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Hendersonville Podiatry is pleased to announce that Dr. Pamela Barone Stover is now seeing patients at our office. Dr. Stover, a native of Western North Carolina, has returned to her roots to join her father in practice. She is joined by her husband and daughter. Dr. Stover is accepting new patients. You may call for […]

My skeleton is 25% foot bones?!

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Yes, it is! Each foot has 26 bones and there are 206 bones in the adult human body. Your foot is divided into forefoot, midfoot and rearfoot based on the location of the bones and joints. The “forefoot” has the most bones, mostly accounted for because each toe has 3 bones, except the big toe […]

I’m diabetic. Will I end up with an amputation?

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In short, probably not. However, it is up to you to prevent this. Each and every diabetic needs to take hold of their limb salvage destiny and make the decision today to make sure they don’t lose their feet or legs. Let’s start first with explaining why so many diabetics end up with amputations. There are […]