feet

Winterize Your Feet

Winter is upon us and that means freezing temperatures, snow, and icy conditions. It’s amazing that the first thing we think of when winter arrives is our cars. We make sure the tires are properly inflated for the cold, we check the anti-freeze/oil/battery to make sure they are up to speed. Perhaps, we even bring […]

Heel Pain- What is Plantar Fasciitis?

Heel Pain? Do you have terrible heel pain and/or arch pain when you step on your feet after resting, or when you wake up in the morning? You may have plantar fasciitis. The plantar fascia is a soft tissue structure that connects the heel bone to the toes. It can also be continuous with the Achilles tendon. […]

New Year’s Resolution: What’s Yours?

Dr. Menke of Da Vinci Foot and Ankle’s ‘New Year’s Resolution’ is to help you have Healthy and Happy Feet for 2018. Simple Tips for 2018 New In, Old Out Let’s start out by bringing in the new and throwing out the old. Look around the house and in your closets and clothes drawers. Any […]

Tips for Wearing Heels-How to Lessen the Pain

Tips for Wearing Heels It’s amazing that we willingly wear shoes that can hurt so much. Many times it takes an hour-long ice bath to recover from wearing heels. And yet, we just can’t seem to ditch wearing heels completely. Why? They elongate our legs, they make our calves look like we went to the gym that […]

Foot Health for Travelers

10 Tips for Traveling Foot Health When it comes to holiday traveling, we are usually so focused on the hustle and bustle that we rarely pay attention to our foot health until we’ve arrived to our destination suffering in pain.  Sitting in an upright, cramped position with little room to move in-flight, can leave us stiff & […]