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Free guide from a foot and ankle surgeon
Keep Walking After 50 is a free 51-page guide from board-certified foot and ankle surgeon Dr. Tom Biernacki: the plan he gives patients over 50 in Howell and Bloomfield Township, with every source listed in the back.
- Find which of six patterns is limiting your walks (heel, arch, ball of foot, big toe, numb feet or calf) and what to do first for each.
- Eight shoe-fit rules, and a two-minute tracing test that shows whether your shoes are too narrow.
- What actually prevents falls, and why walking on its own is not on that list.
- A 30-day plan with a five-second morning check that tells you when to build and when to back off.
- A one-page plan for the fridge, and exactly when to stop reading and call a doctor.
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A look inside
Six patterns, six different first steps
Most walking pain follows one of six routes. The guide’s Walking Comfort Map sends you to yours, with what to do first, which shoe features help, and when to call a doctor.
- Heel: first-step pain in the morning, or heel pain after walks
- Arch and inner ankle: aching along the inside of the foot or ankle
- Ball of foot: pain, burning or a “pebble” feeling under the toes
- Big toe: a stiff or painful big-toe joint, or a bunion
- Numb feet: numbness, tingling or burning
- Calf and leg: calf or leg pain that comes on with walking
From Dr. Tom Biernacki, DPM, FACFAS
Board-certified foot and ankle surgeon and founder of Balance Foot & Ankle in Howell and Bloomfield Township, Michigan. On the Michigan Foot Doctors YouTube channel, which has more than 950,000 subscribers, he explains foot problems in plain language. This guide is what he tells patients over 50 who want to keep walking: the evidence, graded honestly, including for treatments his own practice offers.
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. It is the guide Dr. Tom wishes every patient had read before their first visit.
Is this medical advice?
No. It is general education. Your own conditions and medicines decide what fits you, and page 5 of the guide tells you which symptoms should not wait for a guide.
I don’t live in Michigan. Is it still useful?
Yes. It was written for anyone over 50 who walks. A few pages are about the Michigan offices; everything else travels.
Do you sell anything in it?
The guide names shoes and insoles Dr. Tom recommends, and the practice earns a commission if you buy through the product links on its website. The guide says so wherever it matters, no brand paid to be in it, and it tells you who each product is wrong for.
Is there more?
Yes: What’s Worth It, a free companion that grades 26 walking trends, 16 treatments and the supplement aisle on the evidence.
Know someone who has started turning down walks? Email them this page.
Please read: general education, not medical advice. Call 911 for a foot or leg that suddenly turns cold, pale or very painful, or leg swelling with chest pain or trouble breathing. Get seen the same day for sudden swelling or pain in one calf, a new wound, or a foot that is red, swollen or hot to the touch if you have diabetes or numb feet. Downloading the guide does not make you a patient.
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