by Admin | Mar 25, 2019 | Foot Care, Footwear, Podiatry
Running a marathon? Do you have foot pain when running? Taking up running and want to look after your feet? Read on to find out how to look after your feet before and after a marathon or long run! Blisters, black or bruised nails, losing toenails you name it I hear...
by Admin | Mar 11, 2019 | Diabetes, Foot Care, Footwear, Podiatry
Preventing foot problems when skiing or snowboarding seems a difficult challenge! In the cold, muscles take longer to warm up and so you are more prone to muscle and ligament injury or strains when skiing and snowboarding. In skiing particularly your feet act as a...
by Admin | Feb 25, 2019 | Foot Care, Footwear, Podiatry
Everything goes a but haywire when you are pregnant, but nothing more than your poor feet which rarely even get a check over (manly as they are “out of sight out of mind” in the last trimester!). Even more reason to look after them before pregnancy and to get them...
by Admin | Feb 11, 2019 | Foot Care, Nail problems, Podiatry
Given I have several people booked for nail surgery this month off the back of my previous blog, I thought I would expel any myths around nail surgery! So what is nail surgery? Nail surgery is a procedure podiatrists use to permanently correct an ingrowing toenail. An...
by Admin | Jan 28, 2019 | Foot Care, Nail problems, Podiatry
What is an ingrowing toenail? Unless you have suffered from an ingrowing toenail yourself, it is hard to imagine how painful it really is. It can start to affect all aspects of your life and can be quite unbearable. I’m often asked what causes them, and can they...
by Admin | Jan 14, 2019 | Foot Care, Nail problems, Podiatry
Have I got fungal nails? Although our feet are mostly tucked up in warm fluffy socks and shoes at the moment, now is the best time to start getting our feet summer sandal ready! As a lot of nail problems need time to allow the nail to grow out it is best to tackle...
by Admin | Dec 31, 2018 | Foot Care, Nail problems, Podiatry
At this time of year we see a lot of patients with ingrowing toenails. I am often asked how to prevent the nail from ingrowing. What does an ingrowing toenail look like? An ingrowing toenail is where the nail grows into the surrounding skin. This usually affects the...
by Admin | Dec 17, 2018 | Foot Care, Podiatry
The amount of times we hear this through the year! We like to think our patients feel they leave our clinic like they have a “new pair of feet!” Check out our top 5 tips for your feet this season! So what might be causing your foot pain? Nail problem Just had a...
by Admin | Dec 3, 2018 | Foot Care, Podiatry
Do you always suffer with cold hands and feet? Do they go blue, white or bright red? You could be suffering from Raynaud’s Phenomenon. What is that I hear you ask? Well doctors don’t really understand exactly what causes it hence the phenomenon bit. We know it’s...
by Admin | Nov 19, 2018 | Diabetes, Podiatry
To celebrate World Diabetes Day on 14thNovember 2018 I wanted to share my top tips for preventing foot problems when you have diabetes. Many people ask me how diabetes can affect their feet and if good foot care is really that important? The answer is most definitely...