{"id":45,"date":"2024-03-19T15:04:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/docs\/podiatry\/when-you-should-consult-a-podiatrist\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T15:33:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T15:33:00","slug":"when-you-should-consult-a-podiatrist-45","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/?docs=podiatry\/when-you-should-consult-a-podiatrist-45","title":{"rendered":"When you should consult a podiatrist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post\" class=\"doc-post-content\">\n<div class=\"doc-scrollable editor-content\">\n<p><strong>Although self-diagnosis and self-treatment can be effective there are times when it is highly advisable to seek professional advice and help.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-768\" src=\"https:\/\/raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture-4-Medium.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture-4-Medium.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture-4-Medium-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture-4-Medium-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture-4-Medium-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You should always consult a foot specialist (podiatrist) if you experience any of the following symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Severe or persistent pain in your feet or ankles<\/li>\n<li>Severe cracking, scaling, or peeling on the heel or foot<\/li>\n<li>Foot blisters<\/li>\n<li>Changes in the nails or skin on your foot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You should also seek professional help if you see signs of bacterial infection on your feet or ankles. Symptoms of this include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thickening toenails that become uncomfortable<\/li>\n<li>Heel pain accompanied by redness or numbness<\/li>\n<li>Tingling in the heel, bought on without putting any weight or pressure on it<\/li>\n<li>Pain, swelling, redness or tenderness<\/li>\n<li>Discharge from any part of the foot<\/li>\n<li>Foot or ankle problems that don\u2019t respond to treatment with an OTC (over the counter) product Spreading of an infection from one area of the foot to another<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc-btm\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although self-diagnosis and self-treatment can be effective there are times when it is highly advisable to seek professional advice and 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