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Many people, for a very good reason, have been staying home. Family and care givers have been doing a phenomenal job keeping themselves and their loved ones safe during this pandemic, and we applaud everyones efforts. We also know that…

In January, as part of my PhD dissertation work, I had the wonderful opportunity to work with 19 amazing participants and the crew at the UMass gait lab. We were looking at the effect of a shoe lacing intervention on…

Not much seems to be written about toes but they are incredibly important little appendages at the end of our feet. The great toe is a lever to help push us forward, and the other 4 toes are for balance.…

I am deeply concerned. I recently saw a patient that has a cancer diagnosis, is diabetic  and severely immunocompromised. Your team suggested a skin care product that contains both mineral oil and petrolatum. The WOCN and science does not actually…

While 1 in 3 Americans say their feet hurt often, At FootCare by Nurses we know that feet don't have to hurt, and the solution to those hurting feet doesn't have to be expensive. Given that a pair of custom…

A 2015 article in Popular Mechanics talked about what that last hole in your sneakers lacing pattern is about. Turns out if you feed your lace back in, you can anchor your lace so that it does not come untied.…

All winter long we tend to walk around in quite substantial shoes. As the days warm up though, most of us are looking at those sandals and flip flops and counting the days until we can comfortably slip into them.…

We see a lot of patients who are struggling with balance and fear of falling. They may even say something like "I have hammer toes" or "my feet always feel clenched".  At FootCare by Nurses, through education, touch, and massage…

So, you have decided to lose some pounds, shed some winter blues and you have spring fever. You can't wait to pull out those sandals, in fact, you have already dusted them off. Before you head out full of glee…