ACTIVITY, AGING AND GENETICS
CAN ALL LEAD TO FOOT PROBLEMS
WHICH WE WILL ALL LIKELY
EXPERIENCE, AT SOME POINT
IN OUR LIVES. A PODIATRIST
IS A LICENSED HEALTHCARE
SPECIALIST WHO TREATS FOOT
AND ANKLE PROBLEMS WITH
MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS
PREVENTATIVE CARE. SOMETIMES
IT CAN BE CONFUSING TO SELECT
THE RIGHT MEDICAL SPECIALIST
TO SEE FOR AN AILMENT. SO
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT
A PODIATRIST DOES AND THE
PROBLEMS THAT WE CAN HELP
WITH. COME AND SEE A PODIATRIST
IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING;
Your nails are painful,
ingrown, discoloured or
thickened
Nails can be a window to your overall health. If
you notice changes in your nails, it may be from
a fungal infection, trauma, poor circulation
or dermatological factors. Education and
management of nail care are essential in these
cases allow nail growth to improve.
Ingrown toe nails can be very difficult and
painful to manage by yourself and can
By Emma McGuire,
Senior Podiatrist at
Dubai Podiatry Centre
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