Podiatry Associates

  Diabetes happens when your body cannot produce enough or use insulin which helps it to turn glucose or sugar into energy. Difficulty in metabolizing glucose can lead to high blood sugar levels which can affect your body’s ability to heal wounds. In individuals with diabetes, wounds tend to heal more slowly and progress more quickly so it is important to know what signs to look out for. Your feet are the most common places of injury including cuts, blisters, grazes, scratches and more, and a small wound on your foot can quickly develop into a foot ulcer if not looked after properly.  Foot ulcers are serious and if left untreated will either end in a diabetic foot ulcer treatment in Baltimore or surgery of your lower limb amputation. For this reason, it’s important that you do regular self-checks and closely monitor any injuries you have to reduce your risk of complications.  Here are a couple more reasons why the healing process is slow and how to speed it up and improve...

Most people tend to confuse bunions and gout and use self-diagnosis to determine their medical condition. Here are a few easy ways to properly tell them apart. While some websites can tell you more about your ailment and the type of medical condition you have, they aren’t 100% right all the time. When it comes to foot ailments, bumps, lumps and more, they all start to look the same so how are you supposed to know?  Here are some ways to differentiate between bunions and gout and tell them apart. Symptoms of Bunions vs Gout Gout Gout can be characterized by joint pain and even though it commonly affects your big toe, it can affect your joints as well. With gout, your joint will swell, get red, tender, warm and show signs of inflammation and this can make moving your joints quite difficult as this ailment progresses.  Bunions If you are getting persistent or intermittent joint pain in your big toe then it can be a symptom of a bunion. Notice if a protruding bump emerges from th...

Bone deformity of the joint at the base of the big toe is known as a bunion. The main prodrome behind bunion is the big toe pointing towards the other toes on the same foot which often compel the foot bone attached to it to stick outwards. Some of the symptoms of a bunion are: You will see a bony and swollen bump on the outside edge of your foot. Pain and swelling over your big toe joint due to pressure from wearing shoes. You might find hard, red and callused skin by your big toe and second toe overlapping or the sore skin over the top of the bunion. Therefore, these symptoms can sometimes get worse if left untreated, so it is always best to concern podiatric surgery Baltimore where a doctor will ask about your symptoms and also examine your foot carefully. Bunion often takes place slowly over time and finally gets bigger and sticks out. One of the main reasons behind bunion is; shoes that don’t fit well or conditions that often make your joints swell and hurt su...

Caring for your wound is very important to prevent any complications and get fast healing. Wounds can occur anytime in life due to external or internal factors. Depending on the cause, place, and depth of occurrence, a wound can range from simple to complex. Open wounds are wounds with exposed tissue or organs that are open to the external environment. Four types of open wounds: 1. Abrasion Abrasions are open wounds caused due to the rubbing of skin against a rough surface. These are not deep-rooted and don’t generally bleed. The wound can be cleaned by using a sterile solution to get rid of any infection on the wound. Scabs are formed naturally on these wounds which help to heal fast. One should not remove the scabs. Diabetic patients should take a lot of care in case of any wound. Even a simple wound like abrasion can lead to infection if taken carelessly. There is special wound care treatment available in a place like Baltimore. You should seek a woun...