To educate the general public on podiatric awareness, theAmerican Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) has released a campaign called ‘First Steps: Keeping Children’s Feet Healthy and Happy’. The campaign strives to encourage Read more

Baseball player Ben Revere sustained a fracture to his right foot shortly after joining his team, the Phillies, back in July of 2013. To help speed the healing process, Revere has Read more

Matthew Leonardi, has been dancing since he was 4 years old. Ten years after his first dance, Leonardi began experiencing a strange feeling to his ankle.  "I couldn't point [my Read more

The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) is collaborating with the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) to collect athletic shoes for children that may not otherwise be able to afford them. Read more

The Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) had researchers studying how the biomechanics of the feet are affected by different shoes. The researchers hope to aid shoe manufacturers in creating footwear that best Read more

In a study published by The Journal of Clinical Endorinology & Metabolism, researchers assigned diabetic patients who struggled with ulcers polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN), a tissue repair drug, for 3 days a Read more

MLB player Rudy Owens’sustained a mysterious stress fracture in his left foot last year, undergoing surgery so the injury doesn’t get worse.  “Even when I first started feeling it, it Read more

Lyoto Machida might have been able to defeat Gegard Mousasi at UFC Fight Night in Brazil, but nearly suffered a broken foot as a result. Machida, who sustained the injury Read more