Contact dermatitis and plants

Contact dermatitis and plants

GRASPING THE NETTLE An article about contact dermatitis and plants might seem unusual on a foothealth platform, but then anything to do with walking and feet is related. However, walking and pottering around the garden should remain a pleasure and be better with sunny...
A Dying Healthcare System

A Dying Healthcare System

So why has the NHS – a public service, fallen from grace? The UK GP has earned ‘their’ degree. If you are like me, now retired, I need their services as much as anyone else. However, I am grateful that my background is in medicine, my background being a...
Arthritis and the big toe

Arthritis and the big toe

Understanding what happens to the toe  Let’s talk about the reason big toe joints hurt to understand what is happening and why you might need help. Of course, we can always make the discussion complex, but that is not the intention. We just need to understand the...
Morton’s Nerve Pain

Morton’s Nerve Pain

That Painful Foot Nerve Medicine is curious. Most findings are accidental, names are confused, and it takes decades to refine the truth behind the first observations. In this hopefully easy-to-read article, I have offered some background research for my lectures and...