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• posted: Mar. 25, 2025
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• athlete's foot,  Foot Care,  Blog,  foot doctor,  foot fungus,  podiatrist,  Podiatry
• foot doctor,  podiatrist,  feet,  fungus

How Often You Should Wash Your Feet Your feet are home to billions of bacteria. How often should you wash them? Jasmin Fox-Skelly, BBC Both the UK's National Health Service (NHS) and US Read More

• posted: Dec. 30, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Blog,  broken bones,  Conditions and Diseases,  falls in eldery,  foot injury,  Kansas City Foot and Ankle,  podiatrist,  stress fracture

President-Elect Joe Biden Fractures his Foot We have written about hairline fractures before, but today they are in the news again, courtesy of our president-elect, Joe Biden!  It appears that Mr. Read More

• posted: Nov. 02, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Blog,  Blood pressure,  calf pain,  Conditions and Diseases,  custom-molded orthotics,  Foot,  foot complications,  foot pain,  Kansas City Foot and Ankle,  stress fracture
• Kansas City Foot and Ankle,  podiatrist

Our human bodies are both amazing and frightening.  Our body has an incredible ability to heal its own wounds and circulate up to about 2,000 gallons of blood in a Read More

• posted: Oct. 30, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• American Diabetes Association,  Ankles,  Blog,  custom-molded orthotics,  diabetes,  falls in eldery,  Foot,  foot complications,  heel pain,  ingrown toenails,  Uncategorized
• Dr. Mark Green,  Dr. Stephanie Jameson,  foot doctor,  foot specialist,  plantar fasciitis

You may have heard the saying “Aging isn’t for the weak”.  Age can bring about wisdom and life experiences and wonderful memories; however, it can also come with all sorts Read More

• posted: Sep. 22, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Blog,  Conditions and Diseases,  diabetic foot issues,  foot injury,  plantar fasciitis,  sports injuries,  sports injury,  stress fracture
• Dr. Mark Green,  ankle injury,  ankle pain,  Foot Injuries,  foot pain,  heel pain

Ice; why and how! For every fall, scrape, or accidental run-in with an inanimate object (walls, furniture, curbs, etc.), there is a frozen bag of peas for that. It is the Read More

• posted: Aug. 21, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Blog,  Conditions and Diseases,  Corns and Calluses,  Health,  Uncategorized,  warts
• Kansas City Foot and Ankle,  foot doctor

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Plantar Warts (and probably some stuff you didn’t!) What exactly is/are Plantar Wart(s)? There is some confusion centered around these little blemishes.  Is it really Read More

• posted: Jul. 29, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• athlete's foot,  Blog,  Conditions and Diseases,  Foot,  foot complications,  foot fungus,  foot pain,  fungal toenail,  Health,  Kansas City Foot and Ankle,  nail fungus,  Shoe,  Sweaty Feet

Summer in Kansas City is HOT!  And with heat comes sweat.  And with sweat comes odor – especially where your feet are concerned!  Medically known as bromodosis, stinky feet are Read More

• posted: Jun. 17, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Arthritis,  Blog,  Conditions and Diseases,  diabetes,  foot specialist,  Kansas City Foot and Ankle

As podiatrists, we take our role as healthcare advocates very seriously.  Your feet are a very important part of your overall health.  You may be surprised at the link between your Read More

• posted: Apr. 02, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Blog,  foot doctor,  Health,  Kansas City Foot and Ankle,  Podiatry

We are certain that we are not alone in feeling as though we went to bed one night in early March 2020, and woke up to a different world.  Since Read More

• posted: Mar. 17, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Blog,  Conditions and Diseases,  foot specialist,  Health

Dear Valued Patient, As concerns regarding coronavirus COVID-19 spread and increase, we wanted to personally reach out to update you on what we are doing to care for both our patients Read More

• posted: Feb. 11, 2020
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• athlete's foot,  black toenail,  Blog,  foot fungus,  fungal toenail treatment,  ingrown toenails

If you have already read our previous blog  ‘Questions for your Pedicurist – Find the Best (and Safest!) Pedicurist for You’, you may be interested in reading these additional tips Read More

• posted: Feb. 05, 2020
• Mark Green
• Blog,  Dr. Mark Green,  Kansas City,  Kansas City Foot and Ankle,  Kansas City podiatrist

Wow – it sure is a FUN day to be in Kansas City!! Today we welcome home and celebrate the world champions of football – The Kansas City Chiefs!!!  2020 Super Read More

• posted: Jan. 25, 2020
• Mark Green
• Blog,  cortisone foot pain,  custom-molded orthotics,  Foot,  foot doctor,  heel pain,  heels,  Kansas City podiatrist,  Podiatry
• heel pain,  Experts

expert:  ex·pert | \ ˈek-ˌspərt  , ik-ˈspərt  \ n: a person who has extensive skill or knowledge in a particular field. adj: skillful or knowledgeable; of, involving, or done by an expert: an expert Read More

• posted: Oct. 21, 2019
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Blog,  Conditions and Diseases,  cortisone foot pain,  custom-molded orthotics,  foot pain,  plantar fasciitis
• foot specialist,  podiatrist,  heel pain,  Overland Park podiatrist

At Kansas City Foot and Ankle, our doctors utilize ESWT to treat common foot and ankle conditions.  Let’s talk about five reasons to consider Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT). First, ESWT Read More

• posted: Jun. 28, 2019
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Blog,  Foot,  foot pain

When you massage the thousands of nerve endings in your feet, you can feel relaxation throughout your whole body!  Regular foot massage can help keep your feet healthy and flexible. Read More

• posted: Jun. 27, 2019
• Kansas City Foot & Ankle
• Blog,  Bunions,  cortisone foot pain,  custom-molded orthotics
• Dr. Mark Green,  foot doctor,  foot pain,  bunions

Bunion Pain – Cause We have many patients who come to see us due to terrible pain from a bunion that has developed on the side of their foot.  This prompts Read More