The Comprehensive Resources on Foot Pain, Foot Pain Treatment and Foot Care » diabetic patients http://www.efootpain.com Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:59:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Foot Blisters http://www.efootpain.com/foot-pain/foot-blisters/ http://www.efootpain.com/foot-pain/foot-blisters/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:49:32 +0000 efootpain http://www.efootpain.com/?p=89 Foot blisters are common pathology in our active society.  Blisters occur due to skin friction or abrasion in the foot or ankle.  The body produces fluid beneath the skin and increases in size leading to pain, irritation, and sometimes infection.  Blisters can be seen from people wearing ill-fitting shoes, not wearing proper hosiery, athletes prone to over training or “breaking in” new shoes, sweaty feet, allergic reactions, diabetic patients with neuropathic disease, and excessive sandal use.  The foot blisters can cause significant symptoms of redness, soreness, large fluid filled “bubbles”, and can lead to more serious problems as ulcerations and infection.

Foot blisters can be prevented and treated by a podiatrist.  Keep the feet dry with foot powder and changing socks/ hosiery to reduce moisture.  Make sure to “break in” a shoe or custom orthotic to reduce the friction applied from the new device.  Smaller blisters may be treated with soaks, topical antibiotic, and bandages.  Larger blisters may have to be drained to reduce the fluid pressures and pain in the foot.  This may require a visit to a professional podiatrist to reduce risk of infection and ulceration.  The podiatrist may prescribe a topical and/or oral antibiotic, soaking regime, custom orthotic to reduce reoccurrence, proper hosiery, and shoe recommendations.

]]> http://www.efootpain.com/foot-pain/foot-blisters/feed/ 1 Diabetic foot Care http://www.efootpain.com/foot-pain/diabetic-foot-care/ http://www.efootpain.com/foot-pain/diabetic-foot-care/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:47:17 +0000 efootpain http://www.efootpain.com/?p=83 Diabetic foot care is an important factor in the overall health care of a diabetic patient.  Podiatrists help reduce the risk factors of diabetic patients that may lead to many debilitating complications.  These complications include mild conditions as fungal toenails, ingrown toenails, calluses, corns, and small fissures or cuts in the foot.  More severe problems include soft tissue and bone infections, foot ulcerations, leg venous ulcerations, and amputation of the toes or feet.

Diabetic foot care is recommended by Northwest podiatry centers as preventative treatment for long term care of the foot and ankles.  Podiatrists treatment involve debridement of painful and thick fungal toenails, debridement of callous tissue that are pre-ulcerative, fitting of special diabetic shoes and inserts, x-rays and diagnostic ultrasound studies to review the proper biomechanical structures of the feet.  Diabetic patients must follow the foot care treatment protocol recommended by their podiatrist to enjoy the benefits of overall medical health.

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