Footworks April 2011 By Alexandra Buk, DPM Recognizing Charcot Foot Charcot foot is a degenerative disease that most often affects those 50 and older, as well as those who have had diabetes for more than 20 years. This condition affects the joints of the feet. It is associated with nerve damage that results in the [...]

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By Dr Alexandra Buk With summer upon us and our thoughts focused on getting out of the house and enjoying the season, getting our feet ready for flip flops and sandals becomes a high priority. However, when you head off to the salon for a pedicure or when you take out your own scissors and [...]

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Gout is the result of the buildup of uric acid in the tissues of a joint, most often the big-toe joint. An attack of gout can be miserable, marked by intense pain that comes on suddenly (usually in the middle of the night) and redness, swelling and warmth over a joint. Uric acid is normally [...]

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Footworks February 2010 Dr Alexandra Buk Dry Skin and Winter Itch Colder temperatures each winter bring many Americans one big problem: dry, cracked skin. Those itchy, dry patches are nature’s way of letting us know that the outer layer of our skin, made up of dead skin cells, natural oils and lipids (fats), needs help. [...]

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Footworks November 2009 By Dr Alexandra Buk Diabetes is a serious disease that can develop from the lack of insulin production in the body or due to the inability of the body’s insulin to perform its normal, everyday functions. Insulin is a substance produced from the pancreas gland that helps process the food we eat [...]

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Footworks May 2009 By Alexandra Buk, DPM The tarsal tunnel, or tarsal canal, is a narrow space that lies on the inside of the ankle next to the ankle bones. The tunnel is covered with a thick ligament (the flexor retinaculum) that protects and maintains the structures contained within the tunnel-arteries, veins, tendons, and nerves. [...]

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Ulcers are sores that occur when pressure cuts off the blood supply to the skin. They form in areas of increased force and friction. The stress of body weight, the impact of walking, bony deformity and poorly fitting shoes place the ball of the foot, the heel and the big toe at great risk. Health [...]

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