What do rams and rhinos have in common with feet
'What do rams and rhinos have in common with feet?'You might wonder what rams and rhinos have in common with feet? Unlike the elephant tusk which is made of material similar to teeth and sadly sought after, the rhino horn and that of many...
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Winter is coming again!
'Winter is coming again!'Welcome to my article 'Winter is coming!' where I will cover a bit about options to protect feet from the cold without the usual hard sell. Please click on the advice sheet at the bottom of the article but in the...
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Podiatry in Footlocker Promoting Tips and Articles
Podiatry in Footlocker Promoting Tips and Articles Welcome to 'Podiatry and Footlocker'. Turning my old role into a new ideaPodiatry is a healthcare subject packaged as Footlocker and is made up from educational facts sheets, tips, and ideas...
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Footlocker Publications
'Footlocker Publications'Welcome to 'Footlocker Publications'.Footlocker has been running since 2014. My first post was about Jo, a patient of mine who I had operated on for a bunion. These posts are articles and provide light touch comment...
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Introduction to Factsheets
Welcome to 'Introduction to Factsheets'.An updated list of my fact sheets can be found at the bottom of this page with clickable links.This is a quick dip into the subject of factsheets and may be of as much interest to clinicians as to patients. The...
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What should you ask from a factsheet?
What should you ask from a fact sheet? A Feature Article Factsheets should be well written, have few spelling mistakes, be easy to read, laid out well and ideally not photocopied to death. Well presented factsheets mean the clinician cares as...
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Feet and the Great War 1914-18
'Feet and the Great War 1914-18'Welcome to 'Feet and the Great War'.Did Private S Baldrick have trench foot?The origins of trench foot, although associated with the Great War, were recognised long before. This article can be downloaded below as...
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Footwear can be tricky
Footwear can be trickyFootwear can be tricky even when you specialise in foot health...The specialist shop (1976)As a child of the late fifties, I had my feet measured with loving care. It was an independent shoe outlet called Pomfret’s. As the...
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The Story Behind Podiatry Text Books
'The Story Behind Podiatry Text Books'Welcome to 'The Story Behind Podiatry Text Books' and these two publications. Back in 1991, our team of teaching staff at the now named University of Northampton, and then Nene College, decided to convert...
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Old Shoe, New Shoe. Death or regeneration?
'Old shoe new shoe, death or regeneration?' When should we finally say goodbye to our favourite shoes and how can we keep them going longer? Let's look at the everyday shoe. When should our old shoes be replaced for new shoes? If you are like me shoes last...
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