It's Turkey Day Craft Time!

Are you looking for some crafts for the kiddos while dinner is preparing this Thursday? Well look no further, below our craft is easy and you probably have most of the supplies laying around your house.

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Of course we had to pick our craft by choosing the one with a foot involved! The only supplies you need are:
- red/maroon washable paint
- yellow washable paint
- brown washable pain
- bubble/wiggly eyes
- paper
- glue
- paper plates

Instructions:
1. Press your hands into the red paint and press them onto the paper with palms next to each other to create a feather look
2. Repeat step 1 with yellow paint
3. Now press your foot into the brown paint then on the paper with your heel at the top of your paper
4. Adhere bubble eyes with glue at the top of your heel
5. Dip your finger into the yellow paint and press a dot just below the eyes
6. Dip your finger into the red paint and drag it a couple centimeters next to the nose

Ta-da! You now have fun turkey art and a fairly easy clean up :)

Did you know we treat children in both our Blacksburg and Roanoke offices? Well, we do! Everything from ingrown toenails, warts, broken bones, fractures and much more! If you your child is suffering from pain or discomfort, give us a call and we'll work with your schedule for your preferred date and time!

Would You Run A Marathon in Flip Flops?

Yeah, me neither!

It boggles my mind this man would run in flip flops, let alone 26.2 miles! He certainly achieved his goal by getting in the Guinness Book of World Records- that's for sure!



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I've seen a few patients in our Blacksburg and Roanoke offices that have run too far too soon in Five Fingers and Nike Frees get injuries. I should've praised them for not running in flip flops! Apparently, Mr. Levasseur only trained up to about 13 miles in flip flops and was in for a rude awakening for the 2nd half! The injuries he could receive from this are:

• Plantar Fasciitis
• Blisters
• Fractures
• Bone Contusions
• Tendonitis
• Capsulitis
• Bursistis
• Painful Calluses

So if you take anything away from this post, it is to not run in flip flops...period.

-Dr. Kate

Dancers Starting Pointe Earlier and Earlier

Yesterday I went to Dance-Tech in Blacksburg, VA to talk to the owner about Shenandoah Podiatry, she was so relieved to find out we are located just around the corner! She started talking to me about how so many of the young girls want to start Pointe classes earlier and earlier in age. The owner herself started at the young age of 8 and now shows the girls just what starting so young can do to your feet.

I think this is definitely a positive preventative measure to try to hold the girls off a couple more years, however, more than likely it goes in one ear and out the other!

After talking with the owner yesterday, I did a little research on common foot and ankle injuries dancers’ experience.

•  Dancer’s Fracture (5^th metatarsal fracture)- results in landing awkwardly on the outside  portion of the foot or twisting the ankle
• Ankle Sprain- occurs by stretching or tearing one or more ligaments on either or both sides of the ankle.
• Bunions- are caused by your big toe joints becoming incorrectly aligned. This causes the one bone on your big toe to slant outward and the second bone then angles towards your other toes.
• Stress Fractures- results from too much repetitive activity of the foot which causes the bones to weaken
• Ankle Impingement Syndrome- results on the front or back of the ankle and is related to bone structures that pinch the soft tissue when the ankle is pointed in one direction or the other
• Turf Toe- a sprain caused by overuse or hyperextension
• Heel Pain, Achilles Tendonitis, Sesamoiditis and Hallux Rigidus are all related to overuse and repetitive trauma

As much as we don’t mean to scare you with all of these common injuries, any daily activity can result in an injury so this is no announcement to stop your daily activities.

Shenandoah Podiatry is here to aid in foot and ankle health; if you hear any scary noises after a fall don’t do the “I’ll wait a couple days to see if the pain is still there.” The sooner you make an appointment the sooner you’ll be back on your feet!