Book and Booklets
The Fictional Author
I started writing at seven, and that was my best memory. I remember because I sat at Mrs Hardwick’s desk in classroom three, which happened to be a small room converted into a farmhouse filled with old-school-style desks and wooden plank floors. The school timetabled breaks provided a chance to scribble juvenile verbiage into an exercise book while my classmates played and screeched. How I managed to concentrate, I hadn’t a clue, but concentrate I did and locked my mind away. These days, it’s not so easy as there are too many distractions – often WhatsApp pinging and Instagram!
New Bunion Guide for Patients
This new edition is without doubt an extensive tour de force of all thing’s bunion.
David Tollafield wisely teamed up with Dr Tim Kilmartin bringing together two experts with 60 years’ experience of caring for patients and fixing bunions. It’s fair to say few, if any, will have contributed more to the development of podiatric surgery and bunion correction in the UK. And what a result, this book leaves no stone unturned in helping patients understand what a bunion is, how to manage the condition themselves before delving into the surgical options, surgical risks and complications.
Busypencilcase Communications
Busypencilcase Communications (BPCC) emerged in 2015 as a limited company until 2019, when it became a sole trader for publications, blogs, articles, and promotions, predominantly for foot health. Run by David R Tollafield (Director-owner), this site—ConsultingFootPain.co.uk—merged with BPCC after it was created a year earlier.
My New Author Website
Launching my new website places my books in one location making it easier to follow and contact me.
Book Review Podiatrist on A Mission
Few works, academic or otherwise, have attempted to bring to life the period of intense change that occurred in the late 1970s and early 1980s, signalling the shift from ‘chiropody’ to ‘podiatry’.
Books and all that written stuff
Taking a look at the range of books by author and podiatrist David Tollafield
A New Foot Book
This book should be useful for all health professionals, whether podiatrists, medical students, general practitioners or nurses. The book contains clear descriptions of anatomy, physiology and pathology in relation to the foot and is illustrated by clear line drawings.
Voices from Podiatric Medicine
Insights into the treatment of dancers and Olympic athletes, the nascent world of forensic identification, or the challenge of contributing to the intensive care of patients with Covid 19 during the dark days of the pandemic, all add to a fascinating and enlightening series of vignettes which cover the full scope of modern practice.
The Career of Podiatry
This book is an ideal introduction to podiatry, guided by the people who practice it. Clinicians to educators and researchers – give the text an authentic and insightful edge. It provides an honest and wide-ranging portrayal of each of the facets of the profession, illustrating its real contribution to healthcare.
Morton’s Neuroma the Patient’s Book
This book has everything you want to know about Neuroma of the foot and the pain associated with it. You will find inside the hard and soft facts about this condition and the various treatments available for it. Data is included from 5331 people having Neuroma surgery between 2010 and 2017.