How Do Ballet Dancers’ Feet Change?

Dancers tend to have a number of foot problems; ballet dancers being the worst. The reasons for this are fairly obvious, though rarely mentioned, except when foot injuries occur. In fact, of all the patients we see at our Seattle foot and ankle clinic, including other dancers and athletes,...

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Cold Feet in Seattle – Learn how to warm your toes

While many people work outdoors, including postal workers and delivery drivers, police and fire personnel, landscapers other jobs, there are also many people who head outside to exercise. Spending long periods of time outdoors when the weather is cold can lead to a serious foot condition – Raynaud’s Phenomenon;...

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Ball of Foot Pain in Young Ballet Dancers Might Be Sesamoiditis

Do you have a young ballet dancer in your family? Is she (or he) complaining of ball of foot pain? If so, your child may very well be suffering from a condition known as Sesamoiditis, a common over-use injury in dancers and athletes, which causes inflammation of the Sesamoid...

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