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Achilles Tendon Injuries (and Treatments)
Achilles tendon problems, including tendinitis and ruptures, are very common athletic injuries. Dr. Marizeli Olacio in Miami explains these conditions, and how you can treat them properly and return to activity quickly.
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Miami Marathon Homestretch, Race Day, and Recovery Tips
The Miami Marathon is just a few weeks away! Our foot specialists have some tips on how you can keep your feet in great shape before, during, and after the race!
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Shows to Binge and Other Tips to Keep You Sane After Surgery
If you’ve ever come to see us for care—or you’re a regular reader of these blogs—you probably know how much theOmega Medical Group team emphasizes staying as active as possible during treatment and rehabilitation. It makes sense, of course. If you stay more active...
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Relieving Pain from Flat Feet
Flat feet are a lot more common than you might think.How common? By some estimates, as many as 1 in 4 people have flat feet—or at least low arches. As a matter of fact, virtually all children start out with flat feet, since strong arches don’t typically form until age...
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Do I Need Wound Care for My Foot?
Let’s get straight to the point. Do you have an open wound on your foot—especially one that is deep, swollen, or hot to the touch? Do you have either diabetes or any other condition that can affect the strength of the circulation to your lower limbs? If you can answer...
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Back to School—Are Your Child’s Feet Prepared?
For those of you with school age kids, we hope your little ones have mostly settled into their new routine by now! After three full weeks of classes, most Miami schoolkids have gotten over their end-of-summer disappointment—replaced by the excitement of reconnecting...
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Parasilk Paraffin Wax Therapy
Do Your Feet Need a Pick-Me-Up? Dry and cracked skin. Cramps. Heel pain. Aching and stiff joints. For far too many people, this is what their feet feel like all day, every day. Unfortunately, many of those same people don’t do anything about the problem, either—even...
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Advanced Treatment for Spider Veins
Varicose and spider veins are often considered to be unsightly or embarrassing, and this can take away from your quality of life – especially when you pass on wearing skirts and/or shorts because you’d rather hide the enlarged veins. What you need to know is that help...
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Will I Need Surgery for My Chronic Heel Pain?
Who has time for foot surgery? In a busy world and bustling city, filled with active people, the mere idea of spending an extended period of time off your feet can seem terrifying. Will you be able to take time off from work? Who will look after the kids? Can I really...
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Getting Natural Help with Regenerative Medicine
Humanity innovates, but nature has an innate ability to persevere and recover. It’s coded into the very being of life, and that natural ability can often be harnessed within ourselves, too. Just think of the natural locations we have around us: the trails and...
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Spring Cleaning for Your Feet!
Are your feet looking a little “grody”? Suffering from nagging or lingering pain? Time to add your lower extremities to the spring cleaning checklist.
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The Role Sleep Plays in Sports Injury Recovery
Parents often tell their children to go to bed early and get a good night’s sleep. Of course, children are aware their parents are not going to bed as well and may try to fight against this. What they don’t know yet is that sleep is important. Even as adults, however,...
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