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  • How Custom Orthotics Can Help Your Feet
    What your podiatrists in Sterling and Alexandria want you to know about orthotics If you have a difficult time walking because your feet hurt, you’ve probably tried over-the-counter pain relievers and Read more
  • The Importance of Diabetic Foot Care
    How diabetes affects your feet Diabetes is a serious disease that affects your entire body, including your feet. It is also a systemic disease, affecting many of the major systems including Read more
  • Ways to Prevent Toenail Fungus and How We Can Help
    With summer just around the corner, your sandals are probably starting to peek out at you from the back of your closet. You may begin to think about getting “beach-ready” Read more
  • What Are My Treatment Options For Heel Pain?
    Don't let heal pain slow you down! The heel bone, also known as calcaneus, is the largest of the 26 bones in your foot. When you experience pain in that area, Read more
  • When to See Your Podiatrist About an Ingrown Toenail
    Knowing the signs of a serious problem will help you seek professional treatment sooner. If you rush through your next toenail trimming, don’t be surprised if you experience a painful little Read more
  • Kicking Off Canned Food Drive!!
    THANKSGIVING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER HELP US STOCK THE FOOD PANTRY! Join Alexandria Family Podiatry as we collect items for the food pantry of United Community Ministries(UCM).  Patients and friends of AFP are invited Read more
  • Feel Pain in your Big Toe? It could be Hallux Limitus. Hallux WHAT??
    Hallux Limitis is a progressive arthritic condition that typically affects your big toe joint.  The joint is located at the base of where your foot and toes meet.  This condition Read more
  • Check out our Fall Newsletter!
      Our Fall Newsletter!! http://www.ami-solutions.net/alexan/nl/2012/fall/index.html  Read more
  • Laser Nail Treatment for Toenail Fungus
      Didn't the groundhog see his shadow in February?  Seems like Mother Nature has ignored the groundhog's prediction of continued cold weather and has ushered in Spring (feels more like Summer) Read more
  • Shoe Shopping
    Coming soon. Read more
  • Donate to our Shoe Drive
     HOLIDAY SHOE DRIVE       Clean out the clutter in your closet!  Donate your gently-used or new shoes to our first annual shoe drive.  Your shoes will be distributed by Soles4Souls Read more
  • Laser Nail Treatment Special
        Eeeek!!  Got SCARY, CREEPY toenails?  You might have FUNGAL NAILS!  Don't scream or panic, don't run and hide...instead come in and get the latest LASER NAIL TREATMENT to bring back Read more
  • Choosing the Right Walking Shoe
    Gone are the days of the Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars sneakers, when one shoe seemed to be able to handle pretty much anything from running to walking, skipping, and jumping. Read more
  • How to Get a Safe & Healthy Pedicure
    How to Get a Safe and Healthy Pedicure With spring well underway and summer around the corner, you’ll certainly look for opportunities to show off your toenails. Beyond the cosmetic aspect, Read more
  • First Time Seeing a Foot Doctor?
    sdafsd­Embarrassed to go to the Podiatrist? You shouldn’t be. Perfect feet are a rarity and, if there is a professional who has seen the “good, bad and ugly,” it is a Read more