In the words of beloved children’s book author Dr. Seuss, “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” (“Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”) And for many whose brains have been particularly ambitious, their feet brought them to the nation’s capital of Washington, DC.
Some have become legislators, some, judges, while others found their passion preserving national treasure or upholding the continuous augmentation of human knowledge.
Of course, there are those whose feet chose to tread the challenging but illustrious path to the White House and eventually became the most powerful person on the planet. Without a doubt, there are lots of important feet in DC.
Behind the grandeur, DC is like any other prosperous city. It is kept running by your token professionals, laborers, students, mothers, children… ordinary folk with normal day-to-day concerns, including their physical wellbeing. This, incidentally, is something they share with the bigwigs. At the end of the day, politician or groundskeeper, billionaire heiress or stay-at-home mother, health is a pretty effective equalizer.
Since DC is a walking city, especially for the tourist bent on seeing every little attraction, the health of one’s feet is never something to trifle with. If you’re in the city and all is not well with your feet, you have to go see a podiatrist. DC, considering its population, is expected to have the best medical professionals in the country. If you need to get your feet checked out, you can rest assured that you can find first-rate podiatrists in and around the city.
When would you need to set an appointment with a foot doctor? A superficial scratch probably only needs a Band-Aid, and a simple blister, a change of shoes, but if it’s anything else, it’s always best to consult the proper expert. It could be anything seemingly common like corns, warts, calluses, or ingrown toenails or something more alarming like a diabetic foot infection or a crush injury. It could also be a condition that’s congenital like clubfoot or cavus feet.
For the optimal health of your feet, you need to be properly treated and advised by the right specialist — in this case, an experienced board-certified podiatrist. DC, fortunately, can be relied on to boast the best.
As far as body parts are concerned, the feet are instrumental in getting you ahead, literally and metaphorically. Always keep them dandy and they’re sure to take you places.
