Swift Laser Treatment for Warts Plantar warts can be a pesky and uncomfortable condition that affects many individuals. These warts can be stubborn and may cause pain or discomfort while walking or standing. They appear on the soles of the feet, are often unpleasant, and disrupt daily activities. However, with the right treatment approach, you can effectively alleviate symptoms and eliminate plantar warts. Swift laser treatment has emerged as an effective and efficient solution for eliminating plantar warts. In this blog, we will explore what plantar warts are, how they develop, their sympto ..read more

Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Sports Injuries Sports are a healthy way to keep fit, but they come with the risk of injuries that cause immense pain and affect performance. According to statistics, there are 3.5 million sports injuries in the US every year! Sports injuries are common and adversely affect the quality of your life. Damaged cells from the injuries cause inflammation around the injured area, and you might start noticing redness and swelling. Unfortunately, recurrent inflammation results in arthritis and joint degeneration, meaning your days in the field are over. Luckily, lase ..read more

Simple Remedies for Cracked Heels The thick skin on your heels plays an important part in the overall health of your feet. This specific area of skin cushions your heels and helps absorb the shocks associated with weight-bearing movements, such as walking, running, and jumping. If you notice that the skin around your heels has developed cracks, it’s important to address them as soon as possible. While cracked heels are not a huge cause for alarm, severe cases can lead to infection or cause more serious foot problems, such as altering your gait in order to avoid the pain associated with walkin ..read more

How Orthotics Can Help Relieve Your Heel Pain It’s not at all an exaggeration to call heel pain an epidemic in our society. In America, it’s estimated that about 1 in 4 people will deal with at least one serious case of heel pain in their lifetime—severe enough to significantly impact the quality of life. Do you suffer from nagging heel pain? Perhaps your troublesome heels are stopping you from pursuing your favorite hobbies? No matter how intense your foot pain is, you don’t have to suffer in silence. So what’s the solution? Orthotics represent one of the most effective heel pain remedies fo ..read more

Are Shoes REALLY The Cause of a Bunion? Whenever the question of why bunions happen comes up, many people will be quick to blame shoe choices for the whole thing. While it’s true that poor shoe choices can cause their share of trouble, are they directly responsible for bunions? Not necessarily. It may be more apt to consider them an accomplice to the crime instead of the mastermind. Let’s investigate what directly causes bunions, and how shoe choices may play into that, if at all. Why Are Shoes Blamed for Bunions? Let’s take a look at the evidence. High-heeled shoes in particular are the on ..read more

Laser Treatment for Warts Plantar warts may not be the most “medically serious” condition you can contract, but they more than make up for that with their peskiness. Warts can be embarrassing, frustrating, and painful if they happen to be located in a spot on your foot that’s subject to pressure or friction. Even worse, without treatment, they can stick around on your feet for years—and they have a bad habit of multiplying, too. So most people are more than eager to get rid of them. But because of how warts form, they also can be tricky to get rid of efficiently. Home care has little if any e ..read more

Start 2021 on the Right Foot with Custom Orthotics Let’s be honest here. Most of us are looking for a bit of a fresh start in 2021. After the year we’ve all experienced, we expect a lot of people are going to be taking their New Year’s resolutions even more seriously than usual! If you really want to get a spring back in your step for the new year, it’s important to think a bit about your feet. Where do you want them to take you in 2021? And are they up to the challenge? Chronic foot pain is one of the most common obstacles to achieving your personal activity goals, and also one of the most o ..read more

5 Things to Do When Recovering from Foot or Ankle Surgery Let’s just be honest about it: Nobody really enjoys the recovery period after a foot or ankle surgery. Depending on the nature of your procedure, you can generally expect to spend at least a couple of weeks—and in some cases a couple of months—off your feet. That will be followed by some rehab, and probably a gradual return to your previous activity levels. It won’t pass as quickly as you want it to. It won’t always be easy. But it doesn’t have to be miserable! In fact, there are many things you can do throughout your recovery to not o ..read more

How Laser Therapy May Save You Hassle Before OR After Surgery Let’s set this straight from the start: This is not an article about performing surgery with a laser. What we want to discuss here instead is the potential of using Multiwave Locked System (MLS) laser therapy as a way of making the experience of surgery better: either by improving or accelerating post-surgical recovery, or in some cases eliminating the need for surgery altogether. While laser therapy isn’t going to be recommended for every situation, there are many circumstances in which it can make a considerable difference. How ..read more

How Can a Laser Treat Foot and Ankle Pain? When most people think of the lasers that are in use today, they probably imagine industrial lasers used for cutting or welding steel, or maybe lasers that read data off a Blu-Ray disc—or those pointer lasers that drive your cat crazy. But lasers that could actually make your heel pain go away, or help your ankle sprain heal faster? That’s still way off in the “Star Trek” future, right? Wrong! Although we can’t wave a magic wand and make your pain go away in an instant, today’s laser therapies are already quite advanced, and can significantly accele ..read more