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…
Ask any Accident and Emergency Department and they’ll probably tell you that a high percentage of accidents occur in the home, especially in the bathroom and kitchen. This is not suprising, as the bathroom normally has wet, slippery surfaces, and the kitchen has table and chair legs, sharp knives and…
Anyone who has ever done any serious running or hill walking will have encurred a damaged or black toe nail at some point, often referred to as Runners Toe Nail. Footwear is a big contributing factor to these. They can be very uncomfortable at best and very painful at worse,…
