Ask the Foot Doctor provides a personal and comprehensive guide to pain-free, happy, healthy feet to last a lifetime. Everyone has a foot problem or a question about their feet. Ask the Foot Doctor answers 210 of the most commonly asked questions with suggestions and solutions for just about every foot problem imaginable, from getting rid of a pesky plantar wart to avoiding complications from diabetes. With a question-and-answer format, easy-to-understand explanations, real-life patient stories, and a sense of humor, Dr. Doug Tumen, a podiatrist, gives readers vital information to help identify causes and treatments of foot problems. He does this while covering everything readers ever wanted to know about their feet but were afraid to ask.

Information on the most common foot problems that podiatrists diagnose and treat.

"Two leading experts walk you through everything you need to know about how to take care of your foot, ankle, and toenails and handle problems that may come up. This book provides guidance on how to recognize and care for issues, including medications, exercises, inserts (orthotics), and surgery"--

Do you love your feet? Do they love you back? Are you proud to show them off on the beach, in open shoes, and in the bedroom? Do they sometimes hurt? Does foot pain limit your tennis game or your golf swing? Are wearing stilettos just a painful memory? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then read this book and let Dr. Suzanne Levine lead you on a path to beautiful pain free feet. Dr. Levine is the foot doctor to the stars. She has performed more than 15,000-foot surgeries and has legions of grateful patients around the world again wearing the latest and chicest Prada and Michael Kors shoes and other patients again running marathons and hitting that frustrating golf ball a little further and a little straighter. In this book you can bring Dr. Levine's advice home and soon walk through life beautifully on pain free feet. This book is a comprehensive guide to foot care. It includes real life stories from the every woman to celebrities. How your feet can affect your body and your life. Home remedies for foot problems and the latest your doctor has to offer. Learn what you should do for blisters, warts, shin splints, stress fractures, and even skin cancer. Learn how pregnancy affects your feet. How to choose the proper foot wear that looks and feels great--the first time you wear them. How your aching feet can affect your knees, your hips, your back, and even your whole body. Why diet is so important to foot health. Top trainers will show you exercises that can strengthen your feet, your core, and even extend your life. Your feet are your foundation, they can move you forward or can hold you back--take care of your feet, pamper them--you will be glad you did. This book is for anybody who walks, stands, or runs and anyone who has a twinge of pain in his or her feet. This book is for you.

Describes the discovery and treatment of Morton's Toe, an abnormality of the first metatarsal bone, which may cause most foot problems, and other body aches and pains.

Be Your Own Foot Doctor

Has the act of removing your shoes become one of life's great pleasures? THE COMPLETE FOOT BOOK, written by two doctors of podiatry, is an easy-to-follow, beautifully illustrated guide designed for anyone--of any age--who suffers the unnecessary aches and pains of common foot problems. It explains how the foot functions, how foot problems develop, and how these problems should be treated.