How can podiatrists help with hand-foot syndromes? Welcome to this article about ‘hand-foot syndromes’ Hand-foot or palmar-plantar syndrome (HFS) and hand-foot skin reactions (HFSR) arise with cancer therapy. Initial symptoms include; swelling, numbness, a...
Dry Skin in the Foot Associated with Cancer Treatment Dry skin in the foot is not always associated with causes such as cancer treatment but it is a fact that cancer therapies may create severe dry skin (xerosis). Dry skin can cause the top layer to split especially...
Nail Toxicity after cancer treatment Preventative actions when it comes to toxicity after cancer treatment hopefully can avoid disruption to the patient’s treatment cycle and ensure their mobility need not be affected by painful nails. Reading score = 52 Here are...
Foot bump on top of the foot Welcome to my foot pain series The foot bump on top of the foot is a problem many suffer and accounts for the top hit on my website for two years running. This article was written after one of my regular readers asked for information...
Ingrown Toenails The myths and facts surrounding IngrownToenails could not have been better presented when Mark Wahlberg described his nail on national TV with Ellen DeGeneres. This was obviously that sort of condition that was going to achieve a ‘high yuck...
Writing a Patient Diary Writing a patient diary is fun. It keeps you on track and prevents you from forgetting those events. By the second week you might forget all of the problems you will have encountered during the first days. This is free so just download...
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