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• posted: Dec. 23, 2013
• shoes,  proper fitting shoes

I’ve been working at the Dakota Foot and Ankle Clinic for a little over a month now, and it seems like most of the patients that come in to the Read More

• posted: Dec. 23, 2013
• Diabetic feet,  neuropathy

     1. You might be able to avoid surgery A Foot specialist will do extensive testing every year to check for nerve damage.  Studies have shown that by visiting a podiatrist Read More

• posted: Dec. 20, 2013
• foot surgery

Recovery after foot surgery can be difficult even if it was planned.  Here are 20 things from Dr. Brian Gale staff at Dakota Foot & Ankle Clinic to  make your Read More

• posted: Dec. 19, 2013

Size is a relative term.  Just take a look at high-end department stores and name brand clothing lines that use vanity sizing to appease the egos of their customers.  Right Read More

• posted: Dec. 16, 2013
• foot pain

Did you know, foot specialists enter treatment rooms every day to find active women in their 70 & 80’s with bunions as red as Rudolph’s nose with their Keds from Read More

• posted: Dec. 04, 2013

You did it!  You have scheduled an appointment at Dakota Foot & Ankle Clinic!  You have been experiencing these symptoms for some time now;  a few days, weeks, months, maybe Read More

• posted: Dec. 03, 2013
• ankle sprains

 I see it time and again, people who only exercise on the weekends, play basketball once a week or are in middle school or high school, etc. and they get Read More

• posted: Dec. 02, 2013
• heel pain,  plantar fasciitis

       First off, there is a lot of confusion about heel pain.  Heel pain, heel spurs and plantar fasciitis are all basically the same thing.  The heel spur, Read More

• posted: Nov. 29, 2013
• foot pain,  foot specialist

     Basically a podiatrist is a foot and ankle expert. We have extensive medical training. So just about anything that can go wrong with the foot and ankle is Read More

• posted: Nov. 19, 2013

Winter is upon us, and it’s time to warm up your feet with a good pair of socks. Socks are a vital part of foot health. They absorb sweat, provide Read More

• posted: Nov. 08, 2013

1.    As we grow older the size of our feet change.  It is important to always select shoes by how they fit and feel and not by the size marked Read More

• posted: Oct. 28, 2013
• orthotics

  1.      It’s most likely Plantar Fasciitis It is said that 1 in 4 people suffer from heel pain.  90-95% of the time when people have heel pain upon first standing in Read More