Flip flops aren’t ideal year round but they often make an extended appearance during the hot summer months. Sandals can be great if you want to let your foot breath, but they offer less support and protection than regular tennis shoes. Below, we discuss some of the benefits and dangers of wearing sandals. Benefits We’ll […]
Ingrown Toenails: Treatment and Recovery
As we discussed last week, ingrown toenails can be a painful side effect of wearing ill-fitting shoes or cutting your toenail too low. Today, we’ll examine the treatment options for ingrown toenails, and what you can expect if you have to have your toenail surgically removed. Non-Surgical Treatment We lightly glossed over some prevention tips […]
Ingrown Toenails: Signs, Symptoms and Prevention
Imagine going throughout your day with a thumbtack stuck in the bottom of your big toe. Every day actions like running, walking and even standing would be extremely painful. For some people, that pain is real because they suffer from an ingrown toenail. Ingrown toenails can occur for a variety of reasons, and some ingrown […]
Patients React to Their Visit with Dr. Silverman
In order to ensure that we are doing everything in our power to satisfy our patients every time they walk/limp/hobble through the door, we ask them to rate many aspects of their visit in a patient exit-survey. The exit-survey is mailed out by our parent healthcare network, Fairview Health Services, and it touches on a […]
Balancing the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Juggling a variety of prescription doses, patient allergies, and surgical techniques can be tough for any doctor to handle, but one aspect of the job that has no clear-cut answer is the delicate balance he or she must toe between treating the patient as a patient, or as a friend. If you asked 10 patients […]
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