It’s September and that means time to focus on Fall Prevention Week for our senior patients. Dr. Bruce Miller and Dr. Gregory Mangum want to help prevent you from becoming one of the 25% of people aged 65 and over who will fall this year.
Read MoreDuring May, we at Texas Foot Specialists salute our senior patients for Older Americans Month. Below are 5 tips for preventing common foot disorders and keeping senior feet healthy.
Read MoreFalls are the biggest cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries for older people. Here are some do’s and don’ts to help prevent a fall.
Read MoreAt Texas Foot Specialists, we want to help our older patients and those who care for them prevent this number one cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries.
Read MoreSeniors are at high risk for accidents and falls. This can be due to a lot of factors associated with aging. Their eyes might not be as sharp as before, muscles lose mass and strength and medications that can cloud the mind. But this could also be caused by a foot condition or injury. Arthritis for example can cause pain and discomfort making it difficult for seniors to perform simple activities such as standing or walking.
While aging is inevitable, keeping our feet healthy even in our senior years is possible. This can be done through proper foot care and looking out for signs of possible foot disorders. Healing is more difficult during our senior years. Wounds take more time to heal and joint injury can lead to chronic pain.
Keeping our feet especially during our senior years is essential. Regular visits to a podiatrist is a simple way of keeping our feet healthy. Dr. Bruce Miller and Dr. Gregory Mangum are Podiatrists is a podiatrist who specializes in helping seniors with foot disorders.
Keeping your Feet Healthy
Daily, regular feet inspections helps you identify early symptoms of a foot disease. Visual inspection is required but for seniors having difficulty visually inspecting their feet, using a mirror or asking the help of a loved one is advised.
Wear non-slip shoes and sandals. The loss of muscle mass and soft tissues in the feet places greater pressure on the feet. Use footwear that provides additional support.
Keep your feet warm and dry at all times.
This would be a good time to stop smoking. This unhealthy habits destroys small blood vessels and decreases blood supply to the feet.
Consult a podiatrist for any pain or anything unusual in your feet. Foot conditions can be an indication of an underlying disease. Arthritis, peripheral neuropathy and foot deformities are also early indications of a serious medical disorder.
Promote blood circulation in your feet through massages and light exercises. You can also do this by simply elevating your feet when resting or lying down. Light exercises such as walking followed by a hot bath at home ensures that nutrients are reaching every area in your feet.
Wear comfortable shoes that correctly follows the contour of your feet. Tight fitting shoes can cause corns and calluses. Extreme cases can lead to foot deformities.
The Texas Foot Specialists located in Sugar Land, Pasadena and Houston, we specialize in helping people with foot disorders. To schedule an appointment call Sugar Land (281) 242-4448, Pasadena (281) 991-0600 and Houston (713) 664-6677.
Aging brings many physical changes in our body. A weakened immune system, decreased physical strength and longer injury recovery times makes every medical condition a potential health threat. The feet are essential for our daily activities. And any feet condition that can affect a senior’s daily routine should be taken seriously.
Proper foot care is important for any age group. It starts during our development years ensuring our feet matures without deformities and during our senior years when maintaining foot health is crucial. Recovering from an injury or infection becomes more difficult as we age. And preventing foot disorders is a wiser alternative to treating foot disorders.
Early signs of a foot injury
If you notice of these signs consulting a podiatrist is advised. Dr. Gregory Mangum and Dr. Bruce Miller are Podiatrists who specialize in foot care and treating foot disorders in the elderly.
Senior Foot Care Tips
Decreased visual and sensory perception makes the task of inspecting the feet difficult for seniors. This is why those who are tasked with taking care of seniors are advised to visually inspect the feet. Seniors may find bending to inspect their feet regularly a burden. Which makes regular self-assessment highly unlikely.
Wearing properly fitting shoes. Our shoes provide additional support and strength in our feet. It compliments different foot structures protecting it against injury. Our meet may lose some of its fat stores or muscles and can also suffer from weakened bones. Wearing the proper type of shoe for a certain activity minimizes the risk for foot injury.
Promote proper blood circulation to the feet by elevating it when lying. Avoid crossing the feet when sitting. This prevents compressing the blood vessels that supply nutrients to the feet.
Wash the feet regularly to prevent infection and ensure that this are properly dried after. Fungal infections could quickly set in in moist conditions. Sweat and dirt could quickly collect especially between the toes giving fungus the ideal environment for growth.
Arthritis can make simple activities such as walking difficult or impossible for seniors. This can leave them confined to a wheelchair or seriously affect their quality of life.
The Texas Foot Specialists located in Sugar Land, Pasadena and Houston we specialize in helping seniors with foot disorders. To schedule an appointment call Sugar Land (281) 242-4448, Pasadena (281) 991-0600 and Houston (713) 664-6677.
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