Getting the best foot healthcare

Getting the best foot healthcare

Your foot deserves the best help. As healthcare UK deteriorates, remember, it is the system, not the people who train and work in healthcare. This article focuses on getting the best foot care, but you can consider other relevant health concerns. Following some tips,...
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...
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 that it is easy to confuse patients. For example, pronation is a word related to anatomical movement. YouTube...
Sun and Skin Warnings

Sun and Skin Warnings

Time to take skin care seriously in the sun  A case history This is the time for sun and skin warnings, flaky skin and looking out for skin changes that could be malignant. Breaking through the barriers associated with GP practice affects us all. As the skin belongs...
Contact dermatitis and plants

Contact dermatitis and plants

GRASPING THE NETTLE Part of my walking series An article about contact dermatitis and plants might seem oblique on a foothealth platform. However, walking and pottering around the garden should remain a pleasure and better with sunny weather without the risk of a skin...
A Dying Healthcare System

A Dying Healthcare System

So why has the NHS – a public service, fallen from grace? The UK GP has earned ‘their’ degree. If you are like me, now retired, I need their services as much as anyone else. However, I am grateful that my background is in medicine, my background being a...