Dr. A. Michael Marasco Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

11/10/2025

{ASSURANCE} - our Web-Based Series designed to improve patient certainty in understanding their options for treatment and the importance of informed care is up and running and ready for you!

If you're having trouble putting together the puzzle of being a patient in today's health care system you will find this helpful. Designed to improve patient certainty, current topics include What's Your HealthIQ? - The Language of Healthcare - Your Health Internet Search - Making Sense of Your Diagnosis and Treatment Plan - Your Doctor's Prescription. With more to come.

footache.com. Practice of medicine and surgery of the foot and ankle, fitness and sports medicine.

11/10/2025

When it comes to diabetes and holidays, you can still eat, drink and be merry – all it takes is a little planning and preparation! The American Diabetes Association recommends planning ahead for the holidays with a snack on hand to prevent low blood sugar.

Also, light exercise is an effective way to lower your blood sugar fast. So, if your sugar level gets too high, try taking a quick walk or so other type of exercise.

11/06/2025

11/06/2025

If you have trouble putting together the puzzle of being a patient in today's health care system you will find this helpful. It's called {ASSURANCE - A Web-Based Series} designed to improve patient certainty in understanding their options for treatment and the importance of informed care.

A practice-driven, expert led overview navigating the health care system from a board certified clinician and surgeon with a perspective of over 40 years experience in practice.

09/01/2025

Walk around for 30 minutes, and you won’t feel a thing in your feet, but stand in a single spot for the same amount of time and it’s likely that your feet will start hurting. Why is that?

Much like sitting for long durations, prolonged standing could also lead to many physical issues. Standing in one position for extended periods of time on a regular basis can cause a multitude of problems.

08/07/2025

Prioritize Functional Strength Over Muscle Mass. Elderly Blue Zone residents can still carry groceries, chop wood, and squat without assistance—real-life strength. Functional strength is more predictive of longevity than muscle mass alone. (Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 2021). Blue Zone in Nicoya, Costa Rica, 80-year-olds still climb trees, while Ikarians tend goats on rocky hillsides.

08/07/2025

Coming August 2025: ASSURANCE - A Web-Based Series designed to improve patient certainty in understanding their options for treatment of the foot and ankle. A practice-driven, expert led summary and patient forum for treatment options from a board certified clinician and consultant with 46 years experience in the medical, surgical and orthopedic treatment of the foot and ankle. ​Click to learn more https://www.footache.com/post/assurance-a-second-act-project-coming-soon

08/07/2025

https://www.footache.com/post/the-importance-of-movement

We need to look at exercise in a different way, a more fundamental way, a way that is part of the natural cycle of growth and life. That way is called movement.

07/29/2025

Here's why artisan food is important -

06/24/2025

The Dangers of Hot Pavement and Sand

Protect your feet from the radiant heat that comes from the surfaces we walk on. Darker pavements, especially black ones, absorb the sun's rays, making them blisteringly hot. A blacktop surface can reach up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit on an 85-degree day. Similarly, at the beach, dry sand can reach up to 100 degrees when the air temperature is only 75 degrees. An air temperature of 90 degrees can heat the sand to over 120 degrees, which can lead to first- and second-degree burns on the skin. And remember if it's too hot for you it's definitely too hot for your pets.

06/24/2025

There are a few things about flip-flops that keep foot doctors up at night

For those of you who are diehard flip flop fans yes, you can wear flip-flops—as long as you follow your foot doctor's advice.