Do you have a Plantar Wart?

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If you notice a thick and discolored lesion on your foot, it could be a plantar wart. Plantar warts are caused by a virus that is most commonly found in warm, moist environments like pools and public change rooms, but can be found in carpets and other communal areas. 

The virus causes a hard growth that can be painful to walk on and plantar warts are often confused with corns. Warts on the bottom of your feet can take on several appearances, but most commonly look like cauliflower with tiny black dots. There is usually a layer of callus overlying the wart, making it difficult to see. Warts are often painful (but not always), feeling like a piece of rock in your shoe.  Sometimes a single wart forms, but often it can spread, forming multiple warts clumped together, or several single warts spread over your foot. In our clinics we have seen patients with over one hundred warts on a foot!

  So how do you get rid of a wart? Warts can be very stubborn and difficult to treat. There are many over-the-counter remedies available in the foot care isle of pharmacies.  The problem is that these products are often not strong enough to get rid of most warts.  Our Chiropodists (foot health specialists) use many treatments in our clinics to more completely eliminate warts, including a new state-of-the-art laser. If you think you may have a wart, it is better to come in as soon as possible to be treated, before they spread and get out of control, and to ensure that your wart is being treated in the most complete and effective way.

 

 

I have heard about using LASERS to treat toenail fungus. Is it successful?

 

YES!  Laser toenail treatment studies are very positive and to date no known side effects have been found.  It is estimated that 20 percent of Canadians are currently affected by toenail fungus.  Until recently, treatment consisted of topical solutions that were inconvenient to apply, and oral medications, which have the potential for very serious side effects, including liver damage.  Recently Health Canada has approved LASER for use on fungal nails and plantar warts. We-Fix-U- is pleased to announce that we are now able to offer this new revolutionary treatment, used specifically to treat toenail fungus and plantar warts. Our Chiropodists (foot specialists) have developed a highly effective treatment protocol utilizing our new state of the art LASER.  This protocol is already exceeding our expectations for safety and efficacy!  Laser technology can effectively and efficiently rid you of unsightly toenail infections in as little as two treatments, depending on the severity of the condition. The laser penetrates the nail and the nail bed, eliminating the destructive nasty infection, thus allowing your own body to revitalize your own nail naturally as it grows out clean, clear and healthy.

 

 

Severe Foot Odor Remedy

We-Fix-U Physiotherapy and Foot Health Centres now offers FOOT FRESH, an ALL NATURAL herbal remedy for people with sweaty and stinky feet!

Is foot odor affecting your personal and business relationships? Is the embarrassment of foot odor affecting your confidence to relate to others and to do your job? Are you putting your shoes outside the door because of foot odor? Are you purchasing cheap shoes because foot odor is destroying your shoes? Are you tired of daily application products that do not work? Discover the ALL NATURAL herbal cream FOOT FRESH deodorant for severe foot odor and sweatiness, the best foot deodorant product on the market today. WEEKLY APPLICATION!!! Be absolutely confident that you or your family will never experience foot odor when used as little as once a week evern after showering, bathing or any strenuous activity. The patented formula contain NO aluminum or alchohol. Scientifically tested and the manufacturer offer a money-back gaurantee!

This is a MUST HAVE product for people suffering with a toenail fungus, athlete's foot or plantar warts.

The patented formula works by killing the fungus and bacteria on the skin that causes foot odor. A three and one half year Scientific Study has proven ant-bacterial, anti-fungal FOOT FRESH deodorant to be 99% effective for up to seven days . It takes up to two weeks for the bacteria and fungus to come back or regenerate. So, this is the product you need to apply only once a week! This long lasting herbal cream deodorant does not need to be applied daily. This foot care product has not been tested on animals.

.23 GRAM JAR LASTS 4 TO 5 MONTHS

FLIP-FLOPS: A major....FLOP!

After spending hours walking at this years' Cobourg Waterfront Festival (we never tire of it!), I was absolutely amazed at how many people were wearing flip-flops. There is some serious walking at this festival folks!

In recent years, flip-flops have become the new "norm" for people of all ages, not just teenagers. What used to be a shoe designed for use around the pool or at the beach, has now become a shoe worn for all activities, just like regular shoes. Sure, they are inexpensive, they let your feet air out, and some even find them comfortable, but they have NO SUPPORT! If you wear these shoes for every day use, you are risking serious injury to your feet, legs and back - injuries that can create a lifetime of painful problems.

Think about it - how does an extremely flat piece of rubber, held together by another strip of rubber, provide support? Your feet have to work really hard to keep these shoes on.

Now, I don't have an issue with the shoes themselves - they are great if used for their intended purpose - but I do take issue with people who wear them for long jaunts, or allow their kids to wear them at the playground (what would happen if the child's flip-flop got caught on the monkey bars???....CRASH!). This little flat rubber shoe is fantastic at the pool or at the beach, providing protection from the hot sand, slippery pool surround, and to protect the foot from viral (plantar warts) and fungal (athlete's foot and fungal toenails) infections. So, why not use them for just that?

If, after reading this post, you decide to continue to wear flip-flops because you are making an "informed decision", lol, please consider wearing ones with good arch support...and wear your running/walking shoes when you plan to be on your feet for long periods.

If you are a die hard flip-flop wearer and need some help getting your feet back to good health, our chiropodists would love to help you (and no, we won't lecture you...you already know better). Give us a call.....Northumberland Physiotherapy and Foot Care Centre, in Cobourg, Port Hope and Brighton...905-373-7045. Visit us at our website too: http://www.we-fix-u.com/