Beverly Podiatry

Please do not let your diabetic or neuropathic ulcerations go without professional treatment. 🩺💊🩹 It is important to get evaluated as patients with diabetes and other health conditions do not always present with classic signs of infection. A break in the skin can lead to a serious and possible life-threatening infection. 🦠🧫

This pandemic has sadly led to a delay in treatment of ulcerations which has resulted in life threatening infections and amputations. Please see your local Podiatrist 🥼 to get your foot and ankle 🦶evaluated right away if you notice breakdown of your skin, pain, redness, drainage or just do not feel right. Do not delay treatment. There are non-surgical and surgical options to save your feet and get you back to your activities. 🤸‍♀️🚵🏊‍♂️🧘⛷

Reminder:
👣 Do not walk barefoot
👟 Always check your shoes for foreign objects before putting them on
🦵 Check your feet at least once daily for breaks in the skin.
🏨 Please go to your local emergency room if you are experiencing fever, chills , shortness of breath , nausea, vomiting, malaise as these are just some signs of a major infection.

Check out more prevention tips by following the link! 👇

Diabetic Foot Care Guidelines - Beverly, MA Foot Doctor Dr. Timothy Tobin is a podiatrist in Beverly MA. We are located on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Also, one of the premier podiatry practices on Cape Ann.

With all this rain 🌧, let's talk about trench foot. Dating back to 1812, the diagnosis of trench foot became more understood during World War I. Today this diagnosis has evolved into the broader term, immersion foot syndromes. They are caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to warm or nonfreezing temperatures of water 💧. The feet entrapped in wet socks 🧦 and shoes 👟🥾can lead to symptoms such as numbness, itching, skin color changes, swelling, and pain. If you find yourself outside biking 🚵‍♂️, hiking or even working in this rain for hours, it is important to change your socks and shoes when they become saturated whether from water or sweat and replace footwear if there are holes or leaks! Seek medical treatment immediately if experiencing these symptoms. ☀️

📢We are pleased to introduce Dr. Rebecca Calder!

A North Shore native & graduate of the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Calder has had extensive training in foot and ankle trauma, diabetic wound care, and limb salvage. She holds certificates in internal and advanced fixation as well as arthroscopy. Dr. Calder is on staff at Northeast Health System/ Lahey Clinic (Beverly Hospital); Salem Hospital/ Mass General Brigham; and the N. E. Surgery Center. On the Board of Trustees for the Mass Foot and Ankle Society, she believes preventative measures are important to foot and ankle biomechanics. 👣🦶👟