The Fish Pedicure – good or bad?

The Fish Pedicure – good or bad?

Ichthyotherapy There are two questions. Do fish pedicures pose a risk, and why should we not use them? For the clinician, the microbes discussed are of greater value, although limited to elementary descriptions in this article shared with the public. For avid viewers...
The Bunion Corrector.

The Bunion Corrector.

Self-help in understanding the painful big toe joint This article dusts away some of those myths by discussing the value and benefit of the bunion corrector. I will look at the evidence, and try to remove the technical stuff for the lay reader, without too much...
The Social-Historian

The Social-Historian

Podiatrists Making History with Alan Bothwick Alan is well known to most podiatrists and was deservedly nominated and awarded with an OBE in 2016 for his contribution to health and health research. One of the voracious publishers and academics, he holds an emeritus...
Delayed Big Toe Surgery!

Delayed Big Toe Surgery!

We need to help patients understand more  Part of Tom’s concerns have been that he has had a number of surgeries without any fuss. So, when armed with all the information why did his private hospital want to repeat tests when they had been done before? In fact...
Selling & Misselling Orthoses

Selling & Misselling Orthoses

Time to challenge our understanding of pronation At ConsultingFootPain my colleagues and I try to take the mystique out of foot health science and recognise it is easy to confuse patients. For example, pronation is a word related to anatomical movement. YouTube videos...