsal bones (the long bones in the midfoot). Fractures of the toe and metatarsal bones are common...
Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.)

Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.)

What is Peripheral Arterial Disease? Commonly referred to as “poor circulation,” Peripheral Arterial Disease (P. A.D.) is the restriction of blood flow in the arteries of the leg. When arteries become narrowed by plaque (the accumulation of cholesterol and other...