DC PODIATRIST DISCUSSES ATHLETE'S FOOT

PODIATRIST, DR. JOEL MORSE STATES, "NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT ATHLETE'S FOOT BECAUSE IT IS KIND OF GROSS.  BUT JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T DISCUSS IT DOESN'T MEAN IT WON'T HAPPEN TO YOU.  IN FACT, SEVEN IN 10 PEOPLE GET ATHLETE'S FOOT AT SOME POINT, ALTHOUGH MANY TIMES IT GOES MISDIAGNOSED AS DRY SKIN.  ATHLETES FOOT IS BASICALLY A FUNGAL INFECTION OF THE TOP LAYER OF YOUR SKIN OR EPIDERMIS.  MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET IT THAN WOMEN, AND GUYS WHO WORKOUT ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE OF ALL, SINCE FUNGUS THRIVES IN WARM, WET PLACES, LIKE THE FLOOR OF A GYM LOCKER ROOM.  THOSE SOFT COTTON SOCKS YOU LOVE ARE DOING NOTHING FOR YOUR ITCHY FEET.  SYNTHETICS ARE THE NAME OF THE GAME WHEN IT COMES TO PREVENTING ATHLETE'S FOOT.  STUDIES SHOW THEY KEEP FOOT TEMPERATURE LOWER AND REDUCE MOISTURE, THE TWO THINGS FUNGUS NEEDS TO GROW."

ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS TREAT MANY PATIENTS WITH FUNGAL INFECTIONS TO THEIR FOOT AND NAILS VERY EFFECTIVELY.  IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE IS SUFFERING FROM ANY TYPE OF FOOT CONDITION OR REQUIRES CUSTOM ORTHOTICS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US AT 416-465-8737.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY DR. JOHN A. HARDY, OWNER OF ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS.