As the year ends and we start to think about our future aspirations, running might be top of the list to help with endurance, conditioning and weight-loss. Here are a couple of things we would recommend to keep your feet happy when transitioning into running, whether for a hobby or more seriously. SHOES It […]
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That’s me 5 years ago at my baby shower celebrating the pending birth of my daughter Clara. I was suffering with gestational diabetes which had been diagnosed in my 36th week of pregnancy. The afternoon tea party that my friends had organised for me and the cakes and sandwiches that I was SO looking
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Remembrance Day is particularly significant to me as a Podiatrist who comes from a Navy family where both my parents served in the Royal Navy. My Mother was a Wren and my Father was a Chief Petty Officer, Aircraft Artificer (Airframes and Engines) who completed a full 22 years of service mostly in the local
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Pronation is a word used to describe a perfectly normal movement and one that isn’t limited to the foot & ankle. Are you a pronator? Yes. Unless you have completely fused ankle and foot joints as a result of surgery or a rare medical condition, you are a pronator. Your wrist also pronates. Labelling people
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The chances are if you’re reading this you’ve had a verruca on your foot or know someone who has had one. And like any reasonable person, when one of these little gremlins pops up on your foot the first point of call is generally to the pharmacy to grab some stuff. What you don’t hear
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This is not an uncommon question that we hear in the clinic, it’s commonly followed up with “It’s been there a while and it’s not getting any better” The chances are, you have a verrucae pedis, which is the Latin name for plantar wart – put that one in your back pocket for trivia night!
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Time and a lot of patience is required to successfully treat and manage a verruca. The aim of this blog is to discuss the latest concept and innovation of “Verruca Needling” and to literally get to the pointy end of treating and solving that pesky problem on the bottom of your foot. First, let’s
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Tibialis posterior tendon dysfunction which is also known as Adult Acquired Flat Foot is a condition affecting the tendon which runs along the inside of the ankle and into the instep. Usually, the condition develops over time with the tendon becoming weakened and damaged which leads to a gradual flattening of the arch and arthritic
What is the cause of heel pain in children? The most common cause of heel pain in children is Sever’s Disease which affects mainly 7-13 year olds who are very active. The condition is three times more likely to affect boys than girls and is most likely to occur at the beginning of the sports season,
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Part 3: Heel pain: Heel spurs…. Cause or consequence? Over the many years I’ve been treating patients, I still find it amazing how many names are used to describe Plantar Fasciitis. Maybe it’s due to the variety of medical sources available on the internet or simply that old terms that people are more familiar with
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