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Foot Health Awareness Month True or False
April is Foot Health Awareness Month, so here is a true/false quiz to help you be sure your feet are as healthy as they can be! 1. "IT CAN'T BE…
Are Your Kids Wearing the Right Shoe for the Sport They Play?
It's important to choose the right footwear for your children's activities. Sneakers made for tennis players will provide different support and traction than cleats made for football players. Below is…
Pedicure Advice From Dr. Hirt
Summer is officially here, and for a lot of us that means pedicures. Unfortunately, not all pedicure facilities offer clean and proper foot care, which can cause infections and other…
Avoiding Shin Splints This Running/Walking Season
If you are an avid walker or an experienced runner, you have probably experienced shin splints. Shin splints are one of the most common lower extremity ailments and are characterized…
How To Protect Your Feet This Summer
Now that the weather is warmer, our feet are much more exposed to the elements. When we wear sandals, flip flops, or go barefoot, we expose ourselves to many more…
Welcome Dr. Holdren-Otis!
We at Fenton Foot Care are excited to welcome Dr. Holdren-Otis! We made sure her first day was as festive as possible, complete with an unexpectedly balloon filled office! Dr.…
Dr. Hirt Named Educator of the Year!
The staff of Fenton Foot Care would like to congratulate Dr. James Hirt on being honored with the Educator of the Year Award for Podiatry for the Academic year 2014-2015…
Children's Shoe Buying Tips
One of the most important purchases on any parent's shopping list should be a pair of proper fitting shoes for their child. The podiatrists and staff of Fenton Foot Care…
Choosing the Correct Running Shoe
Dr. Holdren Otis I am a runner, I also get lots of questions from patients about what shoe to buy. Running shoes are the only essential piece of equipment needed…
SCIENCE: Can I have normal blood work and still have gout? Yes!
Dr. Holdren Otis Gout is a type of arthritis that affect joints making them red, hot, swollen and yes, PAINFUL. It occurs mainly in men but it doesn’t leave women…
Baby Feet
Dr. Holdren Otis A child’s foot can be very fascinating. We identify the child in the hospital by their foot print on their birth certificate. Who doesn’t like to check…
Good Luck to All Crim Runners!
Stick with what you know! If you are like me, you have trained for four months (or more!) leading up to the Crim. It is quite difficult to be a…
Heel Pain=Plantar fasciitis, Well Not Necessarily.
Dr. Holdren Otis "You almost want to pee in your bed rather than go to the bathroom. It's really painful in the morning," Albert Puljos, a baseball player for the…
2015 Tour de France Winner Chris Froome Breaks Foot
Dr. Holdren Otis' Comments On Wednesday during the eleventh day of the tour de Spain, Chris Froome, the most recent winner of the Tour De France, ran into a barrier…
Are “Growing Pains” a Myth?
Dr. James Hirt explains Growing pains in children’s legs have been debated for hundreds of years. Through the history of medicine growing pains have been attributed to multiple incorrect theories…
Packer's Eddie Lacy Left the Game with Ankle Injury
Dr. Holdren Otis Explains Ankle Sprains Ankle Sprains are a common condition which involve stretching and tearing of the ligaments on the outside of the ankle. This usually occurs…