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Be smart about back to school shoe fitting

Naples, FL — With kids back in school after a summer of bare feet and sandals, parents are shopping for shoes for feet that seem to have grown longer in just a few months. To help busy parents with shoe choices, Dr. Kevin Lam recommends some simple guidelines to prevent or minimize possible foot problems from inappropriate shoes, such as painful ingrown toenails, blisters, heel pain and flat feet.

Foot injuries common after storms / hurricanes

Naples, FL – With hurricane season officially underway, Dr. Kevin Lam reminds residents about the risk of serious foot injuries during disaster clean-up.

Don’t let your feet ruin your day at the beach

As millions of Americans hit the beach this summer, Dr. Kevin Lam shares these safety tips from the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

Diseases You can Pick Up at a Public Pool

Unknown to many, there are a number of illnesses that you can get from swiming in public pools, water parks, hot tubs, and water play areas. These may be spread through swallowing the water, breathing in vapors, or touching the water.

Taking a vacation? Make it easy on your feet

Naples, FL — Although rest and relaxation are the goals for most vacations, they usually involve a lot of walking and a lot of walking usually involves sore feet. “Walking is great exercise and one of the most reliable forms of transportation,” says Dr. Kevin Lam, D.P.M., FACFAS, DABLES, DABPS, a foot and ankle surgeon with […]

Sunscreen on Your Feet?

Doctor urges sunscreen use and exams to prevent skin cancer on feet Naples, FL — When at the pool or lake we all lather up with sun screen to protect our skin from the harmful rays of the sun. But do we remember to apply sunscreen to our feet? Many don’t realize skin cancer can […]

Flip-flops tied to surge in teenage heel pain

Naples, FL — Many of us are welcoming the warmer weather sporting flip-flop sandals, however, their popularity among teens and young adults is responsible for a growing epidemic of heel pain in this population, according to Dr. Kevin Lam, D.P.M., FACFAS, DABLES, DABPS, a member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. “We’re seeing […]

Local doctor notices more foot pain in overweight children

Naples, FL –  Dr. Kevin Lam, D.P.M., FACFAS, DABLES, DABPS, a member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS), says he’s noticing more and more overweight and obese children with foot and ankle pain in his examining room, mirroring a national epidemic of childhood obesity. An estimated 16 percent of U.S. children […]

Amputations due to diabetes can be prevented

Diabetes patients urged to take simple precautions to help save their feet. Naples, FL – Taking a minute or two every day to inspect your feet and observing a few simple rules can make the difference in sparing diabetes patients from a preventable outcome of the disease – a foot amputation. “Of all diabetes-related complications, […]

Soccer season: Prime time for foot, ankle injuries

NAPLES, FL — Soccer season is in full swing and a local foot and ankle surgeon strongly urges parents and coaches to think twice before coaxing young, injury-prone soccer players to “play through” foot and ankle pain. “Skeletally immature kids, starting and stopping and moving side to side on cleats that are little more than […]