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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about improving foot health.

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Dr. Keshab Paudel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Please keep the feet dry, as moisture gives change for fungus to grow.

Answered 10/22/2017

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Dr. Richard Taddeo answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Ignore: Diabetics and poor circulation sufferers should be well-informed on specific foot 'signs'.

Answered 10/24/2014

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Dr. Vern Christensen answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Ignore: Remove your shoes and socks at your next appointment--this makes it difficult to miss your intention.

Answered 1/10/2015

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Dr. Lee Stein answered

Ignore: If you suffer from neuropathy ask your doctor if they are familiar with decompression surgery.

Answered 1/14/2015

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Dr. Thomas Inwood answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Ignore: First be honest with what you need info about. No doc will refuse a question !

Answered 2/7/2015

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Dr. Kelvin Barry answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Ignore: Ask your doctor to check your feet. It is, after all, a part of you body; a vital part of your body.

Answered 4/19/2015

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Dr. Nima Moghaddas answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Ignore: While playing sports Wear white cotton socks, and change them after your activity.

Answered 4/26/2015

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Ignore: Use a frozen water bottle as an ice massage for your plantar fasciitis as well as towel curl execise.

Answered 7/15/2015

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Ignore: Buy shoes that do not bend in the middle arch, this kind of shoes will provide more support.

Answered 10/3/2015

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Dr. Richard Greenwald answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Ignore: Have your doc examine your feet—we're all different—check pulses, sensations, swelling, and more.

Answered 4/29/2018

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