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Custom orthotics, also known as foot orthoses, are custom made devices designed to support your feet while treating various foot conditions that may be plaguing you...

A hammertoe is a foot deformity typically found in the lower digits of the foot. In this condition, the toe is bent at the middle joint, making it look like a hammer. Hammertoes can also lead to other foot conditions such as bunions, corns, or calluses...

You may be familiar with rheumatoid arthritis and how it affects your body’s joints, but did you know that it can affect your feet? Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder and can affect many different parts of the body...

The laser energy enters damaged cells to stimulate recovery, regeneration, and healing. At Go Feet, our expert team of podiatrists uses MLS laser therapy to treat a wide range of foot and ankle problems...

As many as 3-15% of the population has this fungal infection. Athlete’s foot doesn’t usually cause serious medical problems, but it is uncomfortable, itchy, and ugly...

As many as half of people with diabetes develop diabetic neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy (also known as peripheral neuropathy) is nerve damage caused by the high blood sugar levels associated with diabetes...

If your child has improper foot alignment, they may be more vulnerable to injuries like stress fractures, low back pain, tendonitis, and shin splints...

Fashion dictates many of our shoe choices. Often, that means you don’t choose the best shoes to support and nurture your feet...

Every day 25,000 people sprain their ankle. The injury can result during sports or exercise, but often happens because of a misstep off a curb or step...

If you have diabetes, the best way to keep your feet healthy is to manage your blood sugar levels. This can help you avoid complications like nerve damage, foot infection, and even amputation...

Plantar fasciitis affects nearly 2 million people in the United States each year. It causes extreme heel pain as a result of inflammation of the plantar fascia at the base of your heel...

Your ankle is the meeting place for three bones: the tibia, fibula, and talus. The joint is essential to walking, standing, running, and just about any other action you do with your legs and feet...

Plantar fasciitis causes serious pain in your heel. You may notice it when you first get out of bed in the morning or after sitting for some time. You’ll feel a stabbing sensation in the bottom of your foot, near the heel...

You notice peeling skin between your toes, itchy feet, redness and dryness on the bottom of your feet, and cracking skin. It looks a lot like athlete’s foot — but you aren’t an athlete… How could it be...

If you’ve developed a bunion, a bony protrusion at the base of your big toe, wearing shoes and doing regular activity and exercise can be difficult and painful...

Diabetes is a set of metabolic diseases that affect your body’s ability to manage your glucose, or blood sugar, levels. The chronically high blood sugar levels that many diabetics experience cause systemic health problems in many organs...

At Go Feet in Mays Landing, and Linwood, New Jersey, podiatrists Dr. Stuart Honick and Dr. James Williamson provide guidance when choosing the right shoes for your activity. Here’s what they want you to know...

MLS laser therapy uses focused light to help your tissues heal. This therapy is especially useful in many foot and ankle ailments that make walking painful and can keep you from doing the activities you enjoy...

Plantar fasciitis pain is particularly intense first thing in the morning. This condition describes inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick ligament that connects your heel to your toes...

Tinea pedis, which you probably know as “athlete’s foot,” starts as an itchy, scaly rash between the toes. This fungal infection usually develops when your feet get wet or sweaty and are confined in tight-fitting shoes...

Bunions develop when the bone at the base of your big toe pushes outward, and your big toe juts inward toward the other toes. The resulting bump is cosmetically unattractive and potentially painful since the big toe carries a lot of your weight...

Ankle injuries can take you off the court, field, or track for weeks or even months. If you don’t heal correctly, you risk recurrent injuries that limit your progress and potential as an athlete...

When the plantar fascia, the band of tissue that runs from your heel to the bottom of your toes, becomes inflamed, simple activities like walking become painful...

Diabetics are especially prone to developing the nerve damage of neuropathy because of erratic blood sugar levels. If gone unmanaged, diabetic neuropathy can lead to infection, foot deformity, and amputation...

A noninvasive treatment that eases pain and inflammation in your feet and ankles may sound too-good-to-be-true, but it’s possible with MLS laser therapy offered at Go Feet...

You’ll first notice athlete’s foot, or tinea pedis, as itchy scaly skin that develops between your toes. The rash can spread to other areas of your foot, appear red, and sometimes develop blisters...

Bunions aren’t just a problem for grandma; anyone can develop one at any age. Women are much more likely to get bunions, largely because high-heeled, pointy-toed shoes contribute to their development...

Heel spurs don’t always cause pain, but when they do – the pain can be disabling. These bony-like growths that form on the bottom of your heel and extend between your heel bone and arch can cause pain, inflammation, and swelling...

