It’s the beginning of August, meaning the new school year is approaching. If you’re a parent or grandparent who will be buying new shoes for returning to school, we at Pasco-Hernando Foot & Ankle would like to offer some “cliff notes” to help you score the best footwear for your child or teen.

At Pasco-Hernando Foot & Ankle, we know many of our patients love their flip-flops. They are relatively inexpensive and very convenient because they are so easy to slip on and off your feet. Flip-flops do serve a purpose. Around the pool and at the beach or gym, they protect your feet from coming in contact with contagious fungal infections. They’re also preferred to bare feet if you’re walking out to get the mail or newspaper. However, making flip-flops, your primary footwear, can harm your feet (and other parts of your body). Long hours spent in flip-flops has several drawbacks. Below are four ways they can hurt your feet.

Nothing can ruin a beach day faster than a foot or ankle problem. Here are some potential shore issues and steps to take to protect your feet.

A bunion is a bony protrusion that forms on the outside of your big toe and a condition that we treat frequently at Pasco-Hernando Foot & Ankle

Waking up to feet full of blisters can be extremely painful. Not only are they red, swollen and sore but they can make putting on shoesvery difficult. Waking up with blisters virtually overnight is possible and here are some of the reasons you could be suffering from these painful bumps.

Diabetes is a disease that has to do with the production and processing of insulin in your body and it currently affects over 30 million Americans. This is climbing towards 10% of the population.

Most people have seen pictures of toenail fungus flying around on the internet. Most people with agree that this type of foot condition is both a medical and cosmetic issue.