Introduction to Factsheets
Welcome to 'Introduction to Factsheets'. This is a quick dip into the subject of factsheets and may be of as much interest to clinicians as to patients. The website ConsultingFootPain features fact sheets and patient information bringing useful facts about...
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Launching my new look website
Welcome to 'Launching my new look website'. My aim is to promote podiatry and improve awareness of foot health on my new look website by bringing a mixture of information which is probably biased toward foot surgery. As a retired podiatric foot...
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Patient feedback on bunions with surgery bias
Welcome to Patient feedback on bunions with surgery bias. Testimonials are helpful as long as they are truthful and not contrived. Each of these comes from genuine patients. ConsultingFootPain is published by Busypencilcase Communications Ltd...
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Why should we look after our feet?
Why should we look after our feet? This was the subject of my post and associated with Foot Health Month this June. Each year the College of Podiatry promote better health awareness of this important anatomical part of the body. The campaign...
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What should you ask from a factsheet?
What should you ask from a factsheet? 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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Jo’s Journey experience for bunion surgery
Introduction This is the subject of a bunion surgery experience for Jo, an ex-nurse who understood the importance of good foot health and describes her patient journey. This was the first post that I decided to record for my patients when I posted my...
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The Bunion hallux valgus deformity Number One
Welcome to 'The Bunion hallux valgus deformity Number One'. Introduction Information is designed to help you work around all those questions and concerns you might have on bunions or hallux valgus as we call the condition. I will set out some of...
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My First Healthcare Post Introducing Jo
'My First healthcare Blog - introducing Jo' 'My First healthcare Blog - introducing Jo', belonged to a lovely lady patient who helped kick off a new idea that by 2017 led to me writing my first book on patient care. This post relates to my...
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Writing a Patient Diary
Welcome to 'Writing a Patient Diary'. Keeping a diary is fun. This is free so just download v.3.0 from this website (see below). You can hand write or type whichever you prefer. Writing a daily note of how your recovery goes is both helpful to...
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Bunion surgery the best age?
Making decisions based on facts: Bunion surgery - when is the best age? I am always dubious about making fast decisions when treating the big toe for bunions (Hallux valgus). For that matter, I prefer my patients to observe caution, so all the facts...
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