Our Hearts To Your Soles 2024 is less than a week away! Come out to the Catholic Charities St. Paul Opportunity Center and Dorothy Day Residence this Saturday for another wonderful event! This year’s event will take place Saturday, November 23 from 1:00-4:00 p.m, and we can’t wait to see you this weekend. As a […]
Five Foot Conditions That Respond Well To Weight Loss
Losing weight can be healthy for a number of different areas of your body, and your feet are no exception. While weight loss shouldn’t be the only thing you are doing to prevent or treat foot issues, oftentimes shedding just a few pounds can take a immense amount of stress and strain off your feet. […]
Can You Reshape Your Flat Feet?
Our feet come in all different shapes and sizes, and that’s especially true about our foot’s arch. Your foot arch plays a crucial role in helping disperse the weight of your body, and it also provides support when performing some simple movements, like walking, running or jumping. Over time, due in part to repetitive stress […]
Tips For Managing Stitches On Your Feet
Surgery can address a number of different foot and ankle issues that you may develop, and oftentimes the final step in the operative process is to close the incision site with stitches. Stitches help to close an opening on the skin, allowing for better healing and working to keep bacteria out of a wound site, […]
Simple Foot Test May Predict Your Fall Risk
Falls send tens of thousands of older adults to the emergency room every single year, and in some instances the fall can even be deadly. Working to improve your balance and ankle strength can help to reduce your risk of a fall, but being aware that you may be at risk of a painful fall […]