Cutting toenails – What should you use?

Cutting toenails – What should you use?

Cutting toenails seems like a simple task, but, if done wrong, it can result in ingrown toenails, wounds, or the spread of fungus. Age, trauma, and fungus can result in our toenails becoming harder and thicker making them more difficult to cut. There are several tools...
Podiatry vs Chiropody: What’s in a name?

Podiatry vs Chiropody: What’s in a name?

Unhealthy, painful feet can stop us in our tracks, both physically and mentally. So, surely such an important area of health deserves protected titles and a clear distinction between practitioner roles. However, this is not necessarily the case. Whereas the likes of...

The latest treatment in fungal nails

Would you like a quick, pain-free highly successful treatment for fungal nails? Why are fungal nails so hard to treat? About half of the patients I treat are suffering from fungal nails. Fungal nails are notoriously difficult to treat because nail isn’t very porous....
Why do I need to test my fungal nail?

Why do I need to test my fungal nail?

Have you got a fungal nail? Have you been treating it for months with no effect? Are you sure that it is definitely a fungal nail you are treating? Every week I see lots of patients who come to me for fungal nail treatment. Usually they have tried every over the...