Selecting Walking Shoes When it comes to your health and your feet, walking helps both. Gary Evans, DPM, James Korponay, DPM, and Caren Schumer, DPM, podiatrists in New York and Whitestone, want to make sure you ar wearing the right shoes to better protect yourself from injury. To protect your feet from complications, it is
Diabetic Neuropathy Explained Diabetes causes a condition of painful nerve damage called peripheral neuropathy. Neuropathy can affect your entire body, but your legs and feet are parts of your body that are more prone to serious health problems. Damage to the nerves can cause the loss of feeling in your feet, making it difficult to
Proper Footwear for Men and Women An average day of walking brings a force that is equal to several hundred tons on your feet and is subject to more injury than any other part of your body. This shows just how important the need to protect your feet with proper footwear is. Feet carry a
Heel Pain and Kids Gary Evans, DPM, James Korponay, DPM, and Caren Schumer, DPM, your podiatrists in New York and Whitestone, want to emphasize the importance of not ignoring your child’s complaints about pain in their feet. Your child should never play through the pain in their feet, as heel pain can lead to difficulty
Custom Orthotics Bring Relief to Your Feet If your feet are suffering from pain or other ailments, you are in luck. Dr. Evans offers orthotics to help your stand, walk and run more efficiently and comfortably. Orthotic devices come in many shapes, sizes and materials to help alleviate your foot ailments. They also fall under three
Fitness and your Feet Most people do not realize the tremendous amount of pressure that is put on their feet during exercise. For example, a 150-pound jogger puts more than 150 tons of impact on their feet while running three miles. Also during running, the 26 bones, 33 joints and 112 ligaments, and a network
When to Visit Our Office in New York City There are number of reasons to visit your trusted New York City podiatrists, Gary Evans, DPM, James Korponay, DPM and Caren Schumer, DPM. In this blog post, we’ve listed some of the more pressing occasions. If you have diabetes Whether you were recently diagnosed or it’s
About 25 percent of people between 18-65 years old have bunions, and a shocking 67 percent of people over the age of 65 also have this foot condition. However, even if you do have bunions in New York, you still may not know everything about this condition. Here are some interesting facts about bunions: Bunions
If you’ve been living with chronic toenail fungus in New York City, laser treatment could finally be your solution. Some research has found that about 35 million people worldwide have experienced fungal infections at some point in their lives. While this fact certainly won’t make your nail fungus go away, it’s nice to know you
Any time a person engages in sports, they are running the risk of suffering an injury to the foot and ankle. Many of the injuries that cause foot ailments and pain are caused by high impact sports, such as running. Other times foot problems can arise from wearing improper footwear or from inadequate training. There