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Positive Things to Do to Get Your Body Ready for Your Summer Vacation
Planning a much-needed summer vacation? If you are not prepared, lower extremity and foot pain may keep you from having fun.
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A. Michael Marasco DPM. FACFAS, CHCQM
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Medicine and Surgery of the Foot and Ankle
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May 233 min read
Unblistered
If you participate in a lot of activities that lead to friction blisters, consider these tips for a unblistered summer of fun.
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May 44 min read
The 3 Most Important Features You Should Look For In A Shoe
The 3 things that should be checked in all shoes before you even try them on. You see an attractive shoe on display. The style and color...
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May 45 min read
Prescription Orthotics
Part of the Assurance Series - Orthotics, Insoles or Arch Supports Your Doctor has recommended custom-made orthotics as part of your...
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Aug 21, 20234 min read
You Can Still Eat Pasta If You’re Diabetic
Having diabetes does not mean that if you like pasta, you will now have to give it up. It does however mean that you should be choosier...
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Jun 19, 20233 min read
Into the Weeds - An Actionable Plan for Your Recovery
Part of the Assurance Series - posts on understanding, interpreting and making sense of your diagnosis and plan of treatment In golf...
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Feb 23, 20234 min read
The Language of Healthcare -If You Recognize the Parts, You'll Understand the Whole.
Studies show that a clear understanding of information during the diagnostic and treatment process is considered to be an important...
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Feb 21, 20232 min read
Lost in Translation
The language used in health care is not commonly used everyday. Most of the words used are unfamiliar to the average person. Yet it...
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Jan 21, 20233 min read
What's Your Health IQ?
An Assurance Series Post (1) Whether it relates to a routine check up or a global pandemic a better understanding of health-related...
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Jan 4, 20232 min read
Assurance - A Commitment to Informed Care
Information referred to in this series will continue to be posted on Foot Notes The noblest pleasure of all is the joy of understanding -...
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Oct 3, 20222 min read
The 7 Dimensions of Wellness
Closing my clinical practice last month has led me to reflect on the scope and changes I have seen in medicine and healthcare over the...
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Sep 3, 20222 min read
Practice Closing
After 46 years I will be closing my medical practice effective September 30, 2022. I will continue to remain active as a consultant and...
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Sep 2, 20222 min read
Lateral Foot Pain - It's Complicated
Lateral foot pain is any pain or discomfort along the outside of the foot. It is one of the most common complaints seen by podiatric...
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Jul 27, 20221 min read
Shabby Shoes
Wearing old prescription glasses like wearing shabby shoes can present problematic symptoms. In the case of your eyes an outdated...
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Jun 23, 20223 min read
Science-Based Nutrition Therapy to Support People Living with Diabetes and Foot Ulcers
I've been managing and treating diabetic patients for my entire professional career frequently involving patients with diabetic...
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Jun 3, 20222 min read
Summer Pavement - An Invisible Danger to Bare Feet
Thermal injuries can be caused by both heat and cold. Thermal burns caused by fire, steam, chemicals, hot liquids (grease), or sunburn of...
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May 21, 20222 min read
Construction Workers - Pressure on Their Feet
Lift, shift, push, pull – construction work is a physically demanding job and most of the work is done on the move. So it’s...
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May 17, 20222 min read
You Can Make a Difference in Someone's Life By Being One Step Ahead of Diabetes
Staying one step ahead of diabetes.
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Mar 12, 20223 min read
How to Stay Active when Recovering from Foot and Ankle Problems that Require Immobilization.
Treatment of orthopedic problems tend to require a period of extended recovery. The biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system involves...
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Jan 7, 20222 min read
Conquer the Post-Pandemic
As the post-pandemic recovery still continues many of my patients are still unsure about the best way to re-ignite their exercise...
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