07/23/2008    

PODIATRISTS IN THE NEWS

“Detoxifying” Pads Pose Risk to Injured Feet: OH Podiatrist

At the request of her podiatrist, Dr. Brian Ash, Pam Thomakos tried out some heavily advertised foot pads that supposedly pull toxins out of the body. She wore them for a few nights because of heel pain. She said they didn’t ease her pain.

Dr. Brian Ash

While wearing the pads might not hurt your feet, putting off other treatment you might need to see if the pads do work could affect your health adversely. Ash said, “For example, if you are walking around with a stress fracture and try something like this, and you continue to walk on it, you are going to continue to get worse.”

Source: 13WHAM-TV - Rochester, NY [7/21/08]