Make sure they’re ready to support you in play. Dr. Stuart Honick and Dr. James R. Williamson at Go Feet in Mays Landing, and Linwood, New Jersey are happy to help you if your feet suffer an injury, but your best approach is to prevent pain...

Every day, 25,000 people in the United States experience an ankle sprain. This injury can occur because of a twist or change in direction in sports, but plenty of non-athletes experience ankle sprains too when they take a misstep off a curb...

More time outdoors, time at the pool and beach, and warm, sunny weather can be challenging for your feet. At Go Feet, we want you to keep your feet healthy and beautiful. Follow these tips to support your hard working dogs this summer...

Your feet are the foundation of your body and if they’re causing you pain, you suffer. If you’ve tried conservative treatments for foot pain with no success, surgery may be the next step in getting you healthy, functional feet...

Anyone can buy a pair of inexpensive shoe inserts at their local drugstore, but if you want real change in a foot and/or ankle that are causing you pain and discomfort, orthotics are the way to go...

Pain, swelling, and dysfunction caused by arthritis, soft tissue injury, or necessary surgery interfere with your ability to walk and do day-to-day activities. Accelerate healing and achieve long-lasting pain relief with MLS Laser Therapy...

If you have a scaly rash that’s itching, stinging, and burning on your feet – especially between your toes – you may have contracted athlete’s foot...

The arches are important to your foot and body function. Three arches, the medial, lateral, and metatarsal, help you bear your body’s weight and propel you forward when you walk, run, or jump...

When the joint at the big toe (the metatarsal bone) turns outward and the big toe leans inward toward your other toes, you have a bunion. Bunions may start mild and with time, develop into a greater and greater protrusion...

Diabetic neuropathy is the numbness, pain, and weakness that develops in your feet because of nerve damage. When the nerves that travel to the feet are no longer sending or receiving adequate messages from the brain, neuropathy develops...

For people who play sports, injury to the foot and ankle is a real possibility. Even swimmers, cyclists, and rowers are at risk...

Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the thick band of connective tissue that connects your toes to your heel. It helps absorb shock as you run or walk, but can become stretched or injured...

If you have a bunion, you know the inconvenience they cause. These bumps at the base of the big toe form when the first metatarsal bone turns outward and the big toe points inward...

Chronic ankle instability is diagnosed when the outer side of your ankle continually gives way, leading to frequent missteps, strains, and sprains. With chronic instability, your ankle may give out suddenly when walking or even just standing...

Diabetes is a disease of your metabolism, but it can have systemic effects on your whole body. Your feet are commonly compromised. People with diabetes sometimes require amputation due to foot problems...

A foot injury is not something you can ignore. You don’t realize how it limits daily activity and keeps you from doing the things you love until you feel the pain. Plus, a foot injury can affect the way you walk and stand...

At Go Feet, we provide this breakthrough therapeutic device to help alleviate issues such as plantar fasciitis, tendon and ligament injuries, muscle sprains, and more...

Although its name stems from the fact that it’s easily spread in locker rooms, you can acquire it from just about any moist, public place...

When your feet ache, it can make doing the things you love a chore and even prevent you from easily getting around. Although many factors can cause poor foot health, you can often resolve them with a supportive, well-fitting pair of shoes...

Biomechanical foot issues can cause aching, painful feet. These foot issues can also result in referred pain in your back, hips, and leg muscles as your body adapts to a dysfunctional foot pattern...

When you have inflammation or a tear in the band of tissue that connects your heel to the ball of your foot, it’s known as plantar fasciitis. You may be familiar with its serious tightness and tenderness...

Heel pain can interfere with your ability to do the activities you love and become chronic, making simple tasks such as standing or walking uncomfortable or impossible...

Whether you stepped oddly on an uneven surface or twisted it during a soccer or football game, you know the signs: pain, swelling, and weakness in the ankle joint...

A large bump emerging from the base of your big toe is likely a bunion, or hallux valgus. Bunions form as a result of bone or tissue at the joint of the big toe that’s moved out of place...

When your feet hurt, it’s hard to concentrate on anything else. Maybe you’ve avoided going to the podiatrist because you’re afraid you’ll need surgery with a long recovery period, and you just don’t have the time...

Laser technology isn’t necessarily new, but thanks to recent refinements, the medical field is just beginning to scratch the surface of its applications...

Athletes foot is a common fungal infection caused by growth of the tinea fungus on your foot. This fungus is especially prevalent in moist, warm environments. It often feels like you have an itch that you just can’t scratch beneath the surface...