'Human Firewalking'Welcome to 'Human Firewalking by podiatrist Bill Liggins' ‘Fire-walking’ is defined as ‘the practice of walking barefoot over something such as hot stones or wood ashes, often as part of a traditional ceremony’and is therefore generally...

  'Thoughts on Writing - Academic versus Clinical?' Thoughts on writing is a precursor to this month's reflective podiatric practice article. Why don’t podiatrists write more papers and pieces of interest? A colleague inferred that 'Academics' were stealing the...

'Become a Black Box Thinker'Welcome to 'reflective' thinking based on a book review by Matthew Syed.Becoming a reflective thinker is part of the healthcare professional's role, but the main asset behind this idea is that reflection improves when...

  The Dawning of the Patient Group Directive refers to changes in legislation brought about by need for patient safety and public service. While dentistry achieved a greater mandate than any other profession podiatry led the way for other professions such as...

When did podiatrists first use local anaesthetic? Certainly before it came to be included in the Medicine's Act modified from 1968. It was in fact more than 10 years later. Most podiatrists would agree that the advent of local anaesthetic, that is the...