Range Foot News Today

MOUNTAIN IRON – Two hundred thirty-six area students participated in the third year of Community Steps—a partnership between United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN) and the Mountain Iron Fire Department (MIFD). Community Steps is the brainchild of MIFD Community Outreach Coordinator Laura Thro who envisioned a program that showed local families that “their community

Our feet are supposed to look the same. When you are experiencing pain, a good thing to do is look down to see if your feet look the same. Is there swelling, redness, both, or something else that is different about one foot? Having a good foot to compare to the bad one does

The brain means well but, sometimes, it can get us into trouble. Such is the case when the brain says we are capable of pushing the envelope physically but the body isn’t quite capable. We’ve treated many foot problems because of this scenario. A long hike in the spring or early summer after a

Who could benefit from custom orthotics? The simple answer is that many, if not most, people could benefit from custom foot orthotics. With all of the pounding we do to our feet, they need some help. There are many genetic conditions of the feet that can be dramatically helped by orthotics. That certainly pertains

The Lisfranc joint is the point at which the metatarsal bones (long bones that lead up to the toes) and the tarsal bones (bones in the arch) connect. Ligaments join these bones together. This is important for maintaining proper alignment and strength of the joint. Injuries to the Lisfranc joint most commonly occur in

We underestimate what stress does to so many parts of our body. There is often both a physical and mental toll from stress. The stress I’m going to focus on here are specific areas of the feet that are impacted by it. There are times when we aren’t able to pin a definitive diagnosis