Today Bryan is chatting with board certified podiatrist, Dr. Sondema Tarr. Dr. Tarr has a bachelor's degree from the New York Institute of Technology and earned her doctorate of podiatry from Kent State University. After a 3 year surgical residency in Cleveland, Ohio she now resides in Phoenix, Arizona where she opened her own practice, Direct Podiatry Arizona. Listen in as Bryan and Dr. Tarr discuss a very common foot problem: metatarsalgia, what causes it, how to prevent it, and what to do if you are experiencing pain in the ball of your foot.

What You’ll Hear in this Episode:

• What inspired Dr. Tarr’s interest in the field of footcare
• How Dr. Tarr ended up starting her practice in Arizona
• Dr. Tarr’s opinion on how high heels affect your foot health
• What is metatarsalgia?
• What causes metatarsalgia
• How to prevent metatarsalgia
• What to do if you begin experiencing pain in the ball of your foot
• How custom orthotics can help metatarsalgia
• What is a metatarsal pad and how can it help?
• Foot pain isn’t normal and there is help for you

Mentioned in this Episode:

• Dr. Sondema Tarr on Instagram
• Dr. Sondema Tarr on TikTok
• Direct Podiatry Arizona
• Direct Podiatry Arizona on Instagram
• Custom Orthotics

To be entered into a drawing to win a $100 Foot Solutions gift card, email Bryan at bryan@footsolutions.com and include Dr. Tarr’s fun fact.

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