Ames Walker Blog

Elbow Health

Your elbow is a body joint that is in constant use over your life. How can you protect it from the effects of time and being in use? Your elbows take a lot of punishment. As a major joint of the body, they are designed to be in use for a lifetime, but even the … Continue reading Elbow Health
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Your Happy Feet Part 1: Choosing The Right Work Shoes

The Right Work Shoes Wearing the right shoes for work is not just a question of fashion or age appropriateness. It’s also a matter of taking care of your feet, posture and leg health. But what are the right shoes for your job? We’ve got five tips for helping you choose the right footwear. We … Continue reading Your Happy Feet Part 1: Choosing The Right Work Shoes
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HIV: Denial is not Action

Our theme this week has been HIV and our support of the effort to raise awareness in time for National HIV Testing Day. This is an annual event to raise awareness for HIV. Getting tested is important and in many walks of life this is a common and frequent health check. If you have been single … Continue reading HIV: Denial is not Action
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How Diabetic Socks Can Benefit Your Feet

Diabetic socks are made to benefit your feet in a variety of different ways. They are specially designed to keep your feet dry, decrease the risk of foot injury, and even prevent slow blood circulation. How do diabetic socks accomplish all of these, and what types of feet can diabetic socks help? If you’re suffering … Continue reading How Diabetic Socks Can Benefit Your Feet
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Advantages of Wearing Therapeutic Shoes

Therapeutic shoes are the recommended footwear for people with diabetes. Diabetics have an increased risk of foot problems due to poor circulation and nerve damage that occurs in the feet. Diabetics are unlikely to feel an injury in that area because of the nerve damage, which leaves them at risk of getting infections and … Continue reading Advantages of Wearing Therapeutic Shoes
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