TORONTO CHIROPODIST PROVIDES SOME TIPS REGARDING FROSTBITE

IN TORONTO WE HAVE JUST RECORDED A RECORD TEMPERATURE OF 12 DEGREES, SMASHING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 6 DEGREES SET IN 2006, SO IT SEEMS A BIT STRANGE TO BE TALKING ABOUT FROSTBITE.  THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO KEEP THE FEET WARM AND DRY.  PEOPLE WHO HAVE CIRCULATION PROBLEMS SUCH AS DIABETICS AND THOSE WITH RAYNAUD'S DISEASE HAVE TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL.

WEARING GOOD SOCKS, ESPECIALLY ONES THAT WICK MOISTURE FROM YOUR FEET ARE IMPORTANT AS WELL AS INSULATED SHOES AND BOOTS.  USING FOOT POWDER ABSORBS ANY MOISTURE AND CAN HELP TO KEEP YOUR FEET WARM.  SHOES AND BOOTS SHOULD HAVE A WIDE TOE BOX SO AS TO NOT INHIBIT CIRCULATION.  IF YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED FROSTBITE DUE TO BLISTERING, REDNESS AND PAIN, DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT A FOOT SPECIALIST SUCH AS A PODIATRIST OR CHIROPODIST.

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

PROFESSIONAL FOOT CLINIC

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