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Black Friday Shopping: A Full-Contact Sport for Your Feet
Black Friday can wreak havoc on your lower extremities. Here's are some of the most common Black Friday foot injuries —and what you can do to avoid limping through the rest of the holiday season.
Patient Care Assistant
Nov 213 min read
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Are Those High Heels Really Worth It?
If you're a heel wearer and you're experiencing pain, Dr. Gina Mendoza has some tips for you.
Patient Care Assistant
Sep 172 min read
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Make Your Feet Smile This Sandal Season
To help keep your feet healthy and happy for the summer and beyond, the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) offers tips on what to look for with some of the most common foot conditions and when you should see a foot and ankle surgeon for proper treatment.
Patient Care Assistant
Jul 43 min read
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What Can Go Wrong When You Get a Pedicure: A Podiatrist’s Cautions and Recommendations
How can you minimize the risks when you get a pedicure? Dr. Mendoza offers some tips.
Dr. Gina Mendoza
Apr 14 min read
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Make New Year's Resolutions for Your Feet!
Resolve to make 2025 the year you stop putting up with foot pain!
Dr. Gina Mendoza
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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When Action Heroes Run Barefoot
Barefoot running is a common trope in action movies. What does a foot and ankle surgeon think when action heroes run barefoot?
Dr. Gina Mendoza
Apr 17, 20243 min read
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What is This Bump on My Foot?
What do you do when you discover mysterious lump or bump on your foot? This article explains.
Dr. Gina Mendoza
Apr 17, 20242 min read
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Eat for Your Feet (and Ankles)
Does what you eat affect your feet? Dr. Gina Mendoza says yes!
Dr. Gina Mendoza
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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Diabetes and Foot Amputation
If you have diabetes, the action you take now can play a major role in whether there will be an amputation in your future.
Dr. Gina Mendoza
Oct 4, 20212 min read
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Don’t Ignore Flat Feet
This seemingly benign condition can lead to all sorts of problems later on.
Dr. Gina Mendoza
Oct 4, 20212 min read
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Do You Have "Lockdown Feet?"
Dr. Gina Mendoza explains the phenomenon known as Lockdown Feet.
ginamendoza73
Apr 23, 20212 min read
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Five Myths About Foot Care
Dr. Gina Mendoza dispels five of the most common myths about foot care.
ginamendoza73
Feb 12, 20212 min read
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Fix Feet for Weight Loss Success
An estimated 70 million obese Americans are trapped in a life-threatening vicious cycle: Obesity aggravates foot problems, like heel pain...
ginamendoza73
Jan 4, 20212 min read
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Hikers & Hunters Beware
Long, vigorous hikes can take a toll on feet and ankles
ginamendoza73
Oct 4, 20202 min read
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Is Your Foot Fracture an Early Sign of Osteoporosis?
Unexplained foot fractures may be the first sign of osteoporosis, a bone thinning disease which affects over 28 million Americans.
ginamendoza73
Aug 30, 20202 min read
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Check Your Kids' Feet Before School Starts
Dr. Gina Mendoza offers tips for parents who want to make sure their kids' feet are in the best shape to head back to school.
ginamendoza73
Jul 10, 20202 min read
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