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It’s no surprise your feet can get tired, since they’re subjected to hundreds of tons of cumulative force every day. As warmer spring weather encourages you to get back outside,…

In common practice, flat feet and fallen arches are often considered the same foot issue. Instead of a raised area on the inside of your footprint, your gait reveals a…

Cataracts and glaucoma are both prevalent eye conditions. More than half of Americans age 80 or older have cataracts. Glaucoma affects 4.2 million Americans, although only half of them even…

When your big toes take an inward turn, you’re developing bunions, just like about one in three people in the United States. Bony growths that form for several reasons and…

Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and all the other December festivities we look forward to each year are often a time to reset and enjoy the pleasures of life, love, and…

When you think of how your body is designed, it’s not difficult to appreciate the role of the ankle. Your ankles support your entire body and interface with your feet…

For kids, sports are often an extension of play, something done first and foremost for fun, not for athletic excellence, competition, esteem, or fitness. Therefore, proper body mechanics, warm-ups, cool-downs,…

It’s easy to take your feet for granted. They take you where you need to go without much effort beyond adding socks and shoes, yet your feet can reveal much…

As foot and ankle specialists, the team at Hudson Valley Foot Associates sees our share of warts, mostly those growing on the soles of your feet, called plantar warts. Caused…

If you’ve ever looked at your toenails and thought they looked like little shields, you’ve noticed one of their primary functions. These hard shells of keratin protect the skin and…

Your feet are your body’s foundation and your connection with the Earth, essential for the ability to move. It’s easy to take the feet for granted until you develop foot…

If you suspect that your heel pain is due to plantar fasciitis, there’s a good chance you’re correct, since it’s the most common cause of pain at the bottom of…

When it comes to the feet, the most common neuroma condition is Morton’s neuroma, and its name is somewhat misleading. Elsewhere in your body, neuromas are benign tumors that affect…

There’s nothing subtle about a gout attack. A form of inflammatory arthritis, gout can strike any joint, but it’s most common in a big toe.  The pain of gout tends…

If you’re one of the 25,000 Americans who sprain their ankles on a given day, your thoughts may turn to successful recovery once you have the pain under control. Strong…

The most common places to suffer from nerve damage are the hands and feet. It’s called peripheral neuropathy, and it covers nerve damage anywhere outside of the brain and spinal…

Tearing your Achilles tendon is a potentially serious injury that can cause pain and affect your ability to walk. When overstretched, this tendon at the back of your foot can…

It’s normal when a child first learns to walk that they do so elevated on the balls of their feet. It’s called toe walking, and most children outgrow the habit…

It’s irritating or even painful to walk when you have a pebble in your shoe. When you take the time to take off your shoe to remove the offender, but…

Staying active keeps you healthy throughout your life, and sports participation is a great way to combine activities that keep you engaged and entertained. Being a weekend warrior is fun. …

An ankle sprain itself can be mild or severe, and how your injury heals plays a large role in the future stability of the joint. Overstretched ankle ligaments need to…

With 26 bones in each foot, you have potentially 52 places to suffer from a foot fracture. It’s not always easy to recognize minor injuries as fractures, while serious fractures…

The Arthritis Foundation reports that there are over 100 types of arthritis. It’s a catch-all classification, including any illness that primarily affects joints in your body.  You might not think…

The strongest and thickest tendon in your body, the Achilles tendon serves as the connection between the heel bone and calf muscles. All movement, including walking, running, climbing, and jumping,…

Children’s health issues are sometimes hard to recognize. After all, their ability to describe symptoms often comes down to, “it hurts.” This is true for many foot problems, and it…

There’s a very good reason why a gout attack feels as though you have sharp shards of crystal embedded in your big toe — and it’s because you do. Uric…

A non-cancerous growth made of nerve tissue, neuromas can develop anywhere in the body. Morton’s neuroma is the most common, and it can affect any of your toes, though it…

Usually affecting the big toe, ingrown toenails are a common problem where the side or corner of a toenail works its way into the soft skin alongside the nail. The…

The structure of your foot resembles an archer’s bow, with the bones of your feet forming the curving bow’s arch while a tough band of tissue called the plantar fascia…

Diabetic foot wounds have a reputation for persistence. Since sensory nerves often suffer from exposure to high blood sugar levels, you may injure your feet without being aware. Compromised blood…

Though there are over 100 different types, human papillomavirus (HPV) strains cause primarily two types of problems: warts and sexually transmitted infections, some of which may start cancerous changes. As…

Waking up in the middle of the night while feeling sharp, stabbing pain is never a good feeling. If the pain centers in the joint of your big toe, there’s…

Like warts elsewhere on your body, plantar warts are a form of skin infection caused by strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). While warts may be a cosmetic concern elsewhere, warts on the…

Running shoes are not created equally. There’s a reason why there are so many models out there, even within brands. Your feet are unique, and so is your running gait….

As parents, we always want the best for our children. These remarkable little ones start out helpless before racing forward with increasing independence until, before you know it, they mature…

Genetics, ill-fitting footwear, and injuries can each contribute to a potentially painful condition called hammertoe. Usually affecting the second, third, or fourth toe, hammertoe stems from an abnormal bend in the…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 14% of the American population have toenail fungus infections. It’s a common condition often caused by the same fungi that cause athlete’s…

More than 37 million Americans are thought to have diabetes, including 8.5 million who are unaware of their illness. Whether you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, elevated levels…

Though there are hundreds of variations of the human papillomavirus (HPV), only a few of them cause plantar warts, growths that appear on the soles of your feet. Unlike some…

Absorbing the weight of your body with each step, your feet usually make easy work of these tremendous forces. The arch of the foot and a tough band of tissue…

Running can be a great workout, though it places great demands on your feet. Injuries from blisters to stress fractures can put you on the sidelines as well as causing…

Sprained ankles are common, whether you’re an elite athlete, weekend warrior, or couch-bound spectator. Any motion, stumble, or awkward step that rotates a foot to its outer edge can stretch…

A neuroma features a disorganized mass of nerves that develops because of an injury like a cut, stretch, or crush trauma. This extra tissue makes a nerve thicker, which can aggravate conditions…

Gout is one of the diseases collected under the class of arthritis, since it affects joints in your body. It results from high levels of a substance called uric acid in…

A sprained ankle may seem like an isolated injury, but even a single incident could lead to a long-standing condition called chronic ankle instability, through which you’re at risk of further ankle injuries….

Summer is all about flip-flops and sunglasses, barbecues and beaches. The downsides include sunburn and insect bites and, if you aren’t careful, foot injuries related to summertime wardrobe and activities….

Compared with your fingers, toes have little mobility. While some people can pick things up with their toes, they can’t do it easily, and there’s simply no way to touch…

Do you have toenail fungus? Have you tried to ignore your crumbling, thickened nail by covering it with socks and shoes? Or have you tried home remedies or prescription treatments…

“The feet are prime real estate for arthritis,” says Doug Tumen, DPM, board-certified podiatrist, author of Ask The Foot Doctor, and a founding partner of Hudson Valley Foot Associates. Each…

“Compression socks work by applying a constant pressure to the ankle and calf area,” explains Dr. Doug Tumen, a podiatrist at Hudson Valley Foot Associates in Kingston, New York, and…

If you follow any professional sport that involves running, you are likely to hear of a player who is suffering from tendonitis. But, what is it? And, do you have…

America is exercise crazy! We Zumba, yoga, hip-hop, box, triathalon, boot camp, and sweat-to-the oldies. But one of the easiest, most inexpensive and enjoyable exercise forms is walking. It’s a…

What is the largest bone in the foot? Right…your heel bone, also known as the calcaneus. It absorbs all of your body’s weight each time you take a step, run or…