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There comes a time in most lives when you can no longer care of your own feet. Age or injury make it hard to reach our toenails, thickening makes them impossible to cut at home.  If you no longer drive,…

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…

It's called a Moccasin pattern. It's the red outline on the sides of your feet with some peeling skin. Often there is chafing on the heals. It seems to come with flip flops and rubber-soled sandals, but we actually see…

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…

Not much seems to be written about toes but they are incredibly important little appendages at the end of our feet. The great toe is a lever to help push us forward, and the other 4 toes are for balance…

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…