Aching feet at the end of a nursing shift – small changes will make a huge difference Nurses and shift workers normalize tired feet at the end of a shift. They also normalize those calluses. For many female nurse, reward…
Unless they hurt, most people rarely think about their amazing feet. Hidden by socks and often encased in shoes, feet are made up of 26 bones, 33 ligaments, 19 intrinsic muscles, and 10 muscles that originate in the leg and…
I am Kate, the founder of this company. I am a bit of an adventurer and i started this business and amazing journey in 2016 when i was 50 years old. I did it in part out of self preservation…
The intrinsic muscles of the toes, foot, calf muscle, thigh and abdomen all work together to help circulation and lymphatic flow. Collectively they make up the venomuscular pumping system. Weakness of the calf muscle pump is said to be the…
Vicks Vinegar Tea tree or something else - We see a lot of patients with nail fungus. Yup, we have heard a lot of remedies and we also understand how embarrassing and worrisome it can be. From Lemons to antifreeze…
In January, as part of my PhD dissertation work, I had the wonderful opportunity to work with 19 amazing participants and the crew at the UMass gait lab. We were looking at the effect of a shoe lacing intervention on…
I am deeply concerned. I recently saw a patient that has a cancer diagnosis, is diabetic and severely immunocompromised. Your team suggested a skin care product that contains both mineral oil and petrolatum. The WOCN and science does not actually…
While 1 in 3 Americans say their feet hurt often, At FootCare by Nurses we know that feet don't have to hurt, and the solution to those hurting feet doesn't have to be expensive. Given that a pair of custom…
A 2015 article in Popular Mechanics talked about what that last hole in your sneakers lacing pattern is about. Turns out if you feed your lace back in, you can anchor your lace so that it does not come untied…