Most dog owners walk their dogs an average of three times a day, usually for 20 -30 minutes each walk, and even longer at weekends. This may not sound like much, but when you join these short walks together it soon adds up. If I’m taking a new route with…
We’ve had quite a summer so far, and we are now reaching July, and there’s more summer footwear comming out of the wardrobe quicker than you can say “I like it hot, but not this hot!”. With the heat waves repeatedly coming up from Europe, we should be going through…
As a podiatrist I can see any number of patients during a typical clinic. Everything from routine nail cuts and hard skin reduction, diabetic foot checks, painful ingrowing toe nails and painful corns, right through to foot pain and biomechanical assessments and organising custom-made orthotics / insoles. But some days…
Many of my clients come to see me for regular, routine podiatry ‘Foot Care’, however, I also get visits from people who only need a “one-off” treatment, for a problematic toe nail which has managed to get out-of-control. Some problems are more common than others, and this article is about…
After nearly 4 years at Acklam Hall, Middlesbrough, Footman Podiatry is moving on to new pastures at the Acklam Green Centre. I’m getting an increasing high demand of clients with mobility problems, and feel now is the time to relocate the clinic to somewhere with closer parking and ground floor…
Due to the increasing costs of care homes, and the increased risk of the covid-19 virus in general, more people are choosing to use home care companies to stay at home longer. Commonly, a key piece of medical equipment is the bed, with it’s guard frames at the side, the…
Fungal foot problems are more common that you would think. We are trying to exercise more for our mental health, as well as our physical health during the covid-19 lockdowns, and the lockdowns during different seasons makes us vary the types of exercise we can undertake. Back in Spring 2020…
We are almost at the end of autumn, and winter is just around the corner. It’s when we see snow and ice on the ground we reach for our walking boots and wellies for the shorter journey, like walking the dog, or popping to the corner shop. However, with excessive…
At the time of writing this article, the UK is 3-4 weeks into the covid-19 lockdown, restricting all unneccesary travel, increased social distancing, and recommendation of leaving your home for no more than a maximum of 1 hours exercise a day. With many people staying at home, it is the…
That’s right, we are only days away from November, and the Christmas songs will be played in every shopping mall from John O’Groats to Lands End, office parties are being planned, New Years Eve plans are ‘afoot’, and podiatrists are planning their Christmas breaks! Now is the time to get…
