PAD A COMMON CAUSE OF COLD FEET

posted: Jan. 24, 2022.

If your feet are always cold (even when it’s not cold outside), the struggle is real when it comes to finding ways to warm them up. “Cold feet are very common, not just in winter months. I see it a lot in my practice,” says Patrick McEneaney, DPM, podiatrist and owner of Northern Illinois Foot & Ankle Specialists.

 

Dr. Patrick McEneaney

 

“Very often, patients who have cold feet have what’s called peripheral artery disease, or PAD, a condition where the blood vessels (the arteries that take the blood down to your feet) can be narrowed due to plaque,” says Dr. McEneaney. “What happens then is that a normal amount of blood cannot get down to the toes, which can make them feel cold.”

 

Source: Emily Shiffer, Parade [1/19/22]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News