The Puppet Toe
The Deforming Hammer toe – Part 1 Self-help for toe problems My journalistic head spun when a neighbour (Zandra) appeared on my doorstep asking what to do about her second toe. We needed a bit of research, and looking at the problem from my 43 years as a...
Do corn plasters work on corns?
Academic assessment of the corn treatments – Part 2 Aim of treatment The NHS site covers corns and calluses and offers safe but pedestrian advice. The pharmacist does not have training in podiatric medicine and provides a commercial enterprise offering skin...
Hard skin on our feet?
Defining the hard skin problem on feet While we regard hard skin on our feet as unsightly, for most people, hard skin relates to areas that have contact pressure. Areas that do not directly take a bearing, often called loading, may be due to other conditions framed...
The Softer Side of Podiatry
Podiatry covers the diagnosis and management of foot pain Podiatry provides an element of aesthetic delivery in feet, but this always takes the medical perspective into consideration. Foot Health Practitioners (FHP) overlap with some of this activity but are not...
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