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Foot Care Checklist: |
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If you have any of the symptoms below, you may require a foot examination. |
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- Foot Pain
- Pain, redness or swelling surrounding the toenails
- Irritations on the top or sides of your toes
- Bumps or swelling in the back of the heel
- Pain beneath the heel bone
- Red, cracked skin or white irritation between the toes
- Burning pain on the top or bottom of the foot
- Numbness and tingling of the toes
- Ankle, calf, or shin pain
- Painful corns, callouses, or bunions
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It is a common MISCONCEPTION
that only older people have foot problems. In reality, all age groups can be affected, whether an infant, adolescent, teenager, adult or senior citizen. A podiatric examination may make life easier to "stand." |
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Other common MISCONCEPTIONS about feet: |
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- Flat feet are normal in children... False
- Healthy people do not have foot problems...False
- Warts are attached to bones...False
- High heel shoes cause bunions...False
- Broken toes do not require treatment...False
- If a bone is broken, you couldn't walk on it..False
- Feet are supposed to hurt...False
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