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Lawnmowers Are Not Child’s Play by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Sharee asks:My four-year son got in a lawnmower accident in February and lost his big toe on his left foot.He has now recovered and wears normal shoes. i was wondering if you ... Read on »

The White House Goes Bare — Should You? by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc CBS News reports that not only does Michelle Obama spin a mean hula-hoop, but she is also the FIRST First Lady to run barefoot across the White House lawn. On October 21st, sh ... Read on »

Can Exercise Increase the Arch of Your Foot? by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Is it time to take off your shoes?Few people would deny that exercise is good for us, and our feet. Now, mounting evidence suggests that exercising the foot’s arch muscles can ... Read on »

The Top 3 Ways Wearing Shoes Harms Our Feet – And What We Can Do About It by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Our feet need to be healthy and strong to endure high impact activities, such as aerobics, running or other sports, and the daily abuse of walking. When our feet weaken, they ... Read on »

Be Happy You’re Ticklish by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Tickling is no laughing matter. Many great scientists, including Plato, Darwin and Galileo, have tackled tickling, and much about it remains a mystery. However, research has r ... Read on »

Beware of Corn Remover Products by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Treating Corns Wrong Could Lead to Serious ProblemsDeidre writes: I tried to get rid of two corns, one on each of my second toes. First, by using a drugstore corn remover med ... Read on »

Newton Would be Proud of this Running Shoe by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Are these the most innovative shoes ever made?Newton Running sent me their stability trainer to try and I have to congratulate them. Not only have they reinvented the common r ... Read on »

Can the Color of Your Shoes Affect Your Feet? by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc When most of us think of the color of our shoes, we think about which outfit or pair of pants we’re going to wear with them. However, the color of your shoes can affect your ... Read on »

Consider Wearing this Shoe if You Want to Run Barefoot by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Vibram Five Fingers (VFF) -- Are they the closest shoes to running barefoot?Barefoot running is on the rise, as it should be. For many people, it is healthier and more enjoyab ... Read on »

The Shot of Alcohol That Cures Foot Pain by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Can a shot of alcohol cure your nerve pain?Mike writes:I’ve suffered from metatarsal pain in both feet for years. I’ve been told it’s probably Morton’s Neuroma and that fits a ... Read on »

How Weighing Yourself Daily Could Save Your Feet – And Even Your Life by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc This Scale Could Save Your Feet – and Maybe Your Life Most people don’t think much about their feet, let alone take time to look at them. But, nearly everyone cares about the ... Read on »

Nails in Office by Michael Nirenberg

1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc This patient came in yesterday. She came in because the second toe nail was digging into the bottom of her foot and causing pain (a small indentation or sore is visible in the ... Read on »

Is a Foot Amputation Worse Than Breast Cancer? by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Nearly 24 million Americans have diabetes and according to the American Diabetes Association in 2004 about 71,000 lower limb amputations were done on diabetics. Within 5 years ... Read on »

Are Podiatrists Real Doctors? by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Podiatrists, or Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), are, in fact, real physicians. Podiatrists specialize in treating foot and ankle problems. Po ... Read on »

Are Podiatrists Real Doctors? by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Is Dr. Nirenberg a real doctor? Hear what Seinfeld has to say: Podiatrists, or Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), are, in fact, real physicians. Po ... Read on »

Five Musts for Healthy, Beautiful Feet by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Out feet take a beating.We put in long hours, walking an average of seven to ten miles a day.We tread on artificial surfaces such as asphalt, concrete and tile, often carryi ... Read on »

Heel Pain Strikes Even the Best Athletes by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Outfielder Carlos Quentin, who led the Chicago White Sox in home runs last season, went on the 15-day disabled list Friday with painful plantar fasciitis i ... Read on »

Blisters May Be Soft, But They Are Painful by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Blisters are a common, annoying, and painful foot problem. At some point, nearly everyone gets at least one on their foot. A blister is a pocket of fluid that forms between th ... Read on »

Are Your Running Shoes Dangerous? by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Should You Toss Your Running Shoes and Just Go Barefoot? Remember when you were a kid? You raced around the playground or the yard for hours at a time, somehow managing not t ... Read on »

Catching Criminals “Red-Footed” by Michael Nirenberg Posted in: Blog Posts in Life as a Doc Footprint file catches criminalsCRIMINALS are more likely to find themselves caught “red-footed” after police introduced a new way of sharing their national database of shoepr ... Read on »

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