From Boston Channel 5

Symptoms in Foot Often Indicate Circulatory or Neurological Problem: MA Podiatrist 

After a routine ankle sprain, Jessica Seiden went to her doctor, concerned about her symptoms. “I was feeling numbness and coldness starting in my toes and slowly moving up my leg,” said Seiden. Just a foot problem, right? Not so fast says Dr. Jordana Szpiro of Boston Common Podiatry. “There can be other disease processes in the body that can manifest or show up first in the foot,” said Szpiro.

Together, the left and right feet hold a quarter of the body’s bones and countless nerves and blood vessels that link directly to the heart, spine and brain. “If blood vessels are going to die off, they start first in the foot,” said Szpiro. “If they’re very, very cold, that could be a circulatory problem or a nerve problem.”

Source: WCVB Boston Channel 5[8/4/11]

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From Podiatry Management Online:

MA Podiatrist Offers Summer Foot Care Advice

Foot problems, pain and strain tend to increase during the summer months. Established Boston podiatrist and board certified foot surgeon Jordana Szpiro, DPM of Boston Common Podiatry, offers tips on how to avoid summertime foot problems that may lead to chronic foot problems. According to Dr. Szpiro, “Summer footwear can cause foot problems or exacerbate existing foot problems because people tend to be more active in less supportive shoes, or they want to be barefoot. 

“The cardinal rule for the majority of musculoskeletal foot problems is never to go barefoot. It can also be challenging for those prone to infectious skin diseases such as plantar warts and athlete’s foot which are easily spread poolside, in pedicure salons, and in gyms,” says Szpiro.

Source: D Business News [7/14/11]

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