What is a foot orthosis?

What is a foot orthosis?

Two categories of foot orthosis  A foot orthosis varies from an insole in modern terminology as it is shaped while the insole is flat. There are two distinct orthotic types on the market —those available from internet sources and chemists and those prescribed by...
Urine Holds the Secrets of Health

Urine Holds the Secrets of Health

An Unsavoury but Important Subject  Little do we know, but your urine holds the secrets of health. Why do you need your blood pressure and weight checked? And what is all this about needing a water sample? Hippocrates, often called the father of Western medicine,...
Fitness centres make health better

Fitness centres make health better

Supporting Better Healthcare Can fitness centres improve our health? Can they improve our mental well-being, or are they simply places to enhance our bodies? In this article, we might review our thoughts about fitness centres being regarded as simple gyms filled with...
Toe shape causing a nerve pain

Toe shape causing a nerve pain

Why is a Nerve Pain called Morton’s Toe shapes causing a nerve pain seems highly unlikely. Of course the nerve is not called Morton’s anymore than all cakes are called Kipling, but maybe the shape of a cake could be called Kipling just as a toe shape might...
Footwear can be tricky

Footwear can be tricky

Even when you specialise in foot health you can make mistakes While footwear can be tricky for some, the featured photo of The legendary Mistinguett, a French actress (1875-1956) c/o Kathy Thornburn 2017, has no such problem.  The specialist shop (1976) As a child of